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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Fair enough. "Decimate" probably would have been more accurate than "cap." Their intent was obvious. [/quote] For class of 2025, there were 42 fewer kids admitted from previously "well"-represented MSs than in 2024. “Decimate”? :lol: :lol: :lol: [/quote] 42 is much worse than decimate, which means reduce by 10%.[/quote] It’s exactly 10%. And the modern definition in English means a large percentage. [/quote] Where in the heck are you pullling your data from https://www.fcag.org/tjstatistics.shtml The big 4 2024/2025 Carson 82 down to 42 Longfellow 57 down to 28 Rocky Run 32 down to 24 Cooper 33 down to 20 Overall 204 to 114 a 43% Decrease Carson and Longfellow are basically sending more highly qualified STEM kids to their base school vs TJ Can anyone explain how a 43% drop from the best middle schools is a good thing for a school designed for the best?????[/quote] From the FCAG data. 2025 2024 delta % change underrep school 169 27 142 526% well/over rep 366 408 -42 -10% private 15 51 -36 -71% Underrepresented schools https://www.fcag.org/Underrepresented%20Schools.xlsx [/quote] And are you responding to the PP who is referring to the 4 big feeders? Or commingling data with schools beyond the 4 to get your desired outcome? #DATAMANIPULATION [b]Carson[/b] 82 down to 42 [b]Longfellow[/b] 57 down to 28 [b]Rocky Run[/b] 32 down to 24 [b]Cooper[/b] 33 down to 20[/quote] Not PP, but you're just focusing on different schools. FCPS doesn't treat what you refer to as the "4 big feeders" as a separate category for any purposes, but does have a concept of "under-represented schools" that includes 10 of the county's middle/secondary schools and gave a boost to students applying from those schools for the Class of 2025. [/quote] There are no additional points to under repressed schools, but every middle school including the center schools that cover the entire region unlike base schools get the same 1.5% quota. I am not sure many in this forum really understand that if center schools do not exist center kids will go back to their base schools. [/quote] That will indeed happen. Also, Asians (who disproportionately value TJ prestige) will spread out by renting places in the underrepresented MS boundaries. It is already happening as evidenced by Asian enrollment up from 54% to 60%. It will be back to 70%+ in the next couple of years. People willing to maximize advantage (aka "gamers") will do new things (throw $$$ to prep for essays for one) to get in the inside lane. Again the law of unintended consequences. In 4 years - 1. TJ will be 70% Asian - a good school but with a middling cohort of STEM students 2.McLean, et al will be at par with TJ in the quality of students given that non-experience factor kids will stay on. This in turn will deter future generations of McLean students to not even consider TJ as an option. This will feed into reinforcing #1 above 3. Over time TJ will be an above average predominantly Asian school but will not be competing with the best of the best (which is fine, really) We will be back to square 1. Honestly as a McLean resident - this is a great outcome. Our local school will be better unless the progressives start envying the success and start talking of bussing (not being a scaremonger but I dont trust anyone on this school board)[/quote]
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