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Old 03-28-2014, 09:04 AM
 
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I'm talking K-12. I see rating for both by each state but have no idea how they relate to each other. Is a great Texas school comparable to a great Mass one? Is an academically challenging Texas one, impossible to a South of Boston kid, or vice versa? Any info from transplants or others? I'm doing all this research, and I see houses that we can easily afford (with some college savings breathing room) in schools that aren't "the best" but seem solid in Cypress, but I don't know what the really translates to...Thanks so much!
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Old 03-28-2014, 09:37 AM
 
Location: Breckenridge
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No, in general public schools in the south are not very good. There is a strong push to crush the public school systems down here. Massachusetts on the other hand probably has the best in the nation. Cypress is not really known for their schools as some of the other suburbs are.
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Old 03-28-2014, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Houston Metro
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Cy-Fair isn't known for their schools? As compared to what? Cy-Fair is consistently at the top of public school district ratings in the area.
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Old 03-28-2014, 10:16 AM
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Yes, Cy-Fair is one of the top performing school districts in the area year after year. I don't know why Schumacher713 thinks otherwise.

It is very difficult to compare schools across states. Goodness knows I have tried to do this myself. Note well, the national lists such as "best high schools" first normalize each school's data to its individual state's average performance! Therefore better schools in low performing/standards states like TX are artificially bumped up in the rankings.

Here is a good place to start in comparing state standards and getting mired in data. A quick glance at the color coding reveals that MA has higher proficiency standards than TX.

State Profiles.net
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Old 03-28-2014, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Texas education overall may not rank high nationally but in affluent areas where parents are involved with their kids' education there are some very good schools. My kids go to a school that is getting a lot of transplants from all over the country (and world). It depends on the kid but the new ones coming in don't seem either way ahead or way behind ( assuming they speak good english)based on what my kids say.

I don't know enough about Cy Fair to say which are the better schools. I am in Katy ISD.
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Old 03-28-2014, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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No, in general public schools in the south are not very good. There is a strong push to crush the public school systems down here. Massachusetts on the other hand probably has the best in the nation. Cypress is not really known for their schools as some of the other suburbs are.
??? Cy-Fair (Cypress-Fairbanks) has been the largest Recognized school district in Texas on the whole. Now there are great schools, good schools and even not as good schools in Cy-Fair just like other areas. FWIW, my oldest two graduated in the top 10.1% and 9.1% of their classes (my son missed top 10% by 3 kids, but ended up getting into University of Texas for his Sophmore year, while my daughter missed the top 9% by about 5 kids). My son graduated with a B average and my daughter has an A- on the Dean's list at Texas A&M. They got good educations from an average Cy-Fair school IMO. I won't say it is the best in the area, but it is certainly not "not really known for their schools".
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Old 03-28-2014, 10:41 AM
 
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SocialD--Are you in Cinco? Honestly one of the things I was wondering about is whether there is some self-limiting to Texas colleges down the road. I'd like to have my kids have a shot at Boston College, Georgetown, etc, but if the TX schools are looked down upon (not saying they are, just wondering if they are ) then that might be a problem...
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Old 03-28-2014, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Yes, Cinco Ranch.

Rice and UT Austin are recognized as two of the best colleges in the US and they are full of Texas kids. If BC and Georgetown would not consider TX kids then at would be their loss, but I doubt that is the case.
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Old 03-28-2014, 11:18 AM
 
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JRBNS, each campus is different and there is a lot of variation between campuses. I live in CFISD and was very happy until high school. We had to transition to private., no regrets (we are many years out). With regard to having a shot at Boston College, Georgetown, etc., my own opinion that I have felt for a long time is that it is indeed more difficult for a TX student to get into these schools. However, I think that changes at the graduate school level.
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Old 03-28-2014, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Katy,TX.
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No, in general public schools in the south are not very good. There is a strong push to crush the public school systems down here. Massachusetts on the other hand probably has the best in the nation. Cypress is not really known for their schools as some of the other suburbs are.
Schumacher is correct, Cy-Fair is only considerd a good ISD according to Texas standards.
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