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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BFES feeds Churchill High

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/winston-churchill-high-school-9153

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in English 	95%
Proficient in Algebra 	97%
College Readiness Index 	85.2

Data speaks itself
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Is your argument that they start smarter, have better teachers, or have more opportunities?  How does this data show that half of the grade level is ready for advanced math in 4th grade where there are almost zero students from other schools- many of whom probably have similar statistics?  Or is your point that more schools should be like BFES and advance students because their results will end up looking like this?  Or, even more concerning, is your point that rich kids should have more opportunities because they have fewer obstacles to success?[/quote]

No, my argument is BFES is doing right thing to support majority of its students need not just only top 1% super smart kids.  That is what public school is supposed to.   As far as I understand, the county budget gives all MoCo students the same amount money, BFES does not get extra money because its location.  I am not rich (single median level income for a family of 5) but I don't see those rich kids have any advantage and do any better at school than my kids other than the fact they enjoy their summer vacation on beaches while we stay in our basement to keep ourselves cool.

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