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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]W schools may have more money from boosters and some nicer things for athletics (but it is becoming more even), but take a look at the Wheaton High School matriculation list this year and any jealousy might disappear (it’s pretty amazing — CalTech, a couple MITs, Harvard, Stanford, Harvey Mudd, Swathmore and many more.  It is an impressive list).[/quote]

Super Jealous of Wheaton by looking at the few kids who made it though one can totally overlook the 50% FARMS rate, poor test scores, almost unmeasurable AP participation rate (2%),high dropout and suspension rate. It's a Gem [/quote]

Wheaton has a new building, two excellent STEM magnets, and an AP participation rate much higher than 2%. [/quote]

Yes. For Wheaton's class of '21, 61% took at least one AP exam.[/quote]

Wheaton also had only 84.4% graduation rate and 10.3% dropout.  And yes, only 63.2% met Maryland College entrance requirements.  (and it's 76.6% FARMS, not 50%).

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04782.pdf

Blair has similar stats.  62.9% college ready, 86.1% graduation rate, and an 8.8% dropout rate.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04757.pdf

I would cite both schools as examples of what happens when you have an overachiever group or "haves" mixed in with kids that don't see a future in learning Calculus and the have not's.  Having brainiac magnet kids doesn't help the 40% aren't even going to make it into college, nor did it help the 10% that check out of school altogether.

This is where MCPS fails the kids.  They push the only-college mantra versus trade programs (technical schools, trade schools, small business programs, etc.) for that 40% so at least a kid can make a living.  If State social programs had kicked in back in Elementary School, maybe the kids would have a chance, but by Middle School it's a declining academic path for many of them.[/quote]

Actually, the magnet idea has worked.  Some kids attending very elite colleges from Wheaton (HYPS and equivalent) were not in the magnet.  They either chose Wheaton in lottery or it was their home school.[/quote]

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