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[quote=Anonymous][quote]This isn't an altogether accurate assumption. In MCPS the magnet programs are typically small and have a nominal impact on overall numbers. As has been cited numerous times, all MCPS schools perform similarly, the main differences can be attributed to demographic differences. Want to know how your kid will do at a given school? Look up their cohort in the test scores by demographic.[/quote]

I disagree .While internally MCPS may be separating out the numbers to understand how the general population is actually doing, this isn't what goes public. A magnet program can have a very large impact on things like average SAT scores, AP courses, and other factors that people see when judging a school. If 10% of your pool are high outliers and the scores you are gathering don't include the bottom half by self selection then it has a big impact. Its about the optics and this is why the GT magnet program was originally about trying to desegregate not meet the needs of gifted students. [/quote]

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