Why do people in the Real Estate forum rag on Washington Lee HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people are scared of diversity. They are drawn to lily white Yorktown.

And schools with no poors. Look at the list the other person provided of "better" schools than W-L (32% of kids on FARMS) -- Yorktown (15% FARMS), Whitman (<5%), B-CC (11%). People want to keep their kids in the bubble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are many higher rated schools of equal caliber offered to you at the same price point.

Name a school with a similar commute to DC with higher rated schools of equal caliber offered at the same price point

Yorktown, McLean, BCC, etc... if I am paying a million plus for a house I want a well rated school not up and coming bull shit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people are scared of diversity. They are drawn to lily white Yorktown.

And schools with no poors. Look at the list the other person provided of "better" schools than W-L (32% of kids on FARMS) -- Yorktown (15% FARMS), Whitman (<5%), B-CC (11%). People want to keep their kids in the bubble.

Honestly, W-L seems fine to me, but posts like this make me laugh. Some W-L parents claim they sought out the diversity, but they cry crocodile tears as modest homes in LV and LP are torn down for McMansions, and affordable housing elsewhere is replaced with expensive condos. I haven't heard of the PTA parents lying down in front of too many bulldozers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are many higher rated schools of equal caliber offered to you at the same price point.

Name a school with a similar commute to DC with higher rated schools of equal caliber offered at the same price point

Yorktown, McLean, BCC, etc... if I am paying a million plus for a house I want a well rated school not up and coming bull shit.

PP from above. OK, please provide links to these schools in McLean and Bethesda that are the same price point. If people could 22201 prices to live in 22101, they would do so!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are many higher rated schools of equal caliber offered to you at the same price point.

Name a school with a similar commute to DC with higher rated schools of equal caliber offered at the same price point

Yorktown, McLean, BCC, etc... if I am paying a million plus for a house I want a well rated school not up and coming bull shit.

PP from above. OK, please provide links to these schools in McLean and Bethesda that are the same price point. If people could 22201 prices to live in 22101, they would do so!

sorry, I meant links to houses

[Anonymous]

My bet it is a few people who post a lot.

I really can't understand why people care so much about a school their child doesn't attend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it some kind of snobbery or something?
And yet there is so much on Real Estate saying "almost got tricked into buying there" etc. The neighborhood around it is a good neighborhood. I go to daycare in 22207 and it seems so nice.

What gives? What am I missing?

People troll neighborhoods and school districts. I can think of four reasons

1. They own in a competing place, and think this will increase the value of their home.

2. They moved from that place, and need to justify it to themselves

3. They either live there and want to lower their property value so they pay less tax or they are looking to move there, and want to lower prices

4. Its fun to push people's buttons.

5. They can't afford the square footage or lot size they desire so they trash it.

6. They lost multiple bids.

7. The only thing going on in their neighborhood is schools.-while the SFH zoned to W-L have metro and walkability and nightlife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it some kind of snobbery or something?
And yet there is so much on Real Estate saying "almost got tricked into buying there" etc. The neighborhood around it is a good neighborhood. I go to daycare in 22207 and it seems so nice.

What gives? What am I missing?

People troll neighborhoods and school districts. I can think of four reasons

1. They own in a competing place, and think this will increase the value of their home.

2. They moved from that place, and need to justify it to themselves

3. They either live there and want to lower their property value so they pay less tax or they are looking to move there, and want to lower prices

4. Its fun to push people's buttons.

5. They can't afford the square footage or lot size they desire so they trash it.

6. They lost multiple bids.

7. The only thing going on in their neighborhood is schools.-while the SFH zoned to W-L have metro and walkability and nightlife.

Did anyone ever figure out if Kirsten Gillibrand lived in the W-L district?

[Anonymous]

nightlife.

This is not a positive unless you are 23. I like LV, but know a number of families that moved out because they couldn't stand the partying atmosphere and its detritus on their lawn.

[Anonymous]

A school that's rated a 6 on Great Schools is nothing to be ashamed about. Sure, it's not great, particularly in an area where people may spend over a million on a house, but it could be worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

nightlife.

This is not a positive unless you are 23. I like LV, but know a number of families that moved out because they couldn't stand the partying atmosphere and its detritus on their lawn.

Whatever. It's being able to do everything on foot. Spinning class in 10 min--mo problem--walk the couple blocks. Ran out of an ingredient--even an obscure one- walk over. Nothing for dinner- throw on your shoes- where do you want to go ? 60 choices. There's no driving for a treat/dessert. It's a lifestyle people pay for. Zero to do with nightlife and unless you live right along the strip--the neighborhoods are very well sheltered from the revelers. Once the parking switched to resident only the problems went away.

But back to W-L- great school. Kids get into the same places (and even better rates) than YHS. To say the school is crap are the people that only want their kids around white rich brats. The kind that brought their own iPhones and iPads to summer sports camp---seriously..wtf?!?!?! They sat on the side of the gym playing them.

[Anonymous]

It's all about the FARMs rate and non-white %. If you look at the test scores among white kids , Yorktown and W-L are virtually the same. The schools are also similar in the colleges where grads are accepted. But, some people think it's impossible to get a good education while sitting in the same classroom with brown and/or non-rich kids.

Nothing wrong with Yorktown but for commuting into DC and having a walking lifestyle (if that's important to you) the W-L neighborhoods definitely have the edge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Also, what does "higher rated schools of equal caliber" even mean?

It means "I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Also, what does "higher rated schools of equal caliber" even mean?

It means "I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about."

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia

[Anonymous]

http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/11/APS%20TransferReport%202013%2014.pdf

Transfers into Yorktown last year:
--from W-L: 15

Transfers into W-L last year:
--from Yorktown: 138

Hmmmm.