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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once again Blair sucks[/quote]
I disagree.  Look at the methodology. It's dividing # of IB/AP tests by # of students.  Blair is not a whole school magnet, and Blair has a very high FARMS rate.  This methodology doesn't even look at FARMS rate.  Not a Blair parent, btw. [/quote]

True. RM has a very similar setting in terms of magnet (only smaller/fewer kids).  RM ranked pretty high. That means RM general population kids outperform Blair non-magnet kids or RM magnet kids out perform Blair magnet kids or both. [/quote]

RM has the Magnet IB program.  An overwhelming majority of RMIB magnet kids take the AP exams as well as the IB exams.  You heard it right.  These kids take all the regular AP exams, then they take all the IB exams for the IB diploma requirement (insane rate of 98% of RMIB kids get the fill diploma - the highest %age in the world), then they take the AP exams for all the corresponding IB exams.  Very few come out of that program with less than 10-12 AP and IB.   This could very well skew the stats for the entire school.
- RMIB alum parent.  [/quote]

+1 This is true. DC graduated with 15 APs and 6 IBs. AP exams were much easier per DC.

- another RMIB alum parent[/quote]

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