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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of diploma scores do the kids get?[/quote]

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rmhs/ib/2017-18%20IB_Insert.pdf

From above link... 88% of Richard Montgomery's 161 IB candidates in 2017 earned the IB Diploma; (The average worldwide success
rate is approximately 79 %.); RM Diploma Mean Grade 5.18 (4.8 worldwide); RM Diploma Mean Points 33 (30
worldwide).

When my kid graduated a few years back, there were only about 120 kids and diploma rate was much higher - 95%+.[b] Looks like the program is bigger now and the rate has dropped. Not sure what  happened. [/b][/quote]
They let in more RM cluster students who couldn't hack it?  It used to be 25?  set aside seats for RM cluster students who had to go through a similar application process but not compete with the rest of the applicants for the same seats, but I think now they upped the number of seats open to in cluster student.   From what I heard, RM Principal wants to encourage more in cluster students to  join the program.  I'm fine with this as long as they don't dumb the program down.

I live in the RM cluster btw.  And yes, I'm hoping DC will try it out. [/quote]
The IB diploma programme is open to all 11th graders in the school, not just the magnet students. They are screened to ensure they have the academic readiness to meet the diploma requirements, however, there are a lot of elements to complete to earn the diploma. A student may be well-qualified for the coursework, but ended up not passing the Extended Essay requirement (for example). A higher % not attaining the diploma doesn't mean the program is watered down, it just means more students are trying something challenging but missing out on a critical element.[/quote]

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