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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Banneker doesn't fare too well in the latest Challenge Index results.   The school does OK at getting kids to take advanced classes, but only 27% of graduates actually pass an AP or IB, which is seriously underwhelming for a magnet-type school.  Wilson does better as a neighborhood school with OOB students who effectively treat it as a magnet.

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2015/list/local/[/quote]

PP, thanks for sharing, this is very interesting. Ranking of the DC-based high schools, based on that challenge index:

2	School Without Walls	Washington	DC	 
3	Washington International School (P)	Washington	DC	 
4	Saint Anselm's Abbey (P)	Washington	DC

19	National Cathedral (P)	Washington	DC

33	Woodrow Wilson	Washington	DC	 
33	Banneker	Washington	DC

Georgetown Visitation (P)	Washington	DC

42	Columbia Heights	Washington	DC	[/quote]

This is totally based on how much the schools push AP exams.  It's telling that Sidwell Friemds, St Albans and GDS don't appear on the list at all.  Are they "unchallenging" schools?   :)

[/quote]Yes, I think this ranking technique is way overrated.[/quote]

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