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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting, PP.  We're in Marshall pyramid and were thinking of moving to the McLean pyramid for HS, assuming it would be better.  Now I'm reconsidering because I think DC may be happier at a more laid back school.  It's nice to hear you speak of them similarly in terms of quality.  maybe we'll save ourselves some money (and anxiety) and stay in the Marshall pyramid.[/quote]

You can also notice that marshall was rated slightly higher than McLean last year so they are both equally excellent schools.[/quote]

2012 SATs - Langley (1812), McLean (1755), Madison (1730), Marshall (1702)

Fall 2012 National Merit Semifinalists - Langley (13), McLean (11), Madison (9), Marshall (8)
 
Jay Matthews/Washington Post Regional Challenge Index - McLean (14), Madison (15), Langley (16), Marshall (54)
 
US News/State of Virginia Rankings - Marshall (3), McLean (4), Langley (6), Madison (8)
 
GreatSchools - Each receives a "9" on a 1-10 scale.

Percentage of Students Receiving Free/Reduced Lunch - Langley (1.55%), Madison (8.60%), McLean (10.18%), Marshall (16.75%).
 
Percentage of Students With Limited English Proficiency - Langley (1.70%), Madison (4.25%), McLean (6.35%), Marshall (10.71%).

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Would love this data for the purported "Top 4" in Montgomery County. [/quote]

These aren't the top four in FCPS - excluding TJ, that would be Langley, McLean, Woodson and Madison.  Maybe I'll pull this together later, but Whitman, Churchill, and Wootton (not sure whether your fourth is Poolesville, B-CC, Walter Johnson or some other school) have higher SATs and more NMSFs, and score higher on the "Challenge Index" as well.   That's largely a result of TJ's presence in Fairfax.  The magnet programs in MoCo at schools like Blair and Richard Montgomery are much smaller and don't attract as many of the county's top students as TJ does in Fairfax.  As a result, more of those students remain at their base schools.   [/quote]

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