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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I don't understand how people with very young children, or no children at all, worry about the character of a HS their (sometimes imaginary) children will enter perhaps 15 years down the road. That school may be completely changed, and the school that everyone touts as family-friendly with a wonderful principal may have gone to the dogs.[/quote]

Because Einstein and Wheaton have been the worst two high schools in Montgomery County since the 1950s, and because a property's high school assignment affects property value and appreciation potential.
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I'm not really concerned about the state of affairs in the 1950s, but this year Einstein students made the best 1-year jump on SATs in the county, and now rank 10th out of 25 high schools on SAT scores. Here it is: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/einsteinhs/aboutus/ [/quote]

There is a huge difference bet Einstein and the top HS in Maryland. The college readiness percentage at Churchill is 85, Einstein is 46. The AP participation compares at 89% and 84% passed vs 64% participated and only 40% passed.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings[/quote]

It's interesting that you quote that because, although what you say is true, Einstein ranks 452 in the nation on that list. They looked at over 22,000 high schools. Lots of states don't have a school ranked higher than Einstein...not one school. It's just that Maryland has quite a few very very strong high schools and Einstein isn't the best in the whole state. But it's still a good high school, and for an individual student might be better for one reason or another than some of the other "stronger" high schools quoted here.
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