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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only good and accurate measurement on USNews ranking is the college readiness indicator.[/quote]
It's actually a fairly useless measurement, because it just tells you the percentage of 12th grade students that took and passed AP/IB exams.

[b]For most of us on this board, our kids would meet that standard regardless of what school they attend. I'm much more interested in knowing how those types of students perform in different MCPS high schools, and this measurement gives you zero insight on that[/b].[/quote]

+1  This indicator is a reflection of SES.  
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/rankings-faq
[quote]College readiness (30% of the ranking): The percentage of 12th graders from the class of 2016-2017 who took at least one AP or IB exam during high school and the percentage of 12th graders who passed at least one AP or IB exam in high school. Passing is weighted three times more than taking.[/quote][/quote]

It also fosters harmful stereotypes about the value of segregated schools.[/quote]

I think the PPP nailed it. My kids would do the same at any of these schools so their statistic isn't especially meaningful.[/quote]

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