ACPS VS APS

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Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

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Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

[Anonymous]

The advice is all over the place. OP, just go with your gut. Your first instinct is usually the correct one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

Walkable

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

Walkable

Also, proximity to DC. Some people like being within the beltway. Fairfax seems so far out there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

Dramatically better college placements.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

Langley often has as many National Merit Semifinalists in one year year as all the high schools in APS combined.

Cooper Middle teams excel at science and math competitions where Williamsburg is typically AWOL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

Walkable

That is supposed to be the difference between Yorktown and W-L.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

Walkable

That is supposed to be the difference between Yorktown and W-L.

Regarding walkability:

W-L annd Yorktown are both equally walkable in terms of ease of walking. It’s just that many walkable neighborhoods to W-L are zoned to Yorktown. And with IB, W-L buses in students from all around the county.

McLean HS is more walkable than Langley. Marshall not so much except from Pimmit Hills across busy Leesburg Pike.

ACHS in Alexandria is somewhat walkable but located on a stroad adjacent to a busy crossroads that is not pedestrian friendly at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is leaving APS for FCPS. Please.

People go private if they aren’t going to use APS.

You can kick FCPS out of the Virginia Schools Forum and pretend it doesn't exist - but that doesn't mean people do not leave APS and go to FCPS.

Interesting, I can think of tons of kids who have left APS for privates but continued to live in Arlington, and many more families that moved out the region or out of state. But can literally think of no one I know who moved from APS to FCPS.

Same and I’ve lived in Arlington 15 years and had 3 kids in school.

Our neighborhood in Fairfax has quite a few families who moved here from their starter homes and starter schools in Arlington.

you can get more house and land in Fairfax with the same budget. Saying people are moving for schools alone doesn’t add up.

If you have a higher budget and some taste, you generally don’t want an Arlington McMansion on a small lot. Plus, FCPS has at least a half dozen pyramids equal to or better than Yorktown and W-L.

Who. Cares.

Some people want a more densely populated area and walkable living environment and to live closer to DC. Some people don’t. All good. Point is the schools are pretty interchangeable. Yay for you and your taste and your insecurity that goes with it apparently.

The schools aren't interchangeable. That's the issue.

Name a difference between Langley and Yorktown. Dare you.

Dramatically better college placements.

Hahahaha. Too funny. Prove it.