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[quote=Anonymous]The National Merit Scholar comparison is a perfect example of using flawed data to draw conclusions about DC schools and DC public education. National Merit scholars are allocated based on state population. Each state has a cut-off. In recent years, DC's cutoff has been HIGHER than that of either VA or MD, and presumably there are a lot of DC residents in elite private schools who further "suck up" the District's small allocation of NM scholars. So it's likely much, much harder for a kid from a DC public school to achieve National Merit Semifinalist status. DC's cut-off is the highest in the nation, for anyone keeping track. http://www.compassprep.com/national-merit-semifinalist-cutoffs/ [/quote]
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