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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote][quote][quote][quote]Not only that, but have you look at the IB pass rate for these schools (vs South Lakes and Marshall). These schools only have only a small handful of kids who can pass an IB class. The other 750 kids in each class are screwed. [/quote]

Great point!

IB pass rates (4 or better on IB exam) in school year 2014-14:
Annandale: 81.0
Edison: 80.8
Lee: 94.9
Marshall: 85.1
Mount Vernon: 75.3
Robinson: 82.2
South Lakes: 86.0
Stuart: 64.4
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should say school year 2013-2014[/quote]

But less than 5% of the students at Mount Vernon, Lee or Annandale get an IB diploma, while almost 25% of the Marshall kids do. [/quote]

That may be, but the original statement, which was proven to be wrong, was about IB pass rate.[/quote]

I meant the % of kids who passed an IB test. And it's incredibly low at these 3 schools. I could have done a better job with the phrasing, but here's the point: I support IB. I have a rising 8th grader who is looking at PP into IB, with my strong encouragement. But, I would not send DC to Lee, Annandale or Mount Vernon where he would be on of 8-15 kids serious about the program.   IB isn't working in a school where less than a dozen kids (out of 700) go full diploma, because there is not a strong cohort of candidates.  The program has been in schools like Lee, Mt. Vernon and Annandale for a while, and it has not improved these schools. And most kids there (in some cases 97.5%) aren't taking advantage of it. It would be better to have fewer IB programs, and make it a really strong, desireable magnet program.  Oh-- and 24.5% of Marshall kids got the full IB diploma last year. That's "almost 25%"-- and a strong cohort. [/quote]

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