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[quote=Anonymous]You can only use the numbers that they provide on their website. SLHS has had 150-175 kids transferring out each year since I have been looking at the numbers, about 5 years. Herndon has a higher number. Langley, Chantilly, Oakton, Centerville, and Westfield have a lot fewer. I would guess that most of those are for TJ with a smattering of language moves or IB moves. Herndon sends a large number to SLHS for either Japanese or IB, I have been told that those tend to be AAP kids who attended Hughes and want to move with friends.

Call it what you will but IB is not a popular program. Parents who are not expecting their kids to go to college or who are new to the college experience probably don’t have a strong opinion between AP and IB. Parents whose kids are going to college but are less worried about top 100 or higher for their kid are less worried about IB or AP because their kids are not looking at those classes. At SLHS that leaves a smaller cohort. The group that has been writing and asking for AP for ages know that they are not going to get anywhere simply pupil place to TJ, Herndon, Langley, or Oakton. Their departure is not noticed as much because of the Herndon transfers into SLHS.

I know that some people think IB is great but a lot of people don’t and they simply leave for private or transfer to other schools. The numbers don’t lie. [/quote]

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