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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Most of what you stated is true enough.. however, the bolded is very true, also, and not to be discounted. This is true across the board, and not just related to this dumb argument about FCPS vs MCPS.   When you look at the proportional rate and the % of FARMs, one would expect more from FCPS.     Even within MCPS, one would expect a rich area like Churchill to send more kids to top colleges than, say, Einstein HS which has a much higher FARMS rate.  You see this play out in FCPS, too, ie, McLean vs Annandale.
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Theoretically, I agree. But I'm not sure that having a 5 point difference between the counties is significant. Considering what we spend per kid in FCPS vs. what you guys spend per kid in MoCo, and [b]the fact that we have 25% more kids, I'm not sure that the FARMs rate is determinative at that level.[/b]

Moreover, as I point out above: [b]the rate at which kids go to HYPS is a false assumption[/b]. You can't reverse engineer a rate with a high enough predictability because the number of kids that go to HYPS cannot be determined simply on FARMs % or the magnet itself. That's why the rate at which graduates go to a four year college (and ergo, the US News Ranking) is far more reliable-- there are a ton more factors involved than a simple rate and hard numbers are more reliable predictor.

I get why people are being dumb about this-- a lot of us purchased homes here and most of us are super competitive.[b] But the reality is that given a choice: I would choose FCPS over MCPS any day.[/b] Just skimming what is going on in the MD boards makes me realize that we made the right choice moving here.

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1. bolded #1 - it is if the bulk of 25% more kids are not FARMs.
2. we're only going by what was published in polaris. Of course, to do a thorough analysis, you would need way more data points
3. good for you.. but many don't feel that way.   It's much better IMO to have different magnets spread out over the county rather than force students across the county to one magnet school if they want an advanced STEM curriculum. I  like that my DC's commute is short to the magnet program.  And the stuff going on in the FCPS school forum seems like there's a lot of tension and angst, too.

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