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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/

Looking at the MCPS teaching/learning data and scores alone makes it seem your local middle school is best (Tilden, ...or North Bethesda - all the school data is on this link).

Looking at the numbers, the scores from the local MS are generally higher than the TPMS or Eastern....so it is hard to get a sense of the actual performance of teaching/learning is for the magnet students.

Math = 95+ and Reading = 95+   Tilden MS
Math = 95+ and Reading = 95+   North Bethesda 
Math = 79   and Reading = 86     Eastern  
Math = 93   and Reading = 95     Takoma

Algebra completion with C or higher 
71 Tilden MS 
80 North Bethesda 
48 Eastern 
76 Takoma

But I think you can't compare magnet to magnet to local MS because all the data is combined....

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There is no doubt that Math and Science are better at Takoma Park but English and World Studies are better at Eastern so it depends on what matters more to your child.  
Science is very mediocre at Eastern but I am not convinced it would be better at our "W" middle school.  Most of the kids in advanced science are from the magnet program.
I have been very happy with Math at Eastern - wonderful teachers and their Math club does well in competitions.  If I remember correctly, they have held their own against TPMS.  In sixth grade nearly a third of the magnet class is taking Algebra and most of the rest are in IM.  Nearly all the children in Algebra and in IM are from the magnet program which might explain why Eastern's overall math performance is so poor (the magnet program contains 1/3 of the student body).
The four core magnet classes (English, World Studies, Literature and the Humanities and Media) are excellent.

We did agonize over the lack of an elective during school hours and the social environment in the school and the rundown appearance of the school but these things mattered more before my child entered the program.  He is so happy and engaged and LOVES being at Eastern[/quote]

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