Anonymous
08/21/2025 12:23
Subject: USNWR Maryland HS Ranking -- 8 MCPS schools in top 25
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is consistent with the understanding that MCPS has really fallen off in recent years. Being among the top schools in MD is lowering the bar, IMO. MCPS used to have to several school in the top 100 nationally.
The proposed regional model will make these rankings plummet, so I'm guess central office just doesn't care anymore about its national standing
Exaggerate much?
The regional model will just shift students (and their AP scores) around. Some schools will go up in rankings and others down. The average ranking will be around the same.
That's not how math works.
If you take the conference champ players from the teams in the playoffs, and spread them across the league, those teams won't keep the same mix of rankings.
Anonymous
08/21/2025 12:19
Subject: USNWR Maryland HS Ranking -- 8 MCPS schools in top 25
USNWR is useless for high school rankings and we should not reward them with clicks.
MoCo does not have full-school magnets, does not have test-in charter schools, and is exists within the context of a county-wide school system.
So, yes, the rankings are dominated by whole-school magnets and charter schools, but it's not an apples-to-apples comparison in the slightest.
MoCo does not have full-school magnets, does not have test-in charter schools, and is exists within the context of a county-wide school system.
So, yes, the rankings are dominated by whole-school magnets and charter schools, but it's not an apples-to-apples comparison in the slightest.
Anonymous
08/21/2025 11:59
Subject: USNWR Maryland HS Ranking -- 8 MCPS schools in top 25
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is consistent with the understanding that MCPS has really fallen off in recent years. Being among the top schools in MD is lowering the bar, IMO. MCPS used to have to several school in the top 100 nationally.
The proposed regional model will make these rankings plummet, so I'm guess central office just doesn't care anymore about its national standing
Exaggerate much?
The regional model will just shift students (and their AP scores) around. Some schools will go up in rankings and others down. The average ranking will be around the same.
Anonymous
08/21/2025 09:11
Subject: USNWR Maryland HS Ranking -- 8 MCPS schools in top 25
Here are the rankings based on the DC Metro area:
#1 Jefferson, Fairfax (special program), #5 Nationally
#2 School Without Walls, DC (special program?), #69 Nationally
#3 Whitman, Montgomery, #130 Nationally
#4 BASIS, DC (special program?), #139 Nationally
#5 Langley, Fairfax, #146 Nationally
#6 Banneker, DC, #178 Nationally
#7 Wootton, Montgomery, #191 Nationally
#8 Woodson, Fairfax, #228 Nationally
#9 Oakton, Fairfax, #245 Nationally
#10 Falls Church, Falls Church City, #253 Nationally
#11 Mclean, Fairfax, #261 Nationally
#12 Poolesville, Montgomery, #272 Nationally (special program)
#13 Marshall, Fairfax, #280 Nationally
#14 Madison, Fairfax, #356 Nationally
#15 Churchill, Montgomery, #402 Nationally
#16 Yorktown, Arlington, #496 Nationally
#17 West Springfield, Fairfax, #518 Nationally
#18 Washington Latin Public Charter, DC, #606 Nationally
#19 Richard Montgomery, Montgomery, #640 Nationally
#20 Chantilly, Fairfax, #742 Nationally
#21 Briar Woods, Loudoun, #806 Nationally
#22 Walter Johnson, Montgomery, #820 Nationally
#23 College Park Academy, #856 Nationally (special program?)
#24 Urbana, Frederick, #862 Nationally
#25 Rock Ridge, Loudoun, #872 Nationally
#26 Bethesda Chevy Chase, #917 Nationally
#27 Northwest, Montgomery, #925 Nationally
#28 Lake Braddock, Fairfax, #1013 Nationally
#29 Robinson, Fairfax, #1031 Nationally
#30 Lighridge, Loudoun, #1196
8 Montgomery
10 Fairfax
I've always kind of liked Northwest and thought it looked like a solid school in a nice area (I'm more into suburbia). It looks like it moved up in the National rankings from 1059 to 925. The main reasons why we couldn't consider it before was that the location doesn't really work for us. But may look at the area more closely if we're ever in the market again.
#1 Jefferson, Fairfax (special program), #5 Nationally
#2 School Without Walls, DC (special program?), #69 Nationally
#3 Whitman, Montgomery, #130 Nationally
#4 BASIS, DC (special program?), #139 Nationally
#5 Langley, Fairfax, #146 Nationally
#6 Banneker, DC, #178 Nationally
#7 Wootton, Montgomery, #191 Nationally
#8 Woodson, Fairfax, #228 Nationally
#9 Oakton, Fairfax, #245 Nationally
#10 Falls Church, Falls Church City, #253 Nationally
#11 Mclean, Fairfax, #261 Nationally
#12 Poolesville, Montgomery, #272 Nationally (special program)
#13 Marshall, Fairfax, #280 Nationally
#14 Madison, Fairfax, #356 Nationally
#15 Churchill, Montgomery, #402 Nationally
#16 Yorktown, Arlington, #496 Nationally
#17 West Springfield, Fairfax, #518 Nationally
#18 Washington Latin Public Charter, DC, #606 Nationally
#19 Richard Montgomery, Montgomery, #640 Nationally
#20 Chantilly, Fairfax, #742 Nationally
#21 Briar Woods, Loudoun, #806 Nationally
#22 Walter Johnson, Montgomery, #820 Nationally
#23 College Park Academy, #856 Nationally (special program?)
#24 Urbana, Frederick, #862 Nationally
#25 Rock Ridge, Loudoun, #872 Nationally
#26 Bethesda Chevy Chase, #917 Nationally
#27 Northwest, Montgomery, #925 Nationally
#28 Lake Braddock, Fairfax, #1013 Nationally
#29 Robinson, Fairfax, #1031 Nationally
#30 Lighridge, Loudoun, #1196
8 Montgomery
10 Fairfax
I've always kind of liked Northwest and thought it looked like a solid school in a nice area (I'm more into suburbia). It looks like it moved up in the National rankings from 1059 to 925. The main reasons why we couldn't consider it before was that the location doesn't really work for us. But may look at the area more closely if we're ever in the market again.