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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will second the long responder to say that there are many more similarities than differences for MCPS schools, especially when you consider the perspective of how your student will do (vs how the “average” student at the school does) so I would find a place to live and let schools be secondary. [/quote]

Yes, very true! Although some parents would like to believe there are significant differences, there really only kidding themselves. The same kid will do pretty much the same at any of these schools. [/quote]

There can be very significant differences from school to school, mostly in terms of student populations, and in some cases with the programs available. However, one individual student's ability to do well isn't likely to change very much because they're enrolled in this school vs that school.[/quote]

Maybe.  But if you are surrounded by other kids who plan to go to college, then it might help you stay motivated to go to college.  If your teachers expect you to do solid work, you will do the work.  On the flip side, if the teachers have low expectations and basically give out As for completion (which is the case at our non-W barely mediocre middle school), then you may learn to do the bare minimum.

[b]Also, there are stats posted on the MCPS website that provide solid data about the difference in student performance.  You can look at proficiently rates and information on the number of kids who score well on the AP exams, etc.  
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There is most definitely a difference among schools.[/quote]

Yes, but those stats are largely correlated with a school's FARMS rate and don't dictate how your own child may do in school.[/quote]

Agree the bulk averages aren't meaningful. They simply reflect a schools demographic mix which doesn't relate to actual opportunities for one kid of another. [/quote]

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