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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blair[/quote]

Blair take way too much pride in a few hundred kids who are mostly bused in and don't reflect the majority of the school be it demographically, scholastically or geographically. They don't put magnet programs in schools without problems. That is fine, just don't pretend you don't have a problem.

Poolesville was about to close due to lack of kids. Blair has the most kids in the county, I wonder what their problem was? [/quote]

Whatever the “problem” was back in the 80s when the magnet started, how is it relevant some 40 years later?[/quote]

DP.  I guess you haven't seen Blair's school stats?

MCPS *could* have competed with TJ to have the best school in America, but chose not to.  They put Magnets in the county corners.  One did very well (Poolesville) and the other is an embarassment (Blair didn't even make the top STEM Schools list and is far down on the National Rankings).  To be a top school, you need to walk-the-talk.  [/quote]

You need to put down the pipe and sober up. Poolesville has a fine program, but Blairs magnet stats overshadow Poolesville. There is no comparison between these programs. Pound for pound Blair wins far more than TJ and also has a higher SAT average. Last I knew TJ was at 1520 and Blair at 1530. Roughly 50% of Blairs magnet class are NMSF each year. [/quote]

Blair SAT scores are not 1530, a tiny fraction of the school who are bused in from across the county with the specific goal to prop up test scores have an avg of 1500+ most years. Blair’s Ave SAT score is much, much lower and on par with the less  regarded schools near it like Northwood even with the extra help of the magnet placement. One can only assume without those smart kids bussed in Blair’s avg is near the bottom of the county.  TJ is an entire school avg with a much larger number of kids….which makes it actually impressive. Its weird you take so much pride in a few dozen Asian kids from Bethesda to the point you over look the other 3000 kids in the school and the real Blair with its 50% FARMs and sub-90% graduation rate. Those are the avg peer group at the school not some SAT wiz from Kensington with a 45 min bus ride every morning.  [/quote]

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