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Cabin John and Frost cannot come close to Takoma Park. [/quote]

Are you sure about that?

For example, in competitions like mathcounts, I've never seen anyone from Takoma Park MS NOT from their magnet program.
If you just pick the top kids, yes, TPMS is stronger. But that is not a program you just enter if you live in the zone.

Again, TPMS is strong in STEM if you can get in the magnet program. But there is simply no point to live in its school zone.
For non-magnet part, Cabin John and RFMS are clearly stronger.

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#1 I would hope no one would judge an entire program of science and math standings based on math counts! Many of the kids on math counts at TPMS have done lots of outside prep. That really doesn't define the quality of the program overall.

#2 Many kids at TPMS magnet are in-boundary and would be at TPMS anyway.

I'm sure CJ and Frost are good schools too. I don't know why y'all need to try to one up here, though. It's silly.[/quote]

1. I am not judging it only based on math counts, but it is an example that can be used for comparison. Other than these competitions, what can one use to compare? I don't have access to MAP or PARCC scores from other children. In addition, when we say a school is good at STEM, we are not talking about the teachers being good. We are talking about the students being stronger, whether that is due to "outside prep" or not. The reality at MCPS is - it is clear that the students define the schools, not the other way around.

2. I am only making the comparison because the PP claimed that Cabin John and Robert Frost were not even close to TPMS in STEM. I think that conclusion is wrong. If you compare those schools, in average,
CJ and RF are stronger. TPMS top students are stronger (there could be exceptions, occasionally), but that is because of the magnet program.

If only considering the STEM part, choosing a home ES which feeds into Cabin John and Frost would be a better choice. That way even if the kids fail to get into the TPMS magnet program , they can still go into strong STEM programs. If you choose a ES that feeds into TP, it does not increase your chance of getting into the magnet program, and if fails, TPMS in general is not as good as CJ or RF.
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