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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2012 SATs - Langley (1812), McLean (1755), Madison (1730), Marshall (1702)

Fall 2012 National Merit Semifinalists - Langley (13), McLean (11), Madison (9), Marshall (8)

Jay Matthews/Washington Post Regional Challenge Index - McLean (14), Madison (15), Langley (16), Marshall (54)

US News/State of Virginia Rankings - Marshall (3), McLean (4), Langley (6), Madison (8)

GreatSchools - Each receives a "9" on a 1-10 scale.

Percentage of Students Receiving Free/Reduced Lunch - Langley (1.55%), Madison (8.60%), McLean (10.18%), Marshall (16.75%).

Percentage of Students With Limited English Proficiency - Langley (1.70%), Madison (4.25%), McLean (6.35%), Marshall (10.71%).

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What this data shows is that Marshall does a phenomenal job of educating all of their students. Even with a higher percentage of FARMS and ESL students, their SAT scores are very comparable. [/quote]

I think that would probably read too much into the data.  The percentage of seniors at Marshall in 2012 who took the SAT (81.8%) is also lower than the percentages at McLean (86.9%), Langley (87.2%) and Madison (90.3%), which is what you'd expect at a school with higher percentages of FARMS and ESL students.   SAT scores may tell you more about the family backgrounds of the students who take the SATs than it does about how well the schools educate them in any event, but the SAT scores at Marshall certainly don't tell you how well Marshall educated the almost 20% of its 2012 graduates who didn't take the SATs.  I think what the Marshall scores probably tell you instead is that most students who go there and take the SATs score do about the same as they would have at Langley, McLean or Madison, but the averages get pulled down a bit because the school has a higher percentage of students (some of whom may be FARMS or ESL students) who do take the SATs, but may not be able to afford things like SAT prep courses or quite as academically proficient.

However, if you want to get into data trends at Marshall, most of them are favorable, as the school is still reaping the benefits (in terms of increases in enrollment and improving test scores) of the robust job market near Tysons and the high-end residential construction in the area.                    
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