Anonymous
02/20/2019 09:11
Subject: Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:The magnet curricula throughout MCPS (and at all grade levels) is superior to the non-magnet curricula.
This is just a list of schools in order of how wealthy the parents are.
The magnet curricula are better for whom? Not for everyone.
Anonymous
02/20/2019 09:10
Subject: Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
The magnet curricula throughout MCPS (and at all grade levels) is superior to the non-magnet curricula.
This is just a list of schools in order of how wealthy the parents are.
This is just a list of schools in order of how wealthy the parents are.
Anonymous
02/20/2019 09:07
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Don't all schools have similar curriculum except for the magnets?
Yes, which is why this thread is stupid and based on social economic status.
Tier 1 - Magnets
Tier 2 - Everyone else. If you don't believe me, go search the news sites and see all of the negative events at each of these "top tier" schools.
Really just economic status.
Anonymous
02/20/2019 08:57
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Don't all schools have similar curriculum except for the magnets?
Yes, which is why this thread is stupid and based on social economic status.
Tier 1 - Magnets
Tier 2 - Everyone else. If you don't believe me, go search the news sites and see all of the negative events at each of these "top tier" schools.
+1. Or at least use great schools or niche rankings as a basis for your list. They at least have an objective methodology for their rankings rather than just a “feeling.”
Anonymous
02/20/2019 08:53
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Don't all schools have similar curriculum except for the magnets?
Yes, which is why this thread is stupid and based on social economic status.
Tier 1 - Magnets
Tier 2 - Everyone else. If you don't believe me, go search the news sites and see all of the negative events at each of these "top tier" schools.
Anonymous
02/20/2019 08:50
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well this is fun!
Tier 1
Churchill
Whitman
BCC
WJ
Tier 2
Wootton
Poolesville
QO
Sherwood
Tier 3
Damascus
RM
Blair
Clarksburg
Tier 4
Northwest
Magruder
Rockville
Blake
Tier 5
All other schools.
I would send my kids to any school in tiers 1-3. We need more posts like this!!!
Id move QO down and NW UP to tier 3 and move clarksburg down to tier 4
Anonymous
02/20/2019 08:46
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is a list of schools based on SES. That's it, and has nothing to do with quality of the teachers or programs at the school.
+1 OP why don't you weigh in. What are your criteria for a good school?
NP
Great School:
* Solid curriculum with many subjects and ECs in lower grades, real specialized teachers grade 7 onwards, breadth of classes and clubs grades 9-12
* Well-trained, effective teachers who can customize their subject matter well.
* Differentiation in math, english lit, science, history (base level, honors, remedial), by class room (do not do whole bell curve of abilities in each class of 30-35 kids in MS or HS)
* Community that values education and can demonstrate that: involved, work hard, stay out of trouble, go to class, strong goals (college, trades/careers)
* Logistics easy to get to/from school
* Cut the caps by 2 kids in each ES (from 27 to 25), MS (from 30 to 32), HS (from 35 to 33)
Don't all schools have similar curriculums except for the magnets?
Anonymous
02/20/2019 08:44
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well this is fun!
Tier 1
Churchill
Whitman
BCC
WJ
Tier 2
Wootton
Poolesville
QO
Sherwood
Tier 3
Damascus
RM
Blair
Clarksburg
Tier 4
Northwest
Magruder
Rockville
Blake
Tier 5
All other schools.
I would send my kids to any school in tiers 1-3. We need more posts like this!!!
This is a list of schools based on SES. That's it, and has nothing to do with quality of the teachers or programs at the school.
And why would QO and Sherwood be ranked higher than RM?
SES, you say?
Sherwood has 15% FARMs; RM has about 19%. QO has a higher number - around 21%.
Indeed, so why would QO be rated higher than RM? Could it be because QO and Sherwood has more white people than RM? Surely, that can't be the reason why you rated it higher, right? Just trying to understand why your reasoning.
Anonymous
02/19/2019 23:09
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tier 1
Churchill
Wootton
Whitman
Poolesville Magnet
RMIB
Blair SMACs
Tier 2
WJ/Woodward
BCC
QO
Olney
NW
Blair CAPS
Sherwood
Blake
Tier 3
Seneca Valley
Clarksburg
Rockville
Blair non-magnet
RM non-magnet
Tier 4
Einstein
Kennedy
Springbrook
Gaithersburg High School
Magruder
Wow, Woodward's in tier 2 even though it doesn't exist yet. And Olney is not a high school.
And the idiot missed actual high schools. Ignorant
Anonymous
02/19/2019 23:07
Subject: Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
This thread is straight BS to make people feel better about their housing choices.
Anonymous
02/19/2019 23:01
Subject: Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know about the other schools but I’m very please with Einstein.Anonymous wrote:Curious about this since everyone thinks about different schools differently. If there was a chart with 5 different tiers, 1 being the best 5 being the worst, where would you put every MCPS high school? Everyone has a different opinion and I'm honestly so curious!
low expectations make meeting them easy. Go you
Anonymous
02/19/2019 22:48
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is a list of schools based on SES. That's it, and has nothing to do with quality of the teachers or programs at the school.
+1 OP why don't you weigh in. What are your criteria for a good school?
NP
Great School:
* Solid curriculum with many subjects and ECs in lower grades, real specialized teachers grade 7 onwards, breadth of classes and clubs grades 9-12
* Well-trained, effective teachers who can customize their subject matter well.
* Differentiation in math, english lit, science, history (base level, honors, remedial), by class room (do not do whole bell curve of abilities in each class of 30-35 kids in MS or HS)
* Community that values education and can demonstrate that: involved, work hard, stay out of trouble, go to class, strong goals (college, trades/careers)
* Logistics easy to get to/from school
* Cut the caps by 2 kids in each ES (from 27 to 25), MS (from 30 to 32), HS (from 35 to 33)
Anonymous
02/19/2019 21:27
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:Tier 1
Churchill
Wootton
Whitman
Poolesville Magnet
RMIB
Blair SMACs
Tier 2
WJ/Woodward
BCC
QO
Olney
NW
Blair CAPS
Sherwood
Blake
Tier 3
Seneca Valley
Clarksburg
Rockville
Blair non-magnet
RM non-magnet
Tier 4
Einstein
Kennedy
Springbrook
Gaithersburg High School
Magruder
Wow, Woodward's in tier 2 even though it doesn't exist yet. And Olney is not a high school.
Anonymous
02/19/2019 21:12
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Anonymous wrote:This is a list of schools based on SES. That's it, and has nothing to do with quality of the teachers or programs at the school.
+1 OP why don't you weigh in. What are your criteria for a good school?
Anonymous
02/19/2019 21:07
Subject: Re:Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
Tier 1
Churchill
Wootton
Whitman
Poolesville Magnet
RMIB
Blair SMACs
Tier 2
WJ/Woodward
BCC
QO
Olney
NW
Blair CAPS
Sherwood
Blake
Tier 3
Seneca Valley
Clarksburg
Rockville
Blair non-magnet
RM non-magnet
Tier 4
Einstein
Kennedy
Springbrook
Gaithersburg High School
Magruder
Churchill
Wootton
Whitman
Poolesville Magnet
RMIB
Blair SMACs
Tier 2
WJ/Woodward
BCC
QO
Olney
NW
Blair CAPS
Sherwood
Blake
Tier 3
Seneca Valley
Clarksburg
Rockville
Blair non-magnet
RM non-magnet
Tier 4
Einstein
Kennedy
Springbrook
Gaithersburg High School
Magruder