what are the best elementary schools in Fairfax Co?

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Anonymous wrote:Realtor here. If you have money, want to go public and are looking for a school that is head and shoulders above the rest in FC, just stick with the three power schools in McLean - Churchill, Springhill and Chesterbrooke. These schools are always in demand!!!! Haycock has been on somewhat of a downswing recently, but hopefully the new construction will reverse the trend.

I've not heard these schools described as the "three power schools" or that Haycock is on "somewhat of a downswing."

The fact that you don't even know how to spell Chesterbrook or Spring Hill correctly makes me think you don't know the area too well. Lots of dumb-ass realtors wanting to pass themselves off as savvy.

Fine, don't take pp/realtor's suggestion. It will keep our SH numbers down. But you can't argue with the fact that 50 year old relatively modest homes in our neighborhood are sold as fast as they get on the market.

and PP if you vaguely know anything or have read anything about real estate lately, you know there is a shortage of homes on the market and if a home is staged well, priced fairly, it's flying off the market. Even where I live in 22042, homes are on the market for one to two weeks and being sold! I'm not the Realtor, and quite frankly, he/she is lucky this is an anonymous forum otherwise their license would be at stake, with supplying such information!

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Fine, don't take pp/realtor's suggestion. It will keep our SH numbers down. But you can't argue with the fact that 50 year old relatively modest homes in our neighborhood are sold as fast as they get on the market.

Wouldn't argue with it, but it's a non-sequitur. Modest homes sell quickly all over this expensive area. The Spring Hill district is no exception. Sure doesn't mean SH is one if three self-anointed "power schools'" which is an awfully silly way to describe schools for 5-12 year olds to begin with.

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Fine, don't take pp/realtor's suggestion. It will keep our SH numbers down. But you can't argue with the fact that 50 year old relatively modest homes in our neighborhood are sold as fast as they get on the market.

Wouldn't argue with it, but it's a non-sequitur. Modest homes sell quickly all over this expensive area. The Spring Hill district is no exception. Sure doesn't mean SH is one if three self-anointed "power schools'" which is an awfully silly way to describe schools for 5-12 year olds to begin with.

Take it for what it is: real estate agents note higher demand in neighborhoods that feed to these schools. As for "modest homes" I'll just note that our feeder neighborhood sells those for $1M+ in a few days. Hmmm, maybe it has really good public schools? Could be.

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Take it for what it is: real estate agents note higher demand in neighborhoods that feed to these schools. As for "modest homes" I'll just note that our feeder neighborhood sells those for $1M+ in a few days. Hmmm, maybe it has really good public schools? Could be.

Please provide a link to a source where RE agents note how special these three schools are.

For slightly over $1M in Spring Hill district, you can get a house with more than 4500 SF on over 1/2 acre. Not exactly "modest" by any conventional standard.

Really, all of the Tysons area is expensive these days. Those of you who think your particular elementary school commands some amazing premium should get your heads examined.

[Anonymous]

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Take it for what it is: real estate agents note higher demand in neighborhoods that feed to these schools. As for "modest homes" I'll just note that our feeder neighborhood sells those for $1M+ in a few days. Hmmm, maybe it has really good public schools? Could be.

Please provide a link to a source where RE agents note how special these three schools are.

For slightly over $1M in Spring Hill district, you can get a house with more than 4500 SF on over 1/2 acre. Not exactly "modest" by any conventional standard.

Really, all of the Tysons area is expensive these days. Those of you who think your particular elementary school commands some amazing premium should get your heads examined.

See e.g., DCUM, upthread 2 or 3 posts from where you're reading: "Realtor here. If you have money, want to go public and are looking for a school that is head and shoulders above the rest in FC, just stick with the three power schools in McLean - Churchill, Springhill and Chesterbrooke. These schools are always in demand!!!!"

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Sorry - gonna need something better than that anonymous drivel.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I hear that the Springhill/Coper/Langeley pyramid is truely excelent.

[Anonymous]

Others are great, too, I'm sure, but Spring Hill/Longfellow(AAP)/Langley or TJ is one of the best.

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Anonymous wrote:Others are great, too, I'm sure, but Spring Hill/Longfellow(AAP)/Langley or TJ is one of the best.

Its great like Chesterbrooke/Longfellowe/Mcleane no doubt and U should know cuz your obviously an expert.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where will the students go during the renovation?

They'll move into modulars/trailers during the renovation.

[b]Gaaa! I never been in one before.

[Anonymous]

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Take it for what it is: real estate agents note higher demand in neighborhoods that feed to these schools. As for "modest homes" I'll just note that our feeder neighborhood sells those for $1M+ in a few days. Hmmm, maybe it has really good public schools? Could be.

Please provide a link to a source where RE agents note how special these three schools are.

For slightly over $1M in Spring Hill district, you can get a house with more than 4500 SF on over 1/2 acre. Not exactly "modest" by any conventional standard.

Really, all of the Tysons area is expensive these days. Those of you who think your particular elementary school commands some amazing premium should get your heads examined.

Ever since I moved here 20+ years ago, real estate ads state Chesterbrook, Springhill and Churchill Road in their ads. Not many include it with the rest of the ES schools in McLean. You have to look at individual ads to see it. It would be just one link.

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Kilmer marshall pyramids are very good

[Anonymous]

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Ever since I moved here 20+ years ago, real estate ads state Chesterbrook, Springhill and Churchill Road in their ads. Not many include it with the rest of the ES schools in McLean. You have to look at individual ads to see it. It would be just one link.

Not very often. If any school gets mentioned frequently in McLean listings, it's Langley HS, not an elementary school.

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Apparently Freedom Hill doesn't fall anywhere on this list given the spin cycle with all the Vienna families trying leave. I had though they had started to improve with LLIV and their new principal.

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In vienna, the only ES that are mentioned as selling points seem to be Louise Archer, Wolftrap and Vienna. I live in the Louise Archer area, but am really impressed by some of the activities at Vienna ES are truly innovative. For example, I still remember the music flash mob at Viva Vienna.