Least run down/overcrowded schools in Vienna area?

[Anonymous]

The nicer, newer schools are further west, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whether or not the school needs a new coat of paint and au courant landscaping should be the least of your concerns.

Well, what should I be concerned with? All the schools in the area seem pretty good as far as quality of education, or is this not true?

Um.. in that case, welcome brand new person to DCUM!

FCPS is terrible overall, but are kept afloat by raw demographics. Rich, highly educated parents have kids who do well in spite of it. That having been said, there can be real , non cosmetic, differences in schools, and it would behoove you to find out what those differences are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Ok, great? I was speaking directly to the fact that Vienna Elementary has no AAP program, which again, is a huge plus for many families who aren't interested in the division that actually DOES ensue at many center schools.

Give me a break. Vienna ends up sending a lot of AAP kids to Louise Archer and then the local families still end up talking about who is in AAP and who is not.

And then when they aren’t doing that the families are talking about which kids are on travel teams and which aren’t, which kids made all-stars and which didn’t, etc.

If you don’t want want a place with a fair amount of competitive parenting, you should avoid Vienna entirely.

I have a kid at a FCPS middle and one at a Catholic k-8. Both schools have competitive parents and lots of sports talk. That is not exclusive to Vienna Elementary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

+100
Those parents will constantly deny there is any segregation or division. So predictable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

+100
Those parents will constantly deny there is any segregation or division. So predictable.

I am an AAP parent of 2 AAP kids and I kept my kids in the local level IV school in part because I heard about the division at nearest center school. I had one parent (who sent her DS to the center) give me snark and say my kids could never get a good education outside of the center school because they would not be among smart peers. That just solidified my decision to stay local. And then you meet these fools in (a center) MS and the AAP kids all attend the same AAP classes whether they went to the center or local level IV school. And bright kids who aren't in AAP take honors-which guess what? doesn't seem all that different (is there any difference?) than the AAP classes. AAP kids commingle with (gasp!) gen ed kids in electives. So some of us AAP parents recognize the division in ES. IMO, it gets better in MS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whether or not the school needs a new coat of paint and au courant landscaping should be the least of your concerns.

Well, what should I be concerned with? All the schools in the area seem pretty good as far as quality of education, or is this not true?

Eh, who knows. Over coffee this morning, my husband and I were quietly sharing concerns over our younger kid who is is middle school. We pulled our oldest for private and the academics are better. We were discussing all of the families we knew in Vienna that left public over the past few years. No place is perfect. We regret moving here for the schools.

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I was happy with the schools pre-covid, but the schools have gone downhill due to the focus on equity grading and no or few consequences for bad behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

Really? The parent who said AAP "worked great for [their] kid, no complaints" had a kid in AAP? Crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

Really? The parent who said AAP "worked great for [their] kid, no complaints" had a kid in AAP? Crazy.

Whoooooooooosh...
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

+100
Those parents will constantly deny there is any segregation or division. So predictable.

I am an AAP parent of 2 AAP kids and I kept my kids in the local level IV school in part because I heard about the division at nearest center school. I had one parent (who sent her DS to the center) give me snark and say my kids could never get a good education outside of the center school because they would not be among smart peers. That just solidified my decision to stay local. And then you meet these fools in (a center) MS and the AAP kids all attend the same AAP classes whether they went to the center or local level IV school. And bright kids who aren't in AAP take honors-which guess what? doesn't seem all that different (is there any difference?) than the AAP classes. AAP kids commingle with (gasp!) gen ed kids in electives. So some of us AAP parents recognize the division in ES. IMO, it gets better in MS.

Thank you. Finally, a sane, factual post by an AAP parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

+100
Those parents will constantly deny there is any segregation or division. So predictable.

I am an AAP parent of 2 AAP kids and I kept my kids in the local level IV school in part because I heard about the division at nearest center school. I had one parent (who sent her DS to the center) give me snark and say my kids could never get a good education outside of the center school because they would not be among smart peers. That just solidified my decision to stay local. And then you meet these fools in (a center) MS and the AAP kids all attend the same AAP classes whether they went to the center or local level IV school. And bright kids who aren't in AAP take honors-which guess what? doesn't seem all that different (is there any difference?) than the AAP classes. AAP kids commingle with (gasp!) gen ed kids in electives. So some of us AAP parents recognize the division in ES. IMO, it gets better in MS.

I haven't met people like this at all no matter the school. In fact, some of the LLIV schools are much wealthier and a bit more elitest.
No one cares that much in Vienna where you go to school private, public, AAP, gen ed. Eventually you all know each other through something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

Only a parent who had a kid in AAP would say this.

+100
Those parents will constantly deny there is any segregation or division. So predictable.

I am an AAP parent of 2 AAP kids and I kept my kids in the local level IV school in part because I heard about the division at nearest center school. I had one parent (who sent her DS to the center) give me snark and say my kids could never get a good education outside of the center school because they would not be among smart peers. That just solidified my decision to stay local. And then you meet these fools in (a center) MS and the AAP kids all attend the same AAP classes whether they went to the center or local level IV school. And bright kids who aren't in AAP take honors-which guess what? doesn't seem all that different (is there any difference?) than the AAP classes. AAP kids commingle with (gasp!) gen ed kids in electives. So some of us AAP parents recognize the division in ES. IMO, it gets better in MS.

I haven't met people like this at all no matter the school. In fact, some of the LLIV schools are much wealthier and a bit more elitest.
No one cares that much in Vienna where you go to school private, public, AAP, gen ed. Eventually you all know each other through something.

PP here. This is in Vienna. Child please. I think parents def do make a big deal out schools ratings/AAP in ES. Then it fizzles out. Then for some parents it’s onto TJ and eventually college. And don’t get me started on Madison Vs Marshall and how some parents view the latter. It’s sub group in Vienna who are vocal and give us sane Vienna/AAP parents a bad rep.

[Anonymous]

Mosaic is being renovated now. It's quite large and has been crowded, but we've liked it. Serves the area around Vienna Metro, which is not TOV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

a DC told our DC that he is too smart for the GenEd class and will be moving to AAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Though being the longest continuous operating school within FCPS, Vienna ES has bright and inviting hallways/classrooms. It also has a red roof, which is interesting.

And it has no AAP program, which is the biggest plus of all.

The anti-AAP bashers have to hop into every thread....Worked great for our kid, no complaints, and there was no "AAP versus general ed" chasm like some claim on this board.

a DC told our DC that he is too smart for the GenEd class and will be moving to AAP.

Several kids told our GE child she was "stupid" when she didn't get into AAP. That has stayed with her for years, even though she's anything but. Now in high school, she's in all the same AP classes as the former AAP kids, making straight As, yet she still thinks less of herself. FCPS has really done a number on these kids and it's shameful that they see fit to sort them at the age of seven.