Good FCPS vs. Arlington schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can't pass the test , many average whites goto Arlington

The image of you in my head gets more interesting with every post. For example, this post tells me that you clearly didn't go to TJ yourself, but you do have skin in the game. Hmmm...maybe also that you aren't white and English isn't your first language. How am I doing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can't pass the test , many average whites goto Arlington

The image of you in my head gets more interesting with every post. For example, this post tells me that you clearly didn't go to TJ yourself, but you do have skin in the game. Hmmm...maybe also that you aren't white and English isn't your first language. How am I doing?

This is definitely NOT the image I had in mind!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of the Arlington magazine, they had 2013 college admissions info and it was pretty interesting. W-L kicked ass (with a few exceptions). Seemed like much better admissions rates than Yorktown or McLean. Is that because of the IB program perhaps?

I noticed that too. With all the drivel going on on this board about Yorktown superiority over W-L and Wakefield. From a percentage points of reference Wakefield did better or equal to Yorktown. But W-L and McLean did equally as well. Washington and Lee = superior


Signed, Yorktown bound parent...?

This is what I keep saying on these Arlington school posts. I believe strongly that students can thrive at Wakefield. Yes, Wakefield has greater challenges than Yorktown and W-L (and McLean for that matter) in that it enrolls many more students from low-income families and from non-English speaking homes, but I have been really impressed by Wakefield students' successes.

Signed, W-L parent (who is also impressed by W-L)

[Anonymous]

I taught in Arlington and now teach in FCPS. If I could afford to live in Arlington, I'd be there and so would my son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No TJ or Langley in APS.

Yorktown = McLean

W-L = Marshall/South Lakes

Wakefield = Mount Vernon

Kids in Arlington can go to TJ.

It's in Fairfax and Arlington admissions are capped.

So are Fairfax's

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No TJ or Langley in APS.

Yorktown = McLean

W-L = Marshall/South Lakes

Wakefield = Mount Vernon

Kids in Arlington can go to TJ.

They can't pass the test.

The most kids are from McLean area, then kilmer, then chantilly

Not for long. This year Longfellow's admission rate fell considerably (from 70 to 55) and Rachel Carson has been sending more than Longfellow for the past three years. Kilmer is on the rise.

[Anonymous]

I'd stick with Fairfax. Last year there almost 150 National Merit Semifinalists at TJ alone, and Langley, McLean, Marshall and Madison had more than 40 more. Yorktown and W-L combined had fewer than 15, and there weren't any at Wakefield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of the Arlington magazine, they had 2013 college admissions info and it was pretty interesting. W-L kicked ass (with a few exceptions). Seemed like much better admissions rates than Yorktown or McLean. Is that because of the IB program perhaps?

Unlikely. SAT scores at Yorktown and McLean are much higher than at W-L.

Yes, and SOLs are better at Y and M too. And yet, it seemed that higher % and/or higher # of students from W-L were admitted to most top schools. Take a look at the article. Interesting. Maybe comparing the average SAT/SOL for a large, diverse school against a homogenous school doesn't show the full picture when it comes to college admissions. What would be more interesting would be the SAT scores for the W-L/Y/M students applying to the same school.

McLean can hardly be called homogenous anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd stick with Fairfax. Last year there almost 150 National Merit Semifinalists at TJ alone, and Langley, McLean, Marshall and Madison had more than 40 more. Yorktown and W-L combined had fewer than 15, and there weren't any at Wakefield.

In addition to semifinalists, Yorktown had one finalist and W-L had two finalists last year. Both schools usually have one or two finalists each every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd stick with Fairfax. Last year there almost 150 National Merit Semifinalists at TJ alone, and Langley, McLean, Marshall and Madison had more than 40 more. Yorktown and W-L combined had fewer than 15, and there weren't any at Wakefield.

Of course, there are many more students at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison combined (~7600) than there are at Yorktown & W-L (~3800).

2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison, combined = 5.4 per thousand
2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Yorktown & W-L, combined = 3.9 per thousand

But note these free & reduced lunch percentages:
Langley 1.5%
McLean 10%
Marshall 16.8%
Madison 8.6%

Yorktown 13.4%

W-L 29.8%

Wakefield, with 48% of its students qualifying for free & reduced lunch, can't fairly be compared to schools serving predominantly middle class and wealthy families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd stick with Fairfax. Last year there almost 150 National Merit Semifinalists at TJ alone, and Langley, McLean, Marshall and Madison had more than 40 more. Yorktown and W-L combined had fewer than 15, and there weren't any at Wakefield.

Of course, there are many more students at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison combined (~7600) than there are at Yorktown & W-L (~3800).

2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison, combined = 5.4 per thousand
2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Yorktown & W-L, combined = 3.9 per thousand

But note these free & reduced lunch percentages:
Langley 1.5%
McLean 10%
Marshall 16.8%
Madison 8.6%

Yorktown 13.4%

W-L 29.8%

Wakefield, with 48% of its students qualifying for free & reduced lunch, can't fairly be compared to schools serving predominantly middle class and wealthy families.

W-L and Wakefield scores are a joke compared to above schools, also notice that Yorktown is lower than all FCPS

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1729

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1699

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd stick with Fairfax. Last year there almost 150 National Merit Semifinalists at TJ alone, and Langley, McLean, Marshall and Madison had more than 40 more. Yorktown and W-L combined had fewer than 15, and there weren't any at Wakefield.

Of course, there are many more students at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison combined (~7600) than there are at Yorktown & W-L (~3800).

2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison, combined = 5.4 per thousand
2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Yorktown & W-L, combined = 3.9 per thousand

But note these free & reduced lunch percentages:
Langley 1.5%
McLean 10%
Marshall 16.8%
Madison 8.6%

Yorktown 13.4%

W-L 29.8%

Wakefield, with 48% of its students qualifying for free & reduced lunch, can't fairly be compared to schools serving predominantly middle class and wealthy families.

W-L and Wakefield scores are a joke compared to above schools, also notice that Yorktown is lower than all FCPS

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1729

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1699

Not True. Yorktown is neck and neck with McLean and Madison. W-L's scores are much closer to Yorktown than to Wakefield. And when comparing W-L to a Fairfax County school with a similar FARMS percentage like South Lakes, W-L outperforms. Both W-L and Yorktown are doing quite well compared with Fairfax County schools despite a higher FARMS population at both schools.

W-L
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1729

South L
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=29&schoolName=1310

York:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1742

Wake:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1699

Madison:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=29&schoolName=1368

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd stick with Fairfax. Last year there almost 150 National Merit Semifinalists at TJ alone, and Langley, McLean, Marshall and Madison had more than 40 more. Yorktown and W-L combined had fewer than 15, and there weren't any at Wakefield.

Of course, there are many more students at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison combined (~7600) than there are at Yorktown & W-L (~3800).

2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Langley, McLean, Marshall, and Madison, combined = 5.4 per thousand
2012 National Merit Semifinalist rate at Yorktown & W-L, combined = 3.9 per thousand

But note these free & reduced lunch percentages:
Langley 1.5%
McLean 10%
Marshall 16.8%
Madison 8.6%

Yorktown 13.4%

W-L 29.8%

Wakefield, with 48% of its students qualifying for free & reduced lunch, can't fairly be compared to schools serving predominantly middle class and wealthy families.

W-L and Wakefield scores are a joke compared to above schools, also notice that Yorktown is lower than all FCPS

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1729

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1699

Not True. Yorktown is neck and neck with McLean and Madison. W-L's scores are much closer to Yorktown than to Wakefield. And when comparing W-L to a Fairfax County school with a similar FARMS percentage like South Lakes, W-L outperforms. Both W-L and Yorktown are doing quite well compared with Fairfax County schools despite a higher FARMS population at both schools.

W-L
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1729

South L
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=29&schoolName=1310

York:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1742

Wake:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=1699

Madison:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=29&schoolName=1368

Marshall Beat Yorktown

In every category except English https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=29&schoolName=1392

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I taught in Arlington and now teach in FCPS. If I could afford to live in Arlington, I'd be there and so would my son.

Can you elaborate? I'd love to hear more about this from a teacher's perspective.

[Anonymous]

In today's Post Metro section Arlington passing scores for Grade 3 reading, Grade 8 writing, and Algebra II are neck and neck with Fairfax.