FCPS leads SATs, Arlington second, Maryland school scores drop for the third straight year

[Anonymous]

Fairfax is still tops locally.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sat-scores-hit-eight-year-high-in-va-dc-also-sees-gains/2013/09/25/fab9ef96-2565-11e3-b75d-5b7f66349852_story.html

Better luck next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe it's a falicy that FCPS is the "gold standard" and in reality, Alington is really the "gold standard?"

Yeah, pretty much.

Smaller class sizes.
No need for that stupid AAP bullshit (all Arlington kids are advanced).
HB Woodlawn AND access to TJ.

Yeah. Arlington's where it is at.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax is still tops locally.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sat-scores-hit-eight-year-high-in-va-dc-also-sees-gains/2013/09/25/fab9ef96-2565-11e3-b75d-5b7f66349852_story.html

Better luck next year.

Still missing the point... schools systems with more "disadvantaged" kids are obviously going to have lower AVERAGE scores. That doesn't mean those systems are inferior to other districts with fewer "disadvantaged" kids taking the test. Of course a district with 75% minority kids is going to have lower AVERAGE scores than a district with 25% minority kids. That's why it's relevant IMO to compare the portions that AREN'T minority/disadvantaged from district A with the same group in district B.

But, you go ahead and feel proud that FCPS overall was higher than Arlington overall -- if that makes you feel secure at night, fine.

BTW -- my kids are in FCPS... so I want the scores to be the best, but reality says they are not.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Too bad TJ is better than HB Woodlawn

Langley, McLean, Woodson, Madison and Oakton all score higher than Yorktown

W-L would be middle of the pack in FCPS, Wakefield is bottom dweller

APS gets no love from US News, best schools in state per USNWR are mostly FCPS

Asian families with smart kids want to be in Fairfax

APS is white bread territory for people who are worried their kids couldn't hold their own in a top system

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah. Too bad TJ is better than HB Woodlawn

Langley, McLean, Woodson, Madison and Oakton all score higher than Yorktown

W-L would be middle of the pack in FCPS, Wakefield is bottom dweller

APS gets no love from US News, best schools in state per USNWR are mostly FCPS

Asian families with smart kids want to be in Fairfax

APS is white bread territory for people who are worried their kids couldn't hold their own in a top system

you seriously need to get laid