25 High Schools - Rank Best to Worst
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Anonymous
It's really true that Falls Church was ranked higher than Stuart on all the lists attempted on this thread. 
If it matters to you, SAT scores at Stuart last year were about 40 points higher than at Falls Church. And, if you look at information on student transfers, you'll typically find that Stuart gets more in-bound transfers than transfers out of the school, whereas the opposite has been the case in recent years at Falls Church. Your kid(s) could probably do fine at either school. |
Anonymous
Yes---which is a good thing for a motivated kid!! I always say 'better to be big fish in small pond'. |
Anonymous
Earlier this year, someone posted the schools by SAT scores of Caucasian kids only. It was really interesting to see how the rankings change when you are only looking at one demographic. |
Anonymous
Fortune cookies for a living? |
Anonymous
Yes. It's not rocket science. Some of the schools people chastize for having lower scores actually are higher once you control by demographic. |
Anonymous
...and I mean higher than the ones where 'control' wasn't used. |
Anonymous
I found the old post, but it only lists a few schools. It would be interesting to see the whole county listed that way. TJ 2215 Langley 1841 Woodson 1830 Marshall 1826 McLean 1803 Madison 1792 Oakton 1786 |
Anonymous
| I think the order for the Asian students at those schools was different. |
Anonymous
I wonder how many students at TJ would have been at the above schools and how their scores would have impacted the averages. Some school are creamed more than others. Or how many attract more students that need extra help, because they have a great set of teachers for their childs specific issues. You can slice and dice it as many times as you want to get the answer you are seeking. Generally, I think the schools in Fairfax county benefit from having so many well prepared and well supported students and that impacts the scores more than anything. |
Anonymous
| ^ Great point. I wonder this too. |
Anonymous
| The best schools are the ones that have great overall scores despite more diverse student bodies. That's a sign of great teaching. |
Anonymous
Translation: Interesting to see how the rankings change when you are looking at eliminating all minorities or people of color. After all, they bring the scores down. What is wrong with you people?! |
Anonymous
This is more a question of SES than race, but if I am white, I'll probably look at the white kids' scores. If I am black and middle-class, I'll have several options to slice, dice and infer the information, but the white kids' test scores would still be a valid reference point for me. |
Anonymous
The Asian students bring the scores up at some schools, and down at others. I think we can safely assume they bring the scores down at the poster pushing the white-only scores. |
Anonymous
From our experience at our Middle School and our experience at our current HS, I would say that many of the mental health issues coming to the forefront in HS were partly a result of the Middle School experience. High School, so far (currently have one Junior and one Freshman) has been much less intense/competitive and the HS has been MUCH more responsive to students mental health needs (not perfect and could definitely improve, but leagues above the Middle School). Part of it is the administration at each school and part of it is that MS is only two years and there are many there that push things along because they don't have to deal with the consequences. Unfortunately, the HS gets to deal with the consequences. |