Anonymous
Post 01/13/2026 12:05     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Anonymous wrote:What and which scores do they use for criteria based or interest based lottery? MAP math and MAP R from the fall of 5th grade only?


Interest-based/MSMC doesn't use test scores.

The criteria based info is here-- looks like it is fall MAP-R, and the better of spring or fall MAP-M: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/middle/
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2026 11:58     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Received our MSMC results in the mail yesterday, but nothing about the criteria based magnets. Not even notification of whether my child was entered into the lottery or not. They have high test score comparatively in our home ES


it's the same letter. You will get one letter saying whether they were entered into the pool or not for each program, and the results. If in pool, it will say if they got a lottery slot at the magnet(s) or whether they will be provided enrichment at the home ES. [note that I'm just conveying what the letter says, not saying there will actually be enrichment at the home school.....plenty of other threads on that].


Do you mean the home MS? That sounds like the CES lottery letter but maybe it’s basically the same


The CES and middle school criteria-based magnet processes are extremely similar, except that in middle school there's the math/science pathway rather than just the ELA/humanities one. And the timeline is shifted a few months earlier. And the local humanities enrichment offered in MS is in social studies rather than English. But other than that, it is almost identical.

MSMC is a totally different process on a different timeline.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2026 10:35     Subject: MS magnet lottery

What and which scores do they use for criteria based or interest based lottery? MAP math and MAP R from the fall of 5th grade only?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2026 00:06     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Yep it is the same format as the CES letter.


Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Received our MSMC results in the mail yesterday, but nothing about the criteria based magnets. Not even notification of whether my child was entered into the lottery or not. They have high test score comparatively in our home ES


it's the same letter. You will get one letter saying whether they were entered into the pool or not for each program, and the results. If in pool, it will say if they got a lottery slot at the magnet(s) or whether they will be provided enrichment at the home ES. [note that I'm just conveying what the letter says, not saying there will actually be enrichment at the home school.....plenty of other threads on that].


Do you mean the home MS? That sounds like the CES lottery letter but maybe it’s basically the same
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 19:31     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Received our MSMC results in the mail yesterday, but nothing about the criteria based magnets. Not even notification of whether my child was entered into the lottery or not. They have high test score comparatively in our home ES


it's the same letter. You will get one letter saying whether they were entered into the pool or not for each program, and the results. If in pool, it will say if they got a lottery slot at the magnet(s) or whether they will be provided enrichment at the home ES. [note that I'm just conveying what the letter says, not saying there will actually be enrichment at the home school.....plenty of other threads on that].


Do you mean the home MS? That sounds like the CES lottery letter but maybe it’s basically the same
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 18:19     Subject: MS magnet lottery

When your kid goes to high school, they will have to go to the regional magnets which will be watered down anyways so I don't get why anyone still cares about these magnets.

Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:20     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Should be out this week

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Received our MSMC results in the mail yesterday, but nothing about the criteria based magnets. Not even notification of whether my child was entered into the lottery or not. They have high test score comparatively in our home ES


it's the same letter. You will get one letter saying whether they were entered into the pool or not for each program, and the results. If in pool, it will say if they got a lottery slot at the magnet(s) or whether they will be provided enrichment at the home ES. [note that I'm just conveying what the letter says, not saying there will actually be enrichment at the home school.....plenty of other threads on that].
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 08:14     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Anonymous wrote:Received our MSMC results in the mail yesterday, but nothing about the criteria based magnets. Not even notification of whether my child was entered into the lottery or not. They have high test score comparatively in our home ES


it's the same letter. You will get one letter saying whether they were entered into the pool or not for each program, and the results. If in pool, it will say if they got a lottery slot at the magnet(s) or whether they will be provided enrichment at the home ES. [note that I'm just conveying what the letter says, not saying there will actually be enrichment at the home school.....plenty of other threads on that].
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 08:12     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Criteria magnets are NOT out. MSMC (Loiderman, Parkland, Argyle) letters went out late last week and ours arrived Saturday.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 14:25     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Received our MSMC results in the mail yesterday, but nothing about the criteria based magnets. Not even notification of whether my child was entered into the lottery or not. They have high test score comparatively in our home ES
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 11:52     Subject: MS magnet lottery

But it seems that it is much earlier this year. Results are out mid Jan, which is NOW.


Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lottery based (MSMC) or criteria based (humanity/STEM)?


Anonymous wrote:Yes


You know if criteria-based were out, there would already be a 30-page DCUM topic. Must be MSMC.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 09:48     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Anonymous wrote:Lottery based (MSMC) or criteria based (humanity/STEM)?


Anonymous wrote:Yes


You know if criteria-based were out, there would already be a 30-page DCUM topic. Must be MSMC.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 09:32     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Lottery based (MSMC) or criteria based (humanity/STEM)?


Anonymous wrote:Yes
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 09:27     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Yes
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 21:04     Subject: MS magnet lottery

Results out yet?