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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The RM and Blair magnets can be inflating the schools' overall test scores, so it's possible the Blair magnet offsets their CAP program[/quote]
the list specifically looks at magnet, too, but I'm thinking CAP is included in Blair.

In any case, your statement of the magnet inflating test scores is like saying the rich kids in Whitman are inflating their test scores.[/quote]

Not really. The students you mention at Whitman are not part of a magnet program and so are not inflating test scores at their school.

The students who are at Blair and RM because of their magnet programs will have higher test scores, which raises the test scores for the school overall. Someone looking at the rankings might wrongly assume that the students in the schools' non-magnet programs are high as well.

It would be nice if US News provided separate numbers for the schools' non-magnet programs.[/quote]
newsflash: non magnet students at RM and Blair take AP classes and exams, too, and for RM, they can also take IB classes.

Also, in cluster RM students can join the IB diploma program in 11th grade, but not be in the magnet program, which starts in 9th grade.[/quote]

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