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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I reading this properly? Are these numbers the percentage of kids at a HS that took at least 1 AP or IB class? If that is, the numbers are deceiving for a variety of reasons.

Most kids at an IB school will not take an IB class until they are juniors, the exception to that rule will be kids who accelerated in math and had A1H in 6th or 7th grade. That means that the base number of kids even eligible to take an IB class should be 50%. Is that 30% all kids at the HS or 30% of the eligible kids at the HS? If it is 30% out of the entire high school it is an unfair measure since only 50% were even eligible to take an IB class.

Second, are those IB classes SL or HL classes? HL classes are sort of the equivalent to AP classes. I would guess that most of those IB classes were SL classes and not HL classes, meaning they are closer to Honors classes then AP classes.

Finally, the point of IB is not to take individual classes but to earn the diploma....
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FCPS IB participation rates include standard level which for English classes for example could be compared to Honors.  IB SL gets a 1 gpa boost while Honors gets .5.  VDOE publishes the relevant IB statistics at https://www.doe.virginia.gov/data-policy-funding/data-reports/program-participation-data/advanced-programs

IB seniors are diploma candidates.  Data has been updated for 2023-24.  There is no 2024-25.  [/quote]

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