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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
You may also want to understand that [b]these rankings aren't a reflection of the school but their SES/demographics[/b], which are very different today than in years past. As some poster has said, [b]the same kid will get the same education at any of these schools[/b]. This is as true today as ever in fact there are many incredible opportunities for kids who are interested in learning, and these simple minded rankings sponsored by the real estate industry to boost home prices don't reflect that.[/quote]

Huh?

Watkins Mill is over 80% FARMS and still had 48% college ready.  Kennedy is 80% FARMS as well, but had 23% college ready.  That's a huge difference and doesn't line up with your comment.

Why is Seneca Valley 70% FARMS and only 38% college ready and Blair is 63% FARMS but 63% college ready?  Walter Johnson up the street from Blair has 19.9% FARMS and 69% college ready - so about the same as Blair.  If all kids are getting the same education, why is that?  What accounts for the difference?  There are several other examples that don't line up, if you really want them all listed.

Your comments are a nice storyline, but it's fiction if you say "the same kid will get the same education at any of these schools".  Go fish.
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Where did you get those numbers from?

Watkins Mill: 68% FARMs/78% ever-FARMs
Kennedy: 69% FARMs/80% ever-FARMs
Seneca Valley: 49% FARMs/62% ever-FARMs
Blair: 42% FARMs/51% ever-FARMs
Walter Johnson: 13% FARMs/19% ever-FARMs

Also, "Walter Johnson up the street from Blair" lol[/quote]

You're right - Northwood is closer to Blair.  It's 47.6% FARMS and 48% college-ready compared to Blair's 69%, but Northwood also has a 16% dropout rate compared to Blair's 9%.

The information is from the official MCPS school profiles.  They're all posted.

The point was that there are extreme variations between schools, so no, they're not all the same.[/quote]

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