Anonymous
04/28/2021 10:42
Subject: Re:DC-area high schools score high in US News 2021 rankings
I liked it better when they eliminated the schools that are application oriented. I would like to see the rankings of the schools that don’t get to cherry pick their students.
Anonymous
04/28/2021 10:32
Subject: DC-area high schools score high in US News 2021 rankings
Anonymous wrote:Congrats to Marshall!
This isn't the FCPS forum. But Marshall scores high because it has leave from FCPS to make IB English the default English course for 11th and 12th grade students. Other schools in FCPS (and other systems) let students choose among regular, honors, and AP/IB English courses.
If APS were to decide that AP English should be the default English course for 11th and 12th grade students at Yorktown, it would be ranked higher. The US News ratings can definitely be gamed.
Anonymous
04/28/2021 09:00
Subject: DC-area high schools score high in US News 2021 rankings
Congrats to Marshall!
Anonymous
04/28/2021 08:47
Subject: DC-area high schools score high in US News 2021 rankings
Anonymous
04/28/2021 08:40
Subject: DC-area high schools score high in US News 2021 rankings
"Once again, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia, has been named the No. 1 high school in the U.S.
Senior data analyst with U.S. News & World Report Eric Brooks said some of the things that put Thomas Jefferson on top include a nearly 100% graduation rate, and the fact that every senior took advanced placement exams and got a score of three or higher.
As far as statewide testing goes, Brooks said, “All their students are proficient at reading and math.” Thomas Jefferson also does very well in U.S. News’ science, technology, engineering and math ranking, which looks at performance on AP exams in science and mathematics.
Two other local schools rank in the top 125 high schools nationwide. School Without Walls in D.C. ranked 90th nationally and No. 1 in the city. Walt Whitman in Montgomery County, Maryland, ranked 111th nationally and No. 1 in Maryland. Brooks said these two schools have graduation rates in the high 90s and students do well on AP exams and state"
"Nine of the top 10 ranked schools in Virginia are in Northern Virginia. The reason is Virginia schools have relatively balanced numbers of students testing as proficient in reading and math, but school districts, such as Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties, graduate students who are about 80% to 90% proficient in the subject areas.
Schools that made the top 25 in Virginia from Fairfax County include Langley, McLean, Marshall, W. T. Woodson, Chantilly, Oakton, Madison, West Springfield, Robinson, Lake Braddock and Centreville."
https://wtop.com/local/2021/04/several-local-high-schools-rank-as-some-of-the-best-in-the-nation/
Senior data analyst with U.S. News & World Report Eric Brooks said some of the things that put Thomas Jefferson on top include a nearly 100% graduation rate, and the fact that every senior took advanced placement exams and got a score of three or higher.
As far as statewide testing goes, Brooks said, “All their students are proficient at reading and math.” Thomas Jefferson also does very well in U.S. News’ science, technology, engineering and math ranking, which looks at performance on AP exams in science and mathematics.
Two other local schools rank in the top 125 high schools nationwide. School Without Walls in D.C. ranked 90th nationally and No. 1 in the city. Walt Whitman in Montgomery County, Maryland, ranked 111th nationally and No. 1 in Maryland. Brooks said these two schools have graduation rates in the high 90s and students do well on AP exams and state"
"Nine of the top 10 ranked schools in Virginia are in Northern Virginia. The reason is Virginia schools have relatively balanced numbers of students testing as proficient in reading and math, but school districts, such as Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties, graduate students who are about 80% to 90% proficient in the subject areas.
Schools that made the top 25 in Virginia from Fairfax County include Langley, McLean, Marshall, W. T. Woodson, Chantilly, Oakton, Madison, West Springfield, Robinson, Lake Braddock and Centreville."
https://wtop.com/local/2021/04/several-local-high-schools-rank-as-some-of-the-best-in-the-nation/