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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There must be many hundreds of kids of both genders with As in math and science and 99th percentile MAP. How do they differentiate? Did not attend the open house but the information being shared here is confusing.[/quote]

Not true. I believe there are about 11,000 current eighth graders. Which means that the top 1 percent is 110 kids. There are 200 places county wide in SMACS for example, plus IB programs, CAP and others. And not all of those kids will have all As. Now I know you will claim that the MCPS scores skew much higher, but that’s simply not true. My child bought home their MAP report this week and it clearly shows the MCPS averages are almost identical to the national.[/quote]

You do know how averages work right? The argument is that the distribution is different in MCPS with a lot at the top and a lot closer to the bottom making the average about the same as the average nationally but meaning there is a lot more competition at the top.[/quote]

Yes I do, because like my child, I’m pretty good with numbers. However, I have never seen any published days that shows what you and others claim. I have, however, seen, at times, data that compares my child’s 99th percentile nationally to MCPS and they’ve been very close. The only time I’ve seen it suggested otherwise has been by strangers on DCUM. If you have actual data and proof go right ahead and share it![/quote]

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