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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Richard Montgomery. With IB it is worse than Rockville and Magruder. Quince Orchard already surpasses it with IB. [/quote]

Agree! And their IB dept is not good. [/quote]

Is this information based on sound data? Their college admission numbers appear good.

My DS got into RMIB and we declined- staying at our W school and as parents we keep wondering if we made the right decision. For us, the fact that their CS dept was weak was a big deciding factor.[/quote]

Not sure which "W" school you're talking about, but I think you're fine if it was Whitman, (Winston) Churchill, Wootton, etc.

Rockville HS:
Graduation Rate: 83.9%
Attendance: 91.6%
Dropout Rate: 7.7%
College ready: 64.7%
% Graduates scoring 3+ AP / 4+ IB: 46.3%
Average SAT: 1003 (below both County and National averages)

RMHS
Graduation Rate: 94.1%
Attendance: 93.5%
Dropout Rate: <5%
College ready: 79.5%
% Graduates scoring 3+ AP / 4+ IB: 60.3%
Average SAT: 1236 (above both County and National averages, but not at Whitman, Churchill, Wootton, Poolesville-levels)

Go by facts, not what's posted here on DCUMS.  Just because an anonymous blogger says this or that doesn't mean it's true.[/quote]

I agree facts are helpful but often masked by things like bulk averages.[/quote]

Exceptions to the Rule work both ways - up or down.

Went to a super competitive HS.  The kids who were top burned out later in life, and the most famous were the "average" kids that were marginalized.  Don't think that it had to do with elite parents or money.  It was the environment and opportunity.  The teachers made the difference and drilled into every kid to dream big (not tell them "don't get ahead, you'll be bored" - a quote from a MCPS ES teacher).  [/quote]

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