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Test scores are down everywhere and I guess TJ is no different.[/quote]

Yeah, TJ isn't actually a magical school with better teachers. TJ is a function of the community it pulls from. If Langley's average SOL pass advanced rates are 55%, then it's expected that TJ won't be a whole lot better. TJ kids are supposedly the best 100+ Langley/McLean/Chantilly kids aren't they?

You can't blame 55% pass rate on the single digit number of kids being accepted from the no-name middle schools.[/quote]

Entire TJ class is expected to outperform the top 10% of students at Langley or any other FCPS high school. However, due to the lack of STEM evaluation in TJ admissions, replaced by an irrelevant essay, the academic caliber of admitted students relies heavily on chance. The trend of students dropping out during their freshman year and encountering difficulties with pre-calculus, along with not progressing beyond the bare minimum Calc AB, suggests that the lower half of the TJ class does not match the academic caliber of the top 10% of students in FCPS high schools.[/quote]

Completely FALSE! The class is as good as ever, maybe even better than years past. [/quote]

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