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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the comments above, I did a second pass using actual data.  I didn't look at race or FARMS - I looked at results.  The results surprised me.  Both Northwood and Kennedy dropped off the list.  A surprise to me was that, yes, Northwest and Damascus were both excellent schools that I didn't give enough credit to, but could also drop a Tier due to elevated suspension rates.  Magruder, Blair and Rockville probably should drop off of the Tier IV into the Tier V due to their high suspension / dropout rates (which artificially skew their academic results higher).  I just don't know what to replace them with?  Didn't analyze all High Schools so there could be a few sleepers out there.

The Tier cutoffs were based solely on the school's ability to prep their student body for college.

*** TIER I ***

POOLESVILLE
Graduation Rate2 3 = ≥95.0%
Attendance Rate2 3 = 94.2%
Dropout Rate2 3 = ≤5.0% Suspension Rate2 3 = ≤3.0%
Percent of Students Meeting University System of Maryland Entrance Requirements2 3 = 84.8%
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04152.pdf

CHURCHILL
Graduation Rate2 3 = ≥95.0%
Attendance Rate2 3 = 93.3%
Dropout Rate2 3 = ≤5.0% Suspension Rate2 3 = ≤3.0%
Percent of Students Meeting University System of Maryland Entrance Requirements2 3 = 84.5%
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04602.pdf

WOOTTON
Graduation Rate2 3 = ≥95.0%
Attendance Rate2 3 = 94.9%
Dropout Rate2 3 = ≤5.0% Suspension Rate2 3 = ≤3.0%
Percent of Students Meeting University System of Maryland Entrance Requirements2 3 = 83.8%
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04234.pdf

montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04230.pdf

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Interesting. I’m not sure this is a valid ranking system. For example, WJ has the autism program and LFI that likely have an effect on percent of students meeting university entrance requirements.[/quote]

You're right. If all kids were exactly the same this would be a great way to rank schools, but they aren't.

This is just an average which doesn't tell how what opportunities exist for kids.

Some schools have more ESOL and FARMS students that doesn't make them better or worse for the kids that need those services. All schools also have many AP offerings and many bright students too. The quality of a school has more to do with meeting the needs of its students. These types of statistics are mostly self-congratulatory posts and kind of miss the whole point.

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