I am just imagining this thread as a big ol' jello wrestling match. The perky Asian bikini-clad challenger taking on the coy, yet "experienced" champion. Please don't ruin my fantasy by ending this "discussion."

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Anonymous wrote:^ show me the middle school with the most Asians and I will show you the one that gets the most kids into TJ. Not exactly rocket science.

Carson has more Asian kids and gets more kids into TJ than any other middle school. Rocky Run has more Asian kids than Longfellow, but Longfellow is bigger overall, and both got the same number of kids into TJ last year.

I think it is important to look at how many kids applied to TJ and how many were accepted.

Anonymous wrote:^ show me the middle school with the most Asians and I will show you the one that gets the most kids into TJ. Not exactly rocket science.

Carson has more Asian kids and gets more kids into TJ than any other middle school. Rocky Run has more Asian kids than Longfellow, but Longfellow is bigger overall, and both got the same number of kids into TJ last year.

^ show me the middle school with the most Asians and I will show you the one that gets the most kids into TJ. Not exactly rocket science.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

Maybe that's good news for those who worry about some schools being too "AAP-centric." The AAP population at Rocky Run in Chantilly, which tied last year with Longfellow for the second highest number of kids admitted to TJ after Carson, is over 50% of the total enrollment. That's not the case at Longfellow.

The people who want to crap on Longfellow will do so no matter what. If a lot of Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread denouncing Longfellow as a "pressure-cooker" where everyone wants to go to TJ. If fewer Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread asking whether the school is in "decline." Even so, if you read some of the other recent threads, it's clear most people are happy with Longfellow and continue to want to send their kids there.

According to this,
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:631445907869336:::0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID:031

Longfellow is over 53% Level IV.

Sooner or later you're going to stop posting broken links.

FCPS identifies 554 of Longfellow's 1330 students as Local Level IV/Center students as of January 2014. It identifies Rocky Run as having 528 Local Level IV/Center students out of 1091 students as of January 2014. Both are now under 50%, although Rocky Run, but not Longfellow, was over 50% at various times last year. You can find this information on the monthly membership reports below:

http://www.fcps.edu/it/studentreporting/index.shtml

Probably a lot more Asian kids at Rocky Run vice Longfellow.

This whole thread is seriously putting me to sleep. YAWN.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

Maybe that's good news for those who worry about some schools being too "AAP-centric." The AAP population at Rocky Run in Chantilly, which tied last year with Longfellow for the second highest number of kids admitted to TJ after Carson, is over 50% of the total enrollment. That's not the case at Longfellow.

The people who want to crap on Longfellow will do so no matter what. If a lot of Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread denouncing Longfellow as a "pressure-cooker" where everyone wants to go to TJ. If fewer Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread asking whether the school is in "decline." Even so, if you read some of the other recent threads, it's clear most people are happy with Longfellow and continue to want to send their kids there.

According to this,
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:631445907869336:::0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID:031

Longfellow is over 53% Level IV.

Sooner or later you're going to stop posting broken links.

FCPS identifies 554 of Longfellow's 1330 students as Local Level IV/Center students as of January 2014. It identifies Rocky Run as having 528 Local Level IV/Center students out of 1091 students as of January 2014. Both are now under 50%, although Rocky Run, but not Longfellow, was over 50% at various times last year. You can find this information on the monthly membership reports below:

http://www.fcps.edu/it/studentreporting/index.shtml

It is interesting that under the school profile the demographics for Longfellow shows 684 LLIV or 53.27% of the population in June of 2013. So everyone can use the stat that showcases their theory the best.

It is also only as good as how the data is coded in the database.

As an example, the School Board requested information on membership numbers and demographics as part of their AAP work session last summer. Staff provided the information and posted it online:

http://www.fcps.edu/schlbd/docs/sb%20follow%20up%20responses/fy%202014/SBfollow-up14-2-3-4.pdf

Looking at the second chart on Local Level IV programs, Aldrin ES reports 61 students that are Center-eligible. That matches the School Profile data for September 2013.

Going down the list, Annandale Terrace reports 7 students as Center-eligible; School Profile data for September lists 10 students.

Next on the list is Armstrong reporting 28 Center-eligible students; School Profile reports 22.

Next is Braddock reporting 7 Center-eligible students; School profile reports 46. (!!!)

Next is Camelot reporting 49 Center-eligible students; School Profile reports 75. (!!!)

(etc.)

Reports are only as good as the coding of the underlying data.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

Maybe that's good news for those who worry about some schools being too "AAP-centric." The AAP population at Rocky Run in Chantilly, which tied last year with Longfellow for the second highest number of kids admitted to TJ after Carson, is over 50% of the total enrollment. That's not the case at Longfellow.

The people who want to crap on Longfellow will do so no matter what. If a lot of Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread denouncing Longfellow as a "pressure-cooker" where everyone wants to go to TJ. If fewer Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread asking whether the school is in "decline." Even so, if you read some of the other recent threads, it's clear most people are happy with Longfellow and continue to want to send their kids there.

According to this,
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:631445907869336:::0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID:031

Longfellow is over 53% Level IV.

Sooner or later you're going to stop posting broken links.

FCPS identifies 554 of Longfellow's 1330 students as Local Level IV/Center students as of January 2014. It identifies Rocky Run as having 528 Local Level IV/Center students out of 1091 students as of January 2014. Both are now under 50%, although Rocky Run, but not Longfellow, was over 50% at various times last year. You can find this information on the monthly membership reports below:

http://www.fcps.edu/it/studentreporting/index.shtml

It is interesting that under the school profile the demographics for Longfellow shows 684 LLIV or 53.27% of the population in June of 2013. So everyone can use the stat that showcases their theory the best.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

Maybe that's good news for those who worry about some schools being too "AAP-centric." The AAP population at Rocky Run in Chantilly, which tied last year with Longfellow for the second highest number of kids admitted to TJ after Carson, is over 50% of the total enrollment. That's not the case at Longfellow.

The people who want to crap on Longfellow will do so no matter what. If a lot of Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread denouncing Longfellow as a "pressure-cooker" where everyone wants to go to TJ. If fewer Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread asking whether the school is in "decline." Even so, if you read some of the other recent threads, it's clear most people are happy with Longfellow and continue to want to send their kids there.

According to this,
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:631445907869336:::0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID:031

Longfellow is over 53% Level IV.

Sooner or later you're going to stop posting broken links.

FCPS identifies 554 of Longfellow's 1330 students as Local Level IV/Center students as of January 2014. It identifies Rocky Run as having 528 Local Level IV/Center students out of 1091 students as of January 2014. Both are now under 50%, although Rocky Run, but not Longfellow, was over 50% at various times last year. You can find this information on the monthly membership reports below:

http://www.fcps.edu/it/studentreporting/index.shtml

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

Maybe that's good news for those who worry about some schools being too "AAP-centric." The AAP population at Rocky Run in Chantilly, which tied last year with Longfellow for the second highest number of kids admitted to TJ after Carson, is over 50% of the total enrollment. That's not the case at Longfellow.

The people who want to crap on Longfellow will do so no matter what. If a lot of Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread denouncing Longfellow as a "pressure-cooker" where everyone wants to go to TJ. If fewer Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread asking whether the school is in "decline." Even so, if you read some of the other recent threads, it's clear most people are happy with Longfellow and continue to want to send their kids there.

According to this,
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:631445907869336:::0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID:031

Longfellow is over 53% Level IV.

Anonymous wrote:Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

Maybe that's good news for those who worry about some schools being too "AAP-centric." The AAP population at Rocky Run in Chantilly, which tied last year with Longfellow for the second highest number of kids admitted to TJ after Carson, is over 50% of the total enrollment. That's not the case at Longfellow.

The people who want to crap on Longfellow will do so no matter what. If a lot of Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread denouncing Longfellow as a "pressure-cooker" where everyone wants to go to TJ. If fewer Longfellow kids get into TJ, they'll start a thread asking whether the school is in "decline." Even so, if you read some of the other recent threads, it's clear most people are happy with Longfellow and continue to want to send their kids there.

Anonymous wrote:Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

Carson's AAP is 2/3ds Asian. Figure it out.

Part of the difference is that Rachel Carson's AAP enrollment has grown faster than Longfellow's and now has 150 more students than Longfellow. I don't know if Longfellow's drop in TJ admissions last year was a fluke or a sign that it is now in decline or a sign that the rest of the county is leveling out.

C'mon

Ok, so which is the top MS? It seems that Carson has been gaining momentum in sending more kids to TJ.

Does the Longfellow pyramid outshine the Carson pyramid overall?