Alexandria City: Maury ES vs Mount Vernon Community School?

[Anonymous]

Fairfax is a different story. The FCPS schools operate on a half-day-Monday system. Early years are half-day anyway, which means that for your littlest, Monday school means 8 AM to 1015 AM. No kidding. We looked at the bldgs, the schedules, the policies, the classroom crowding, etc, and fled Fairfax well before considering a move.


I'm pretty sure all FCPS schools now have full day Kindergarten. They do have 2 hour early dismissal on Mondays, which is made up by 30 minutes additional time Tues-Friday.

[Anonymous]

Since you are stuck with Alexandria, and the more traditional schedule at Maury is easier, you might as well try that. Go tour both schools, meet the principals, hang out on the playground, attend some PTA meetings. See if anything jumps out at you as positive or negative. Data is fine, but it is just that.

[Anonymous]

One other thing you might want to consider is that Mt Vernon has nearly twice as many students as Maury (762 vs 416).