Looking to move- where are charming, but not snobby, N. Arlington neighborhoods?

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Anonymous wrote:Well, traditionally Mclean schools have the reputation of being the best in northern virginia, as Mclean is known as being the wealthy area if Nova. But Arlington schools have come a long way in recent years, and more people now are favoring semi- urban close-in areas over more traditionl suburbs, thus the rise in popularity of arlington, and the prices there in recent years. Also, yorktown hs is higher ranked than W-L by most measures, so the premium you are paying is for proximity to DC and walkable semi- urban neighborhoods, not necessarily the schools. You may want to spend ome time on the Great Schools website.

Still a big difference between Yorktown (similar to McLean) and W-L (which isn't close).

What does this mean??

In the latest rankings, Yorktown was 6, W-L was 8, and McLean was 12. Not that these ranking are the be all end all, but what us your comment based on?

I read recently that W-L's SAT scores were just a little above 1600 last year. I'm sure the scores at Langley and McLean were much higher.

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W-L is actually not far below Langley and McLean, last time I checked. TJ was the best, obviously, followed by Langley and (I think) Yorktown. I think W-L was behind George Mason in Falls Church and behind Woodson, Oakton and McLean/Marshall/Madison, but ahead of the other Fairfax schools. Very good school with some actual diversity (more non-native english speakers, a not--all-wealthy population) which tend to produce lower test scores than wealthy/white schools like Langley.

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Anonymous wrote:W-L is actually not far below Langley and McLean, last time I checked. TJ was the best, obviously, followed by Langley and (I think) Yorktown. I think W-L was behind George Mason in Falls Church and behind Woodson, Oakton and McLean/Marshall/Madison, but ahead of the other Fairfax schools. Very good school with some actual diversity (more non-native english speakers, a not--all-wealthy population) which tend to produce lower test scores than wealthy/white schools like Langley.

Found it on another forum. Here are most recent SATs:

Langley 1819
McLean 1772
Yorktown 1724
Washington Lee 1609 (also well behind Woodson, Oakton, Madison and Marshall)

SATs shouldn't be the only consideration, by a long shot, but they are certainly one sign that the McLean schools continue to more than hold their own against any schools in Arlington.