Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 14:05     Subject: Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:
Our Bethesda MCPS school is wonderful, and never receives top ranking because they cater to children with special needs and have a very diverse ESOL population. This drives down the test scores, but the education level in the classroom is extremely high.


Bethesda ES SPED 11.6%, ESOL 12.2%, FARMS 6.3%
Ronald McNair ES SPED 6.0%, ESOL 19.4%, FARMS 24.4%

(Which is not to say that Bethesda ES is not wonderful!)
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 14:03     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:But then when you want to go to the best high school, according to the same website, you have to move back to MoCo.
https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/maryland/
LOL


Do my eyes deceive me? Where is Churchill on the top 10 list?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 14:01     Subject: Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

There is no need to display our upcounty provincialism by referring to a 12-story building as a skyscraper.


Nuh uh! I ain't no provincer.

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/maps/?cityID=462


That's funny! Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 14:00     Subject: Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:
Our Bethesda MCPS school is wonderful, and never receives top ranking because they cater to children with special needs and have a very diverse ESOL population. This drives down the test scores, but the education level in the classroom is extremely high.


As are the special needs services. Awesome school!
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:58     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:But then when you want to go to the best high school, according to the same website, you have to move back to MoCo.
https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/maryland/
LOL


How the hell is Wheaton even on the list????/


Because it's a W school, of course!
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:48     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:But then when you want to go to the best high school, according to the same website, you have to move back to MoCo.
https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/maryland/
LOL




How the hell is Wheaton even on the list????/
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:33     Subject: Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

haha. Clearly the study is flawed

In any case, I would like to thank the down county mommy warriors for paying such high property taxes on their million dollar 1950s Cape Cods to subsidize the education of our little FARMers.

Sorry to interrupt your pages and pages of gloating over all those awesome family friendly neighborhoods in Olney. Don't forget to reload your EZ pass for the $10 ICC commute. Bethesda and Chevy Chasers, please send my regards to the new skyscraper occupants who will soon be stuffing your favorite W school to 200% capacity and vying for position in the free lunch line.


There is no need to display our upcounty provincialism by referring to a 12-story building as a skyscraper.


Nuh uh! I ain't no provincer.

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/maps/?cityID=462
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:24     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you MCPS 2.0!


It's not only 2.0. They had this ridiculous school polling system, which cost MCPS hundreds of thousands of dollars. This list a reflection of that poll.


I'm new to MCPS. What is this?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:22     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you MCPS 2.0!


It's not only 2.0. They had this ridiculous school polling system, which cost MCPS hundreds of thousands of dollars. This list a reflection of that poll.


Niche should be forced to reclassify their rankings to match US News and World Report, which publishes only pure, objective, unbiased, and untainted information.

Besides, I prefer to spend those thousands of down county tax dollars on headhunting our next school superintendent ($33,000 contract PLUS expenses) to take the burden off the MCPS educational board. Its true that blowing $100,000 on lobster dinners and cocktails in an Ocean City weekend retreat helps to take the edge off, but having to independently select the next superintendent is just asking too much.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/07/mcps-reimburses-boe-members-for-pricey-meals-taxi-fares-and-more-104758.html
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:09     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:Thank you MCPS 2.0!


It's not only 2.0. They had this ridiculous school polling system, which cost MCPS hundreds of thousands of dollars. This list a reflection of that poll.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:07     Subject: Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:

haha. Clearly the study is flawed

In any case, I would like to thank the down county mommy warriors for paying such high property taxes on their million dollar 1950s Cape Cods to subsidize the education of our little FARMers.

Sorry to interrupt your pages and pages of gloating over all those awesome family friendly neighborhoods in Olney. Don't forget to reload your EZ pass for the $10 ICC commute. Bethesda and Chevy Chasers, please send my regards to the new skyscraper occupants who will soon be stuffing your favorite W school to 200% capacity and vying for position in the free lunch line.


There is no need to display our upcounty provincialism by referring to a 12-story building as a skyscraper.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:07     Subject: Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:Oh no! This is awful!

I can't believe my kid doesn't go to a TOP TEN ES! This must mean my local ES sux eggs.

She's doomed to failure! What have I done? Is it too late to get her into a TOP THREE PS? Or is it TOP FIVE? I'm so confused! Will she ever make it into the TOP ONE PRCENT of all U.S earners?

Who are some of the TOP children's psychologists I can call to help her deal with this? What about TOP children's tutoring -- are Sylva and Tabtor any good or is Kumon really the TOPS?

Effin' 'ell, I've already missed the deadline to get her into a TOP summer camp like Holton Arms!! She might have to spend the summer at the Y (shudder).


ha ha! I agree - I'm always extremely skeptical of "Top X" rankings and think it is naïve to base any decisions on them. I clicked on the link though (which is what the makers of the ranking really wanted) and checked the scores on our ES - Wyngate. A for academics, A+ for teachers and B+ for diversity. Sounds good to me and makes me not care about the ranking at all (81st in the DMV).
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 13:03     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Thank you MCPS 2.0!
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 12:51     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
Anonymous wrote:The US News methodology can be questioned, but it's far more objective and fact-based than the Niche rankings, which are totally bogus.


High school ranking is consistent with US News

https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/maryland/ Most top are in MoCo.

So in a few years --- it may change because ES kids move up to high schools
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2015 12:51     Subject: Re:Montgomery County shut out of top 10 elementary schools
But then when you want to go to the best high school, according to the same website, you have to move back to MoCo.
https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/maryland/
LOL