Marshall Road ES (full day Kinder)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
As it was cleared up earlier, all are good, some are great. Focus on great....you won't regret it.

The only thing that was cleared up was your own prejudices!

[Anonymous]

Things change...a few years ago, Archer and Marshall rd were scored as 10 and 6, respectively. Now their scores are 9 and 8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
As it was cleared up earlier, all are good, some are great. Focus on great....you won't regret it.

The only thing that was cleared up was your own prejudices!

Sorry, it WAS admitted that not all the schools in Vienna are the same. Some are good, some are great. Nothing prejudice about that. Not every school can be overall great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Things change...a few years ago, Archer and Marshall rd were scored as 10 and 6, respectively. Now their scores are 9 and 8.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but 10>6 and 9>8.

BTW, if you trust Greatschools.com, then you'll also note that Freedom Hill is a 7 while Cunningham Park is a 5. Both are in Vienna, and 5 is generally not considered "good."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things change...a few years ago, Archer and Marshall rd were scored as 10 and 6, respectively. Now their scores are 9 and 8.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but 10>6 and 9>8.

BTW, if you trust Greatschools.com, then you'll also note that Freedom Hill is a 7 while Cunningham Park is a 5. Both are in Vienna, and 5 is generally not considered "good."

No need to be snarky...(maybe my MIT PhD provides you sufficient assurances that I know that 9>8?)

My point was simple: things can change from year to year...and frankly, how much real difference do you have between a school that is a 10 as opposed to one that is a 9 (same between 9 and 8)? I wouldn't base a long-term decision on where to live on such small differences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things change...a few years ago, Archer and Marshall rd were scored as 10 and 6, respectively. Now their scores are 9 and 8.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but 10>6 and 9>8.

BTW, if you trust Greatschools.com, then you'll also note that Freedom Hill is a 7 while Cunningham Park is a 5. Both are in Vienna, and 5 is generally not considered "good."

No need to be snarky...(maybe my MIT PhD provides you sufficient assurances that I know that 9>8?)

My point was simple: things can change from year to year...and frankly, how much real difference do you have between a school that is a 10 as opposed to one that is a 9 (same between 9 and 8)? I wouldn't base a long-term decision on where to live on such small differences.

Nah, your MIT PHD is useless here. 10 is still greater than 6, and 9 is still greater than 8. Trust my Cal Tech PhD on this.

Use your degree to figure out that there IS a big difference between a 10 and a 7 and a 10 and a 5, assuming you trust Greatschools.com. You probably do since you used their ratings to justify your weak argument. Therefore, not all schools in Vienna are on the same level as some think they are.

[Anonymous]

PP, looks like your cal tech phd notwithstanding, you have trouble following simple arguments...

I never argued that all schools in Vienna were the same or that a 10 school is not better than a 5 school. As I said twice already, I think it is silly to be making a decision on where to live on a small (marginal, insignificant, etc) difference of 1 point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, looks like your cal tech phd notwithstanding, you have trouble following simple arguments...

I never argued that all schools in Vienna were the same or that a 10 school is not better than a 5 school. As I said twice already, I think it is silly to be making a decision on where to live on a small (marginal, insignificant, etc) difference of 1 point.

If a 10 school is not better than a 5 school, then you missed that topic at MIT when they covered it. Why quote ratings when you don't believe in their meaning?

Somebody who doesn't have a PHD like us argued that all schools in Vienna were fine. Then, she reluctantly admitted that some were great while some were only good. A few ES in Vienna are 10 or close, but a few aren't (Freedom Hill at 7 and Cunningham Park at 5).

Here's a math problem for you: 10 - 5 = 5, and 5 is not considered a "small, marginal, or insignificant difference. In fact, 5 is not considered good at all.

[Anonymous]

Well, I still think that you have a basic comprehension problem. I am not the poster who argued that all schools in Vienna are the same. I simply pointed out that the difference between 9 (Archer) and 8 (Marshall rd) is 1 (small, marginal, insignificant). Hence, in my view, it is silly to exclude looking at houses that feed into Marshall rd.

[Anonymous]

18:36, I think the house on Orchard street is adorable! Totally worth looking at, OP. If you can get into Louise Archer, do it! Also, from that location, your kids could walk to Madison HS as well.

[Anonymous]

good morning from OP! Thank you 18:36 for that house link. It does look cute (but a little overpriced). There is also a rambler on Holmes NW for $550 that has an open this weekend. I just need to find a motivated seller! LOL

On a seperate note, it makes me laugh that this thread is fine until I go to bed and then it goes all crazy sometime after 9:30 pm.

[Anonymous]

The Great Schools ratings are pretty much B.S. in statistical terms, too much variance and deviation of year-to-year time series to know if a difference of one point (9 vs. 8) is statisically significant. Better you go see the school yourself. YMMV

Also, in addition to the AAP Level IV centers (Archer), you can look whether at the community-based level IV instruction is available (Freedom Hill, Flint Hill, Marshall Road, Oakton, Wolftrap) See http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/gt/iphone/faqscenter.html for more info.

IMHO, good vs. great in Vienna is like saying a 99 is great and a 92 is good. PLUUUEASE! ! ! !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, I still think that you have a basic comprehension problem. I am not the poster who argued that all schools in Vienna are the same. I simply pointed out that the difference between 9 (Archer) and 8 (Marshall rd) is 1 (small, marginal, insignificant). Hence, in my view, it is silly to exclude looking at houses that feed into Marshall rd.

I think you have a reading comprehension problem. I don't think anyone said directly to exclude Marshall Road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Great Schools ratings are pretty much B.S. in statistical terms, too much variance and deviation of year-to-year time series to know if a difference of one point (9 vs. 8) is statisically significant. Better you go see the school yourself. YMMV

Also, in addition to the AAP Level IV centers (Archer), you can look whether at the community-based level IV instruction is available (Freedom Hill, Flint Hill, Marshall Road, Oakton, Wolftrap) See http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/gt/iphone/faqscenter.html for more info.

IMHO, good vs. great in Vienna is like saying a 99 is great and a 92 is good. PLUUUEASE! ! ! !

You can have the 92.

[Anonymous]

Well, everywhere else I have heard of a 99 and a 92 are both A's

EXCEPT in Fairfax County where a 92 is a B+
http://www.fcps.edu/news/gradingpolicy/faq.htm