Nysmith sends more students to TJ every year. It's very good. Potomac is also a good school. Some Longfellow students turn down TJ to attend Potomac. Flint Hill is also good. --------------------------- Nysmith School Head of School: Kenneth Nysmith - blog@nysmith.com … [Read more...]
Top 100 Northern Virginia Elementary School Scores on Standards of Learning
Top 100 N.Va. Elementary School Scores on Standards of Learning This chart ranks the top Virginia elementary schools in the Washington, D.C., area. Ranked schools had complete data for the number of students rating "advanced" on state tests of reading and math. Rank Elementary … [Read more...]
The brief history of Fairfax County Public School’s Policy toward Algebra 1 in 7th Grade
In 2001-02, FCPS required a minimum IAAT percentile score of 98%ile, plus a good score on an exceptionally difficult “Math Seven Assessment” test. That was the first year of a FCPS 3-year extreme anti-acceleration regime. In 2004-05, the pendulum started to swing, the required … [Read more...]
Virginia State Science Olympiad for Grade 3 – 5
Virginia State Science Olympiad http://www.virginiaso.com/ Here's an announcement about an April 1st informational meeting on the new Division A (Elementary School) Science Olympiad program for third through fifth grade students. Dear Parent or Teacher. You are invited to … [Read more...]