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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
Former MOCO resident here. MD does not an equivalent of TJ. PG has a TAG program which is similar to AAP. I think Howard's GT program is also similar to AAP. MOCO's magnet program is very fractured and frankly a PITA to navigate. None of the programs are truly county-wide. The more well known and top magnet programs - Blair SMAC, Poolesville, RM IB program pull from a broader subset of the county that encompasses the highest performing schools (Ws) and the local schools plus a handle of schools in the middle. There are a ton of other less rigorous special magnet programs all over the county accessible within your own school only or to limited set of surrounding ones. At best these offer some interesting subjects but the quality is not particularly high and the population is basically the rejects from the other magnets.

MCPS basically sees the magnet program as a way to lure families with more wealth and higher performing kids into low performing ,less desirable areas. Depending on where you live magnets may a VERY long bus ride. The biggest down side to this is that the magnets are narrowly focused so your child is not only getting bussed a long distance but they are being mixed in with the rest of the non-magnet local population that is pretty low performing for the non-magnet subjects as opposed to a whole magnet with high expectations in all subjects.

None of the magnets you mentioned are at truly low performing schools.[/quote]

They certainly are at low performing schools. Heck Blair has two magnets (SMACS and CAP). CAP is one of the regional type magnets that pulls kids from fewer schools. Even with two magnets Blair is barely a 6 and without them it would end up being a 3. Poolesville would be so under enrolled it would close. It would be lucky to rank as a 5/6 without its magnets. RM was also in danger of being closed and was severely under enrolled as well as low performing when the magnet was placed there. It is a 6 with the magnet. RM and Poolesville are in safe places but Blair is in a higher crime area.

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RM was underenrolled when it became a magnet 30 years ago!  Now the area is overcrowded has much higher income areas.  Poolesville would be underenrolled because it is in a rural area not because it is a bad school.  Even Blair is not in the category of low performers...Gaithersburg HS, Seneca Valley etc.  [/quote]

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