From what I read of last year's stats, the criteria-based magnets generally end up seating a very, very low percentage of lottery qualifiers. I think the most recent set of stats for Eastern said less than 2%. I'm not holding my breath.

Anonymous wrote:You should start a new thread if you want to discuss criterion based middle school applications. This thread is about the MSMC, which is not criteria based.

+1. It's confusing enough to people in general without combining them both in one thread.

Anonymous wrote:Here is the info that MCCPTA Gifted Education Committee released from their public-records request on what local normed were used for middle-school magnets last year. The actual RIT/percentile cutoffs coud be different this year, but certainly they will still vary greatly by the percent FARMs at school. Those in high-FARMs schools will need lower MAP scores to be placed in the lottery than those in low FARMs scools.

2022 criteria-based middle-school magnet lottery
Minimum MAP score/national percentile to be placed in the criteria-based magnets, by percentage of students receiving FARMs at the school:

Math/science magnets: MAP-M
FARMS %, raw MAP score, national perentile
Low FARMs, 232 RIT, 93th percentile
Low-moderate FARMs, 230 RIT, 92nd percentile
Moderate FARMs, 224 RIT, 84th percentile
Moderate-high FARMs, 215 RIT, 65th percentile
High FARMs, 213 RIT, 60th percentile

Communicaitons magnets: MAP-R
FARMS %, raw MAP score, national perentile
Low FARMs, 228 RIT, 92nd percentile
Low-moderate FARMs, 228 RIT, 92nd percentile
Moderate FARMs, 224 RIT, 88th percentile
Moderate-high FARMs, 216 RIT, 76th percentile
High FARMs, 213 RIT, 70th percentile

60th percentile nationally to be in the magnet pool? They really need to be transparent about what the magnets are now.

You should start a new thread if you want to discuss criterion based middle school applications. This thread is about the MSMC, which is not criteria based.

And here are how the ES are grouped by FARMs rate, also from the public-records request results released by MCCPTA GEC:



Low FARMS
ASHBURTON ES
BANNOCKBURN ES
BELLS MILL ES
BELMONT ES
BETHESDA ES
BEVERLY FARMS ES
BRADLEY HILLS ES
BURNING TREE ES
CARDEROCK SPRINGS ES
CEDAR GROVE ES
COLD SPRING ES
DARNESTOWN ES
DIAMOND ES
DUFIEF ES
FALLSMEAD ES
FARMLAND ES
GARRETT PARK ES
GREENWOOD ES
KENSINGTON PARKWOOD ES
LAKEWOOD ES
MONOCACY ES
OLNEY ES
POOLESVILLE ES
POTOMAC ES
RITCHIE PARK ES
SEVEN LOCKS ES
SHERWOOD ES
SLIGO CREEK ES
Snowden Farm ES
SOMERSET ES
STONE MILL ES
TRAVILAH ES
WAYSIDE ES
WESTBROOK ES
WIMS ES
WOOD ACRES ES
WOODFIELD ES
WYNGATE ES

Low Moderate FARMS:
BARNSLEY ES
Bayard Rustin ES
BEALL ES
BROOKE GROVE ES
CANDLEWOOD ES
CARSON ES
CASHELL ES
CHEVY CHASE ES
CLARKSBURG ES
CLEARSPRING ES
CLOVERLY ES
COLLEGE GARDENS ES
DAMASCUS ES
FLOWER VALLEY ES
FOREST KNOLLS ES
GERMANTOWN ES
GIBBS ES
HIGHLAND VIEW ES
JONES LANE ES
LAYTONSVILLE ES
LITTLE BENNETT ES
LONGVIEW SCHOOL
LUXMANOR ES
MARSHALL ES
MATSUNAGA ES
MCNAIR ES
NORTH CHEVY CHASE ES
OAKLAND TERRACE ES
PAGE ES
PINEY BRANCH ES
ROCK CREEK FOREST ES
ROCK CREEK VALLEY ES
ROCKWELL ES
STEPHEN KNOLLS
STONEGATE ES
WESTOVER ES
WOODLIN ES

Moderate FARMS
BURTONSVILLE ES
DREW ES
EAST SILVER SPRING ES
FIELDS ROAD ES
FOX CHAPEL ES
GLEN HAVEN ES
GLENALLAN ES
GOSHEN ES
GREAT SENECA CREEK ES
MARYVALE ES
MCAULIFFE ES
MEADOW HALL ES
MILL CREEK TOWNE ES
PINE CREST ES
RESNIK ES
RIDE ES
ROCK VIEW ES
SEQUOYAH ES
SINGER ES
STRAWBERRY KNOLL ES
WATERS LANDING ES

Moderate High FARMS
ARCOLA ES
BROOKHAVEN ES
BROWN STATION ES
BURNT MILLS ES
CANNON ROAD ES
CARL SANDBURG LC
CLOPPER MILL ES
CRESTHAVEN ES
DALY ES
FAIRLAND ES
FLOWER HILL ES
GALWAY ES
GEORGIAN FOREST ES
GREENCASTLE ES
HARMONY HILLS ES
HIGHLAND ES
JACKSON ROAD ES
LAKE SENECA ES
OAK VIEW ES
ROSEMONT ES
SHRIVER ES
STEDWICK ES
STRATHMORE ES
TWINBROOK ES
VIERS MILL ES
WASHINGTON GROVE ES
WELLER ROAD ES
WHETSTONE ES

High FARMS:
GAITHERSBURG ES
KEMP MILL ES
LELECK ES
ROLLING TERRACE ES
SOUTH LAKE ES
SUMMIT HALL ES
WATKINS MILL ES
WHEATON WOODS ES