Who sends their kid to Wakefield HS? Is it really that bad?

[Anonymous]

My kids attend Mclean HS so I do not have horse in this race. Both Yorktown and W-L HS are in the same tennis division as Mclean and my kids play varsity tennis for Mclean HS last year so I had a chance to see both Yorktown and W-L through sports, in this case, boys tennis.

W-L tennis team is very bad. It is so bad that all the starters players from Mclean sat out and sub with 3rd stringers and Mclean still beat W-L both times really bad. All of the players from W-L seemed to have very little outside private coaching and it showed. The Mclean players were very well fed during the tennis matches. There were plenty of food, fruit and drink for Mclean team while there was nothing but water for W-L. The tennis coach for W-L is a PE teacher from Long Fellow MS, very nice guy but his team was no match for Mclean. The support from the Mclean parents for the Mclean tennis team was kinda absurd, bordering on spoiling the players. There were 11 players on the Mclean tennis team graduated in 2017 and six of them went to UVA and the other five went to VA tech. Btw, all of the players from Mclean HS had outside private coaching, I guess it is because the Mclean parents just have more resources. They also had private academic tutoring as well.

Yorktown had an OK tennis team last year. They lost twice to Mclean but not as bad as W-L. All of the kids on the Yorktown tennis team were very good students. The support from the parents for Yorktown tennis team was not as strong as Mclean. About half of the kids on the Yorktown tennis had outside private coaching with the rest had very little.

Based on what I saw last year, it looks like the kids on the tennis team from Yorktown come from a wealthier families with strong parents so they are much more disciplines than kids from W-L.

Last year, Mclean finished 1st in the division while Yorktown finished 4th. W-L finished last. Mclean won the state 6A boys tennis title.

If you want to know how good a high school is in term of academic, just look at the school tennis team record. If the tennis team of that school does does well, that school has a sterling academic. Look around, Mclean, Langley, James Madison, and Marshalls all have excellent tennis program and an excellence academic school.

From what I read, Wakefield boys and tennis girls team are just outright bad. Therefore, one would come to the conclusion that academic performance at Wakefield HS has a lot to be desired, to put it gently. The same for W-L as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are white and rich you kid will do fine. If you are Latino and don't speak English, then probably not

Racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids attend Mclean HS so I do not have horse in this race. Both Yorktown and W-L HS are in the same tennis division as Mclean and my kids play varsity tennis for Mclean HS last year so I had a chance to see both Yorktown and W-L through sports, in this case, boys tennis.

W-L tennis team is very bad. It is so bad that all the starters players from Mclean sat out and sub with 3rd stringers and Mclean still beat W-L both times really bad. All of the players from W-L seemed to have very little outside private coaching and it showed. The Mclean players were very well fed during the tennis matches. There were plenty of food, fruit and drink for Mclean team while there was nothing but water for W-L. The tennis coach for W-L is a PE teacher from Long Fellow MS, very nice guy but his team was no match for Mclean. The support from the Mclean parents for the Mclean tennis team was kinda absurd, bordering on spoiling the players. There were 11 players on the Mclean tennis team graduated in 2017 and six of them went to UVA and the other five went to VA tech. Btw, all of the players from Mclean HS had outside private coaching, I guess it is because the Mclean parents just have more resources. They also had private academic tutoring as well.

Yorktown had an OK tennis team last year. They lost twice to Mclean but not as bad as W-L. All of the kids on the Yorktown tennis team were very good students. The support from the parents for Yorktown tennis team was not as strong as Mclean. About half of the kids on the Yorktown tennis had outside private coaching with the rest had very little.

Based on what I saw last year, it looks like the kids on the tennis team from Yorktown come from a wealthier families with strong parents so they are much more disciplines than kids from W-L.

Last year, Mclean finished 1st in the division while Yorktown finished 4th. W-L finished last. Mclean won the state 6A boys tennis title.

If you want to know how good a high school is in term of academic, just look at the school tennis team record. If the tennis team of that school does does well, that school has a sterling academic. Look around, Mclean, Langley, James Madison, and Marshalls all have excellent tennis program and an excellence academic school.

From what I read, Wakefield boys and tennis girls team are just outright bad. Therefore, one would come to the conclusion that academic performance at Wakefield HS has a lot to be desired, to put it gently. The same for W-L as well.

You, and this post are retarded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids attend Mclean HS so I do not have horse in this race. Both Yorktown and W-L HS are in the same tennis division as Mclean and my kids play varsity tennis for Mclean HS last year so I had a chance to see both Yorktown and W-L through sports, in this case, boys tennis.

W-L tennis team is very bad. It is so bad that all the starters players from Mclean sat out and sub with 3rd stringers and Mclean still beat W-L both times really bad. All of the players from W-L seemed to have very little outside private coaching and it showed. The Mclean players were very well fed during the tennis matches. There were plenty of food, fruit and drink for Mclean team while there was nothing but water for W-L. The tennis coach for W-L is a PE teacher from Long Fellow MS, very nice guy but his team was no match for Mclean. The support from the Mclean parents for the Mclean tennis team was kinda absurd, bordering on spoiling the players. There were 11 players on the Mclean tennis team graduated in 2017 and six of them went to UVA and the other five went to VA tech. Btw, all of the players from Mclean HS had outside private coaching, I guess it is because the Mclean parents just have more resources. They also had private academic tutoring as well.

Yorktown had an OK tennis team last year. They lost twice to Mclean but not as bad as W-L. All of the kids on the Yorktown tennis team were very good students. The support from the parents for Yorktown tennis team was not as strong as Mclean. About half of the kids on the Yorktown tennis had outside private coaching with the rest had very little.

Based on what I saw last year, it looks like the kids on the tennis team from Yorktown come from a wealthier families with strong parents so they are much more disciplines than kids from W-L.

Last year, Mclean finished 1st in the division while Yorktown finished 4th. W-L finished last. Mclean won the state 6A boys tennis title.

If you want to know how good a high school is in term of academic, just look at the school tennis team record. If the tennis team of that school does does well, that school has a sterling academic. Look around, Mclean, Langley, James Madison, and Marshalls all have excellent tennis program and an excellence academic school.

From what I read, Wakefield boys and tennis girls team are just outright bad. Therefore, one would come to the conclusion that academic performance at Wakefield HS has a lot to be desired, to put it gently. The same for W-L as well.

Never heard of the tennis team's academic record being a bell-weather for the quality of the school. That's kind of suspicious reasoning.

[Anonymous]

According to US NEWS report, you can draw your own conclusion.

Wakefield:
college readiness: 43.8; AP test: 56%, AP passed: 70%. Student population: Asian 9%; black 22%; Hispanic 44%; white 20%

W-L:
college readiness: 54.3; AP test: 77%, AP passed: 61%. Student population: Asian 8%; black 5%; Hispanic 16%; white 66%

Yorktown:
college readiness: 69.2; AP test: 80%, AP passed: 82%. Student population: Asian 10%; black 11%; Hispanic 34%; white 40%

Langley:
college readiness: 72.4; AP test: 80%, AP passed: 87%. Student population: Asian 8%; black 5%; Hispanic 16%; white 66%

Mclean:
college readiness: 75; AP test: 81%, AP passed: 90%. Student population: Asian 21%; black 1%; Hispanic 5%; white 68%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids attend Mclean HS so I do not have horse in this race. Both Yorktown and W-L HS are in the same tennis division as Mclean and my kids play varsity tennis for Mclean HS last year so I had a chance to see both Yorktown and W-L through sports, in this case, boys tennis.

W-L tennis team is very bad. It is so bad that all the starters players from Mclean sat out and sub with 3rd stringers and Mclean still beat W-L both times really bad. All of the players from W-L seemed to have very little outside private coaching and it showed. The Mclean players were very well fed during the tennis matches. There were plenty of food, fruit and drink for Mclean team while there was nothing but water for W-L. The tennis coach for W-L is a PE teacher from Long Fellow MS, very nice guy but his team was no match for Mclean. The support from the Mclean parents for the Mclean tennis team was kinda absurd, bordering on spoiling the players. There were 11 players on the Mclean tennis team graduated in 2017 and six of them went to UVA and the other five went to VA tech. Btw, all of the players from Mclean HS had outside private coaching, I guess it is because the Mclean parents just have more resources. They also had private academic tutoring as well.

Yorktown had an OK tennis team last year. They lost twice to Mclean but not as bad as W-L. All of the kids on the Yorktown tennis team were very good students. The support from the parents for Yorktown tennis team was not as strong as Mclean. About half of the kids on the Yorktown tennis had outside private coaching with the rest had very little.

Based on what I saw last year, it looks like the kids on the tennis team from Yorktown come from a wealthier families with strong parents so they are much more disciplines than kids from W-L.

Last year, Mclean finished 1st in the division while Yorktown finished 4th. W-L finished last. Mclean won the state 6A boys tennis title.

If you want to know how good a high school is in term of academic, just look at the school tennis team record. If the tennis team of that school does does well, that school has a sterling academic. Look around, Mclean, Langley, James Madison, and Marshalls all have excellent tennis program and an excellence academic school.

From what I read, Wakefield boys and tennis girls team are just outright bad. Therefore, one would come to the conclusion that academic performance at Wakefield HS has a lot to be desired, to put it gently. The same for W-L as well.

You, and this post are retarded.

+1,000 it really looks like a lot of work went into producing that drivel, too. What a waste or energy. I think she spent her very last brain cell on that post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to US NEWS report, you can draw your own conclusion.

Wakefield:
college readiness: 43.8; AP test: 56%, AP passed: 70%. Student population: Asian 9%; black 22%; Hispanic 44%; white 20%

W-L:
college readiness: 54.3; AP test: 77%, AP passed: 61%. Student population: Asian 8%; black 5%; Hispanic 16%; white 66%

Yorktown:
college readiness: 69.2; AP test: 80%, AP passed: 82%. Student population: Asian 10%; black 11%; Hispanic 34%; white 40%

Langley:
college readiness: 72.4; AP test: 80%, AP passed: 87%. Student population: Asian 8%; black 5%; Hispanic 16%; white 66%

Mclean:
college readiness: 75; AP test: 81%, AP passed: 90%. Student population: Asian 21%; black 1%; Hispanic 5%; white 68%

W-L is mostly IB, so it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison.

Plus your demographic information is wrong. No way Langley is 21% black and Hispanic, and McLean is closer to 12% Hispanic and 55% white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to US NEWS report, you can draw your own conclusion.

Wakefield:
college readiness: 43.8; AP test: 56%, AP passed: 70%. Student population: Asian 9%; black 22%; Hispanic 44%; white 20%

W-L:
college readiness: 54.3; AP test: 77%, AP passed: 61%. Student population: Asian 8%; black 5%; Hispanic 16%; white 66%

Yorktown:
college readiness: 69.2; AP test: 80%, AP passed: 82%. Student population: Asian 10%; black 11%; Hispanic 34%; white 40%

Langley:
college readiness: 72.4; AP test: 80%, AP passed: 87%. Student population: Asian 8%; black 5%; Hispanic 16%; white 66%

Mclean:
college readiness: 75; AP test: 81%, AP passed: 90%. Student population: Asian 21%; black 1%; Hispanic 5%; white 68%

W-L is mostly IB, so it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison.

Plus your demographic information is wrong. No way Langley is 21% black and Hispanic, and McLean is closer to 12% Hispanic and 55% white.

Plus Yorktown is much whiter than W-L.

[Anonymous]

As home prices rise, Wakefield becomes more palatable.
W-L used to be a school no one would consider.
Times change. Schools change.

Meanwhile kids have been receiving excellent educations at Wakefield for years.

Are you considering buying a home zoned Wakefield OP? We looked at a nice home in South Arlington this past weekend. If the open house was any indication, young families aren’t afraid of Wakefield.

[Anonymous]

This board skews N Arlington, move to N Arlington nope make that move to North North Arlington so I doubt you’ll get many more positive reviews of Wakefield.

[Anonymous]

I think the 21:29 poster is onto something. I went to Oakton HS and I also noticed the same thing. All great academic schools such as TJ, Robinson, Lake Braddock also have excellent tennis teams. Is it because those parents in those areas are simply just weathier?

The 22:22 poster got his data from here https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/wakefield-high-20363/student-body. You can compare the schools there. Look like Wakefield has 80% minority students with 44% Hispanics and only 9% Asians . When you have that many, it is logical to conclude that there are many kids on the ESOL programs and the test scores are low. W-L is not any better, with 60% minority and 34% Hispanics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We moved out of Arlington for better schools. The fact that Arlington made its high schools double as rec centers was not a plus in our book.

This is absurd. The schools do not function as "community centers" other than to allow public access to the swimming pools. Unlike Fairfax county, Arlington does not have enough space/land or citizens to justify additional separate aquatic centers.

I feel you want to argue "better schools" fine, go ahead and make your case, but what a silly reason to cite.

[Anonymous]

Op here. I don't doubt that Langley and McLean are excellent schools. But I am looking for a different kind of community. I am still not convinced that W-L is a better option then Wakefield, especially given the higher cost of homes in that district. I like the Oakridge school neighborhood. Also I played tennis in high school, and none of my teammates had private lessons. Somehow we turned out ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids attend Mclean HS so I do not have horse in this race. Both Yorktown and W-L HS are in the same tennis division as Mclean and my kids play varsity tennis for Mclean HS last year so I had a chance to see both Yorktown and W-L through sports, in this case, boys tennis.

W-L tennis team is very bad. It is so bad that all the starters players from Mclean sat out and sub with 3rd stringers and Mclean still beat W-L both times really bad. All of the players from W-L seemed to have very little outside private coaching and it showed. The Mclean players were very well fed during the tennis matches. There were plenty of food, fruit and drink for Mclean team while there was nothing but water for W-L. The tennis coach for W-L is a PE teacher from Long Fellow MS, very nice guy but his team was no match for Mclean. The support from the Mclean parents for the Mclean tennis team was kinda absurd, bordering on spoiling the players. There were 11 players on the Mclean tennis team graduated in 2017 and six of them went to UVA and the other five went to VA tech. Btw, all of the players from Mclean HS had outside private coaching, I guess it is because the Mclean parents just have more resources. They also had private academic tutoring as well.

Yorktown had an OK tennis team last year. They lost twice to Mclean but not as bad as W-L. All of the kids on the Yorktown tennis team were very good students. The support from the parents for Yorktown tennis team was not as strong as Mclean. About half of the kids on the Yorktown tennis had outside private coaching with the rest had very little.

Based on what I saw last year, it looks like the kids on the tennis team from Yorktown come from a wealthier families with strong parents so they are much more disciplines than kids from W-L.

Last year, Mclean finished 1st in the division while Yorktown finished 4th. W-L finished last. Mclean won the state 6A boys tennis title.

If you want to know how good a high school is in term of academic, just look at the school tennis team record. If the tennis team of that school does does well, that school has a sterling academic. Look around, Mclean, Langley, James Madison, and Marshalls all have excellent tennis program and an excellence academic school.

From what I read, Wakefield boys and tennis girls team are just outright bad. Therefore, one would come to the conclusion that academic performance at Wakefield HS has a lot to be desired, to put it gently. The same for W-L as well.

You, and this post are retarded.

This made me spit out my coffee.

I have NEVER heard of this line of reasoning where the caliber of a tennis team is what makes for a great school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wakefield? Are you kidding me? Have you seen the new school? It is gorgeous - indoor pool, you name it. WAY better than anything in Fairfax County.

Well as long as the school is beautiful. That's all that matters, right?