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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are certainly some FCPS schools that outperform some MCPS schools but I think MCPS is generally better than FCPS based on experiences of friends and relatives in FCPS. It’s incorrect that there are less disruptive kids. I know a violent teen in an FCPS school who has been passed from grade to grade. As an elementary school student he assaulted teachers and students and destroyed classrooms. As he got older the SROs have became involved and he’s been removed in handcuffs but he always returns.  He was never once expelled and any disciplinary action has been a slap on the wrist. This child is far more violent than any classmate my kids have encountered in all their years in MCPS K-12. My point being that it there are no school systems that don’t have disruptive kids. Also, in HS, FCPS has kids take 4 courses each semester which means they don’t necessarily take math or English the entire year. For some kids that gap can be a disaster. Other kids like just focusing on 4 subjects. My kids have had IEPs/504s and I have lots of criticism for MCPS on that front but my nephew with dyslexia and ADHD was passed along in FCPS and was completely unprepared for even communty college. As far as fights, my friend with kids in 2 different FCPS HSs reports frequent fights. Our MCPS HS has rarely had a fight in the 8 years my kids have attended. Issues are not limited to one county or another. Compare individual schools.  [/quote]

Beat me to the punch here. I’d say if it were 10, even 5 years ago, MCPS obviously wins. But from this point forward, the gap is closing, and I wouldn’t be surprised if FCPS overtakes, especially with a superintendent who understands how MoCo families/staff operate. This will help her bring the programs and policies needed to make that jump. I will say Frederick looks quite tantalizing, but it’s by school. And that 4 class a semester system is very good college prep.[/quote]

if you look at similar demographics MCPS outperforms FCPS. The latter does well mainly because there are fewer low-income students.[/quote]

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