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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MoCo in general and MCPS in particular peaked decades ago.  I’d go with one of the strong pyramids in FCPS, of which there are more and at different price points than can be said of MCPS:  for example, Langley, McLean, Oakton, Chantilly, Madison, Woodson, Marshall, Lake Braddock, Robinson, or West Springfield. [/quote]

I went to MCPS decades ago. My kids are there today. They are getting a much better education than I ever got at W's. This is because many programs are available to kids interested in learning if you want to take advantage of them. Yes, the world has changed. The demographics of Montgomery County are different than 30 years ago; however, you can get as good or even better education today if you care about that.[/quote]
the only really good thing about MCPS IMO is that they have some really good programs at the HS level, from magnet STEM to IB, aviation to automotive training, etc..

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Agree my kids were in magnets the whole way through. They got an amazing education, and it's really available to anyone who is interested.[/quote]

Maybe that was once true, but it's not now. For ES/MS, magnets are a lottery among people who are in the top 15 percentile. That means there are many, many fewer spots than kids who qualify, and the chance that kids who really need it (the top 1-3 percent) get in is low. I don't know about HS programs; perhaps they have room for all who qualify -- but ES and MS certainly do not, and the non-magnet programs don't differentiate well.[/quote]

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