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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was surprised by Richard Montgomery -- most semifinalists ever, and way above their average number of semifinalists.  Must be serving brain food in the cafeteria now.[/quote]
It's a magnet school. [/quote]
Sure, but it was a magnet school last year and the year before too.  The big jump this year was surprising.  Likely an anomaly.[/quote]

Not really.  The year before last they had 39.  One can argue last year was an anomaly to the low end.  The numbers jump around quite a bit for all schools.  Probably a more meaingful statistic re ability group would be to combine NMSF and commended scholars.  Of course, I still don't believe these figures say much at all about the rigor of a school's academic program.  If you want to use standardized tests to measure rigor, than compare results on AP tests or SAT IIs.  While a few kids may self-study for them, generally those tests are probably a better indicator of what a kid actually learned in school rather than what abilities they brought with them to the school.          [/quote]

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