Fleeing APS schools for FFX County

Anonymous
And SOLs by school - descending by pass rate.


Div Name Sch Name English: Reading English: Writing History & Social Sciences Mathematics Science Grand Total
Falls Church
Elem
Thomas Jefferson Elementary 93 95 87 81 90
Elem Total 93 95 87 81 90
High
George Mason High 97 96 92 87 91 91
High Total 97 96 92 87 91 91
Middle
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle 92 93 97 91 91 92
Middle Total 92 93 97 91 91 92
Falls Church Total 93 95 94 89 89 91

Arlington County
Elem
Jamestown Elementary 98 100 97 95 98
Arlington Traditional 98 98 98 94 98
McKinley Elementary 95 100 95 97 96
Taylor Elementary 96 97 94 96 95
Discovery Elementary 93 98 94 96 94
Arlington Science Focus School 94 98 94 90 94
Tuckahoe Elementary 93 91 92 99 93
Ashlawn Elementary 92 93 93 93 92
Nottingham Elementary 91 96 91 97 92
Glebe Elementary 91 97 90 82 90
Henry Elementary 88 98 87 78 87
Long Branch Elementary 90 88 85 84 87
Campbell Elementary 86 81 90 90 87
Hoffman-Boston Elementary 86 93 81 71 83
Oakridge Elementary 83 80 84 70 82
Francis Scott Key Elementary 86 70 82 67 80
Drew Model Elementary 83 75 77 75 79
Carlin Springs Elementary 81 76 77 75 78
Barrett Elementary 78 83 78 74 78
Claremont Immersion 75 86 78 75 78
Abingdon Elementary 77 87 74 64 75
Barcroft Elementary 77 81 66 68 72
Randolph Elementary 73 84 69 67 72
Elem Total 87 89 85 82 86
High
Yorktown High 95 92 92 86 91 91
Washington-Lee High 89 85 81 85 88 85
Wakefield High 85 83 73 82 82 79
Arlington Community High 73 64 50 60 64 60
High Total 86 81 77 78 83 80
Middle
Williamsburg Middle 93 93 96 94 95 94
Swanson Middle 91 94 94 94 93 93
Gunston Middle 85 83 84 88 80 85
Jefferson Middle 79 83 84 86 82 84
Kenmore Middle 75 76 83 83 76 80
Middle Total 85 86 88 89 85 87
Arlington County Total 87 84 85 85 83 85


Fairfax County
Combined
Kilmer Center 95 93 100 100 97
Key Center School 93 100 100 89 96
Robinson Secondary 92 93 94 90 92 92
Lake Braddock Secondary 92 89 95 90 89 91
Hayfield Secondary 83 78 90 74 83 81
Bryant Alternative High 58 59 63 27 45 48
Combined Total 89 88 87 79 81 84
Elem
Colvin Run Elementary 96 100 97 98 97
Spring Hill Elementary 97 99 96 96 97
Keene Mill Elementary 96 97 97 96 97
Westbriar Elementary 96 98 96 100 97
Floris Elementary 96 99 98 90 96
Wolftrap Elementary 94 96 97 99 96
Haycock Elementary 97 96 95 96 96
Forestville Elementary 95 100 94 100 95
Poplar Tree Elementary 94 95 96 94 95
Kent Gardens Elementary 95 97 95 93 95
Flint Hill Elementary 93 96 95 97 95
Navy Elementary 93 96 96 91 94
Wakefield Forest Elementary 93 95 95 97 94
Churchill Road Elementary 95 99 93 95 94
Waynewood Elementary 93 99 94 94 94
Mosby Woods Elementary 92 97 96 90 94
Mantua Elementary 94 97 94 91 94
Great Falls Elementary 95 99 94 85 94
Chesterbrook Elementary 90 96 95 97 93
Canterbury Woods Elementary 92 97 93 92 93
Springfield Estates Elementary 92 97 94 89 93
Oakton Elementary 94 96 92 89 93
Willow Springs Elementary 94 98 91 94 93
Terra Centre Elementary 91 97 94 92 93
Vienna Elementary 90 96 95 88 93
Sangster Elementary 96 97 89 90 92
Lemon Road Elementary 92 99 91 93 92
Union Mill Elementary 88 96 95 86 92
Powell Elementary 88 96 94 91 92
Stenwood Elementary 91 93 91 95 91
Oak Hill Elementary 93 95 90 88 91
Lees Corner Elementary 89 96 93 83 91
Archer Elementary 90 92 92 91 91
Sunrise Valley Elementary 89 89 93 89 91
Camelot Elementary 89 96 92 86 91
West Springfield Elementary 92 90 91 80 90
Greenbriar West Elementary 91 97 88 93 90
Hunt Valley Elementary 85 96 92 96 90
Waples Mill Elementary 92 86 90 88 90
Crossfield Elementary 89 96 89 92 90
Fox Mill Elementary 89 96 90 87 90
Fairview Elementary 92 89 90 80 89
Oak View Elementary 90 94 90 79 89
Laurel Ridge Elementary 90 91 88 90 89
Kings Glen Elementary 86 91 93 85 89
Ravensworth Elementary 86 95 91 84 89
White Oaks Elementary 89 94 88 87 89
Orange Hunt Elementary 88 93 88 89 89
McNair Elementary 88 93 90 79 89
Bush Hill Elementary 88 98 89 79 88
Greenbriar East Elementary 88 94 87 86 88
Fairhill Elementary 82 95 89 90 87
Shrevewood Elementary 87 88 88 85 87
Silverbrook Elementary 88 81 89 84 87
Clermont Elementary 86 97 86 87 87
Island Creek Elementary 84 94 87 90 87
Sherman Elementary 91 93 83 79 86
Cub Run Elementary 85 86 88 84 86
Marshall Road Elementary 84 81 89 83 86
Westgate Elementary 84 90 87 83 86
Belvedere Elementary 87 96 84 78 86
Franconia Elementary 85 92 85 81 85
Bren Mar Park Elementary 80 96 88 79 85
Cherry Run Elementary 83 98 84 83 85
Aldrin Elementary 86 96 85 71 85
Lane Elementary 83 96 84 82 85
Hunters Woods Elementary for the Arts& Sciences 87 88 83 80 85
Olde Creek Elementary 84 90 86 75 85
Little Run Elementary 84 89 85 76 84
Rolling Valley Elementary 86 89 81 85 84
Hayfield Elementary 81 92 86 81 84
Fairfax Villa Elementary 83 92 84 78 84
Laurel Hill Elementary 84 85 85 73 84
Freedom Hill Elementary 83 86 85 78 84
Columbia Elementary 85 93 86 59 83
Stratford Landing Elementary 87 81 81 84 83
Bonnie Brae Elementary 81 88 84 80 83
North Springfield Elementary 79 98 82 82 83
Sleepy Hollow Elementary 79 94 84 78 83
Beech Tree Elementary 77 100 84 78 83
Kings Park Elementary 83 82 83
Eagle View Elementary 83 86 82 81 82
Mason Crest Elementary 77 94 84 80 82
Gunston Elementary 83 77 83 80 82
Forest Edge Elementary 83 93 80 78 82
Terraset Elementary 81 84 82 83 82
Newington Forest Elementary 83 94 80 69 81
Virginia Run Elementary 79 83 83 78 81
Bull Run Elementary 78 93 81 76 81
Centreville Elementary 77 82 84 75 80
Deer Park Elementary 82 85 80 73 80
Providence Elementary 77 91 81 73 80
Fort Belvoir Upper 80 74 82 78 80
Clearview Elementary 78 98 80 70 80
Cardinal Forest Elementary 77 88 81 78 80
Lake Anne Elementary 79 92 77 78 79
Coates Elementary 77 87 81 68 79
Belle View Elementary 75 73 83 76 79
Cunningham Park Elementary 78 82 79 74 79
Halley Elementary 74 85 79 83 78
Glen Forest Elementary 72 92 81 71 78
London Towne Elementary 74 85 81 68 78
Daniels Run Elementary 73 82 81 77 78
Saratoga Elementary 78 87 76 66 77
Hollin Meadows Elementary 77 75 77 73 76
Westlawn Elementary 72 93 77 71 76
Woodburn Elementary 70 89 78 70 76
Riverside Elementary 70 79 79 72 75
Dranesville Elementary 76 85 73 68 75
Brookfield Elementary 66 90 81 61 75
Centre Ridge Elementary 72 63 78 77 75
Fort Hunt Elementary 74 79 75 64 74
Forestdale Elementary 75 71 76 65 74
Hybla Valley Elementary 73 83 73 71 74
Washington Mill Elementary 74 64 76 71 73
Bucknell Elementary 72 84 70 81 73
Armstrong Elementary 77 90 67 73 73
Woodlawn Elementary 70 81 76 61 73
Pine Spring Elementary 63 90 79 65 73
Parklawn Elementary 68 82 75 70 73
Garfield Elementary 78 86 67 64 73
Lorton Station Elementary 74 72 72 68 72
Rose Hill Elementary 70 79 72 72 72
Crestwood Elementary 66 92 74 68 72
Bailey's Upper Elementary for the Arts & Sciences 66 96 73 59 72
Braddock Elementary 65 86 73 64 71
Weyanoke Elementary 66 88 71 65 71
Timber Lane Elementary 70 83 70 63 71
Groveton Elementary 68 59 72 74 69
Cameron Elementary 69 52 74 67 69
Fort Belvoir Elementary 74 63 69
Woodley Hills Elementary 66 83 67 60 67
Dogwood Elementary 62 89 68 66 67
Herndon Elementary 66 74 66 73 67
Mount Eagle Elementary 63 91 67 60 67
Hutchison Elementary 57 74 71 67 66
Lynbrook Elementary 65 62 63 68 64
Graham Road Elementary 57 70 67 68 63
Annandale Terrace Elementary 62 83 56 57 62
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary 55 75 55 45 56
Elem Total 82 89 84 80 83
High
Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology 100 100 100 100 100 100
McLean High 96 96 97 92 97 96
Langley High 97 97 98 91 94 95
West Springfield High 97 97 98 88 96 94
Marshall High 96 95 96 91 94 94
Woodson High 96 96 96 87 93 93
Madison High 94 93 95 88 94 92
Oakton High 96 95 94 87 91 92
Chantilly High 94 89 92 88 93 91
Centreville High 94 94 91 84 90 90
Westfield High 93 92 92 85 88 89
Fairfax High 91 89 93 82 91 89
South County High 89 87 90 86 90 89
South Lakes High 92 90 89 78 85 85
Annandale High 90 87 84 80 81 83
Edison High 90 86 86 80 78 83
Falls Church High 87 85 86 77 82 82
West Potomac High 89 87 84 75 78 81
Stuart High 90 84 80 79 77 80
Herndon High 87 84 81 71 80 79
Mountain View Alternative High 70 65 68 87 75 75
Lee High 85 84 75 68 67 73
Mount Vernon High 82 78 76 68 67 72
Fairfax County Adult High #DIV/0! 23 38 37 34 34
High Total 91 86 87 82 85 85
Middle
Longfellow Middle 95 95 100 96 98 96
Cooper Middle 97 95 98 96 96 96
Rocky Run Middle 96 96 98 95 95 95
Frost Middle 94 92 98 96 95 95
Franklin Middle 94 92 98 96 95 95
Carson Middle 94 91 98 93 92 94
Liberty Middle 89 82 95 97 90 92
Thoreau Middle 91 87 97 91 90 91
Kilmer Middle 91 89 95 90 90 91
South County Middle 86 84 94 91 90 89
Irving Middle 90 85 96 86 90 88
Stone Middle 82 78 90 92 81 87
Jackson Middle 80 78 92 88 81 85
Hughes Middle 85 83 90 84 81 84
Lanier Middle 85 79 94 84 78 84
Twain Middle 81 75 88 85 79 83
Sandburg Middle 76 74 89 81 77 79
Key Middle 79 70 89 80 66 78
Holmes Middle 73 65 91 79 81 77
Poe Middle 75 64 89 81 66 77
Whitman Middle 71 62 85 78 67 74
Glasgow Middle 70 62 75 79 68 74
Herndon Middle 73 66 88 74 69 74
Middle Total 84 80 92 88 83 86
Fairfax County Total 83 84 89 84 82 84


Alexandria
Combined
Jefferson-Houston Elementary 63 64 73 66 65 65
Combined Total 63 64 73 66 65 65
Elem
Lyles-Crouch Elementary 88 99 93 92 92
Charles Barrett Elementary 85 88 86 90 86
Maury Elementary 84 91 85 84 85
George Mason Elementary 78 91 82 87 82
Patrick Henry Elementary 77 86 87 76 82
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary 80 86 86 62 81
James K. Polk Elementary 71 89 78 74 77
Douglas Macarthur Elementary 73 81 77 73 76
Cora Kelly Magnet Elementary 72 84 70 72 73
Mount Vernon Elementary 69 79 68 63 69
John Adams Elementary 70 87 65 65 69
William Ramsay Elementary 63 51 65 40 60
Elem Total 76 84 79 73 78
High
T.C. Williams High 69 71 74 55 72 67
High Total 69 71 74 55 72 67
Middle
George Washington Middle 74 72 80 61 68 68
Francis C. Hammond Middle 65 60 78 66 61 66
Middle Total 70 66 79 63 65 67
Alexandria Total 73 67 81 74 71 74

Anonymous
And Loundoun...


Loudoun County
Combined
Rock Ridge High 95 93 97 85 92 92
Woodgrove High 95 92 92 79 93 89
Heritage High 89 96 92 78 84 86
Tuscarora High 89 87 88 75 87 84
Dominion High 92 90 86 81 80 84
Combined Total 92 92 91 80 87 87
Elem
Hillsboro Elementary #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Emerick Elementary 94 96 95 95 95
Belmont Station Elementary 93 99 95 94 95
Evergreen Mill Elementary 91 97 95 89 93
Madison's Trust Elementary 92 98 93 90 93
Mill Run Elementary 93 95 91 95 93
Cardinal Ridge Elementary 92 97 92 95 93
Lincoln Elementary 93 90 91 95 92
Newton-Lee Elementary 91 97 92 89 92
Little River Elementary 91 98 90 95 92
Lowes Island Elementary 92 97 90 90 92
Sycolin Creek Elementary 91 95 91 90 91
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary 89 97 94 85 91
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary 88 97 92 91 91
Legacy Elementary 91 97 90 89 91
Seldens Landing Elementary 89 96 87 97 90
Hillside Elementary 87 97 89 90 90
Liberty Elementary 87 99 86 92 89
Creighton's Corner Elementary 87 95 89 86 89
Pinebrook Elementary 88 96 88 86 89
John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary 86 92 89 91 89
Algonkian Elementary 88 90 90 85 89
Moorefield Station Elementary 89 94 86 90 88
Cedar Lane Elementary 85 98 87 92 88
Steuart W. Weller Elementary 84 95 89 90 88
Round Hill Elementary 85 88 93 80 88
Discovery Elementary 86 95 87 85 87
Ashburn Elementary 86 93 86 86 87
Banneker Elementary 87 81 90 78 86
Middleburg Community Charter 90 95 76 94 86
Arcola Elementary 87 88 83 89 86
Sanders Corner Elementary 86 93 81 91 86
Frances Hazel Reid Elementary 84 95 84 83 85
Horizon Elementary 82 96 84 86 85
Hamilton Elementary 86 89 86 75 85
Catoctin Elementary 84 86 85 88 85
Lucketts Elementary 84 86 87 80 85
Meadowland Elementary 83 92 83 84 85
Waterford Elementary 85 97 78 86 84
Mountain View Elementary 86 91 80 80 84
Buffalo Trail Elementary 85 93 81 80 84
Hutchison Farm Elementary 84 89 81 84 84
Hillsboro Charter Academy 84 81 78 100 83
Dominion Trail Elementary 84 92 81 78 83
Countryside Elementary 77 93 84 87 83
Ball's Bluff Elementary 80 90 78 85 81
Rolling Ridge Elementary 78 89 82 77 81
Aldie Elementary 86 67 74 88 79
Leesburg Elementary 73 90 81 78 79
Potowmack Elementary 78 90 76 76 79
Sterling Elementary 77 89 78 76 79
Lovettsville Elementary 79 89 76 72 79
Sugarland Elementary 75 85 80 77 78
Cool Spring Elementary 78 90 73 84 78
Frederick Douglass Elementary 76 87 76 78 78
Sully Elementary 65 97 70 77 73
Forest Grove Elementary 67 85 71 81 72
Guilford Elementary 72 82 68 62 70
Elem Total 85 92 85 86 86
High
Briar Woods High 97 96 97 88 96 94
Stone Bridge High 97 96 96 88 95 94
Freedom High 95 95 95 86 95 93
Riverside High 95 94 95 86 95 92
Loudoun Valley High 94 94 94 90 90 92
Broad Run High 96 95 94 85 92 91
John Champe High School 95 95 93 79 94 90
Loudoun County High 94 90 89 79 91 87
Potomac Falls High 90 91 89 71 92 85
Park View High 82 81 66 70 76 72
High Total 94 93 90 82 92 89
Middle
Blue Ridge Middle 92 91 97 94 92 93
Belmont Ridge Middle 91 92 98 93 96 93
Mercer Middle 91 89 98 93 92 93
Eagle Ridge Middle 92 90 98 92 93 92
Trailside Middle 92 93 98 92 90 92
Farmwell Station Middle 92 90 96 91 93 92
J. Michael Lunsford Middle 93 93 97 91 94 92
Harper Park Middle 87 87 93 91 89 90
Stone Hill Middle 90 85 94 88 88 89
Harmony Middle 83 82 96 89 87 87
J. Lupton Simpson Middle 89 85 95 82 89 86
River Bend Middle 87 76 89 78 83 81
Seneca Ridge Middle 80 78 90 81 82 81
Smart's Mill Middle 81 81 92 76 83 79
Sterling Middle 73 69 82 71 70 72
Middle Total 88 85 94 87 88 88
Loudoun County Total 86 89 92 85 88 87
Anonymous
Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.



And also some of the worst.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.


Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...



Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?


Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray



So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.


Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools

You sure do “got it”


DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.


It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.


Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...



Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?


Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray



So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.


Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools

You sure do “got it”


DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.


It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.



What are “best educational practices”?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.


Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...



Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?


Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray



So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.


Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools

You sure do “got it”


DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.


It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.



What are “best educational practices”?


PP is being deliberately opaque because she doesn't actually know.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.


Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...



Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?


Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray



So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.


Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools

You sure do “got it”


DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.


It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.



What are “best educational practices”?


PP is being deliberately opaque because she doesn't actually know.


You have to be told that concentrating poverty isn’t great? Wow. Enjoy APS.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.


Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...



Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?


Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray



So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.


Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools

You sure do “got it”


DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.


It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.



What are “best educational practices”?


PP is being deliberately opaque because she doesn't actually know.


You have to be told that concentrating poverty isn’t great? Wow. Enjoy APS.



So what are the “best educational practices”?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.


Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...



Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?


Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray



So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.


Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools

You sure do “got it”


DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.


It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.



What are “best educational practices”?


PP is being deliberately opaque because she doesn't actually know.


You have to be told that concentrating poverty isn’t great? Wow. Enjoy APS.



So what are the “best educational practices”?


^ countywide busing? Links to relevant studies or publications that supports that?
Anonymous
^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.
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Anonymous wrote:Fairfax has its own issues. Elementary and middle is extremely segregated between AAP and “regular”. Larger class sizes.


The dichotomy between AAP and regular can be socially devastating and humiliating to families whose kids don’t make the cut.


OP, please take posts about how "devastating" AAP is with a huge grain of salt. You're going to get a LOT of this AAP-bashing on here. The whole "dichotomy, segregation, social humiliation" line. Angry, grossly generalized, vague claims. DCUM is rife with posters who come here mostly to write posts like this for whatever reason. Families who had or have kids in AAP can tell a different story about the positives--and families with kids in general ed at AAP center schools do not all resent AAP, no matter what some posters will claim. Every AAP center school is different and there surely are some with "us versus them" parents, but that doesn't mean Every. Single. Center. is a segregated nightmare of haves and have nots. That wasn't our experience or the experience of the many families we knew through six years of AAP.

Make your choice based on the overall pyramid. Don't rely much on DCUM other than as general guidelines and treat intensely negative posts like you'd treat extreme outlier reviews on a travel web site--set aside the extreme ones. Put in a lot of time in the actual areas you'd consider. I know parents who moved and who attended a PTA meeting or two at schools they were considering. Any way you can meet people in real life is better than taking our word (including mine) on an anonymous forum known for posters with axes to grind.


I’m not entirely sure what you’re trying to say. Is there jealousy about AAP? Yes, based on thread after thread. Does it not matter much in the long run? It doesn’t. Kids will be just fine either way. APS has a much more holistic, laid back approach toward GT. That may or may not work for everyone.


I think pp was trying to make a flailing defense of FCPS and inadvertently proved the point that AAP is the only thing that matters in FCPS, everyone else’s experiences are irrelevant.


I'm that PP to whom both of you above are responding--the one warning the OP that AAP-bashing is common here.

Did you bother to read the post to which I was responding? It was about AAP. My reply was about AAP--and I never said or implied that AAP is "the only thing that matters." You chose to read that into what I wrote. I also never said that kids would not be fine either way; of course they'll be fine. I never said others' experiences are irrelevant; but AAP bashers tend never to want to acknowledge that any positive experiences with AAP could be relevant.

I was just letting OP know that AAP is not necessarily the horrible negative that many people come here to claim it is. As you can see, OP, the mention of AAP as a system that does work for many kids really brings out posters who insist it can't work. That's why I was saying earlier, if AAP is a factor in your move, judge for yourself based on more objective sources than threads in DCUM.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.



Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.



And also some of the worst.



Not so. The worst public schools in the region are in DC and PG. The worst schools in FCPS would be among the best there.
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