Why do people like Lyon Park?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

What does that slightly lower ranking mean though? In what way are the schools lacking?

[Anonymous]

If you want to debate Lyon Park schools go to the schools forum. Clearly schools are just one reason people choose where they live. If not, Logan Circle would be cheap!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

What does that slightly lower ranking mean though? In what way are the schools lacking?

Narrator: they have no idea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

You like to come on these boards and criticize Arlington - where do you live? And why? Why is it better? You must still be unhappy because you are trolling anything and all Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

What does that slightly lower ranking mean though? In what way are the schools lacking?

Well you can go to the us news website and look at how the rankings are determined but it is largely measures of college readiness and performance on state assessments. This issue pops up frequently in this forum and defenders of Arlington never have a good explanation for why such a wealthy county has underperforming high schools. Look, every area has its advantages and disadvantages: Arlington has good access to jobs and good commutes to DC. But its schools are not as good as they should be and I think the defensiveness on the issue (rather than acknowledging it and working to fix it) doesn’t help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

You like to come on these boards and criticize Arlington - where do you live? And why? Why is it better? You must still be unhappy because you are trolling anything and all Arlington.

Sorry if an honest debate is upsetting to you. I get it, when you don’t have a substantive response, just attack the commenter. The OP asked a question presumably to hear different viewpoints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

What does that slightly lower ranking mean though? In what way are the schools lacking?

Well you can go to the us news website and look at how the rankings are determined but it is largely measures of college readiness and performance on state assessments. This issue pops up frequently in this forum and defenders of Arlington never have a good explanation for why such a wealthy county has underperforming high schools. Look, every area has its advantages and disadvantages: Arlington has good access to jobs and good commutes to DC. But its schools are not as good as they should be and I think the defensiveness on the issue (rather than acknowledging it and working to fix it) doesn’t help.

So you just come on a criticize without providing any solutions or ways to fix it. Thanks. You're part of the problem. Thanks for the lecture now try to give some ways to improve it instead of flicking your finger around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

You like to come on these boards and criticize Arlington - where do you live? And why? Why is it better? You must still be unhappy because you are trolling anything and all Arlington.

Sorry if an honest debate is upsetting to you. I get it, when you don’t have a substantive response, just attack the commenter. The OP asked a question presumably to hear different viewpoints.

Pot calling kettle black. You give a viewpoint with no solutions or suggestions. Just like to criticize. Sorry you got upset

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown high school ranked #585 in US News. I grew up in an area that wasn’t as high cost but my high school was ranked under 200. It’s depressing to pay this much for substandard schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/yorktown-high-school-20365

US News says they rate over 24,000 high schools. So being #585 puts it in the top 2.5% of all high schools in the country. I can live with that. And, I would guess that there's not really any substantive difference between most schools within hundreds of each other in the rankings. As a PP said the top schools are generally gifted magnet schools. Below that are the mostly indistinguishable affluent neighborhood high schools.

Your standards are pretty low. Arlington is approximately the 5th richest county in the country (and remember that includes south arlington which pulls the average down). Having your best high school ranked 585 for such an affluent area definitely makes arlington an outlier in a bad way.

What does that slightly lower ranking mean though? In what way are the schools lacking?

Well you can go to the us news website and look at how the rankings are determined but it is largely measures of college readiness and performance on state assessments. This issue pops up frequently in this forum and defenders of Arlington never have a good explanation for why such a wealthy county has underperforming high schools. Look, every area has its advantages and disadvantages: Arlington has good access to jobs and good commutes to DC. But its schools are not as good as they should be and I think the defensiveness on the issue (rather than acknowledging it and working to fix it) doesn’t help.

Not sure what you want or if you're playing dumb. Arlington schools reflect the preferences of the people who live there. If Arlington prioritized school ratings, it could turn H. B. Woodlawn into a STEM magnet and convert the current choice schools into AAP centers. They don't want to do that because the mostly White population of Arlington doesn't want to incentivize more academically intense families to move into Arlington, further increasing the already expensive real estate prices and out-performing their kids academically. They prefer what they consider more relaxed schools to the alternative.

You want to ding them for this, but they have the right to shrug.

I do think the situation where they allow W-L to offer both AP and IB, both only allow Yorktown and Wakefield to offer AP, is odd. It benefits one high school at the expense of two others, and was one of the reasons we left Arlington. But, again, it's their show, and Lyon Park feeds into W-L, so kids there get to choose.