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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People can always come up with their own methodologies to make their own schools look better, but Marshall is typically behind TJ, Langley, McLean, Woodson, Madison and Oakton on everything but SOL scores.

The only time Marshall was rated really highly by US News was when US News was supplied with bogus data about Marshall's IB participation rates (something like 99%).  That led to US News rating it third best in the state of Virginia.  The school put a big banner celebrating this rating in front of the school, and Marshall posters swore up and down on DCUM that the data must be correct.   There was just one teacher and one or two parents who pointed out that the data was wrong, and they got pilloried here.  In following years, US News used more accurate data about the IB participation rates at Marshall, and the school's rating began to slip.   US News currently rates Marshall as the 11th best high school in the county, which is respectable, but certainly not on par with the best schools in the county or state. [/quote]

Schools around here are very good the difference between scores is minimal. US news rankings will change again next year especially with the huge jump in scores at marshall. Anyways good luck to you but my school Langley is ranked way above and I don't consider much differences when comparing Marshall to most of the M schools and oakton.[/quote]

LOL, 99.9% chance this poster has no connection to Langley.   [/quote]

Why do you say that?[/quote]

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