Top High Schools in VA 2020 - US News

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Consider TJ: 70.2 percent Asian, 20.7 percent White, 5.1 percent Multiracial/Other, 2.4 percent Hispanic, 1.6 percent Black:

Not a true representation of FCPS!

It always surprises me that no one complains about the ‘lack of diversity’ at TJ. Because if it were 70% white, everybody would be up in arms.

Bingo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Consider TJ: 70.2 percent Asian, 20.7 percent White, 5.1 percent Multiracial/Other, 2.4 percent Hispanic, 1.6 percent Black:

Not a true representation of FCPS!

It always surprises me that no one complains about the ‘lack of diversity’ at TJ. Because if it were 70% white, everybody would be up in arms.

Bingo.

For some reason asian people are magical?

[Anonymous]

Marshall is the most impressive school on the list. 50% minority. 17% economically disadvantaged. My kids went to George Mason and that was fine but if I had it to do over again I'd move into the Marshall district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marshall is the most impressive school on the list. 50% minority. 17% economically disadvantaged. My kids went to George Mason and that was fine but if I had it to do over again I'd move into the Marshall district.

Well, we are quite happy with Chantilly HS. Its finally in the top 10 where it should be. West Fairfax is the sweet spot to live in NOVA

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Anonymous wrote:Fairfax County is coasting on it’s reputation from the 80’s and 90’s, but the current reality is very different. Back then, the county’s schools were considered good county-wide. Now, some schools are quite good and others pretty bad.

The US News ratings are based on recent data, which continues to indicate that the top FCPS schools are the best in the state, based on a range of metrics that FCPS didn't pick.

^ Due to the kids who go there, not the schools. This isn't rocket science. Se how Langley and McLean come in at the top? I still question what happened to Oakton though.

It’s really the ecosystems at the top schools: students, teachers, parents, and the school-based administrators. It’s not the bricks and mortar and it certainly isn’t central administration.

It’s really the parents’ education level and also their money. The teachers at Justice aren’t any worse than the ones at Langley or McLean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Consider TJ: 70.2 percent Asian, 20.7 percent White, 5.1 percent Multiracial/Other, 2.4 percent Hispanic, 1.6 percent Black:

Not a true representation of FCPS!

It always surprises me that no one complains about the ‘lack of diversity’ at TJ. Because if it were 70% white, everybody would be up in arms.

Bingo.

People complain about the lack of diversity at TJ all the time. The complaining isn’t as loud because other ethnic groups than Asians have (to a large degree) decided they aren’t interested in today’s TJ, which, while respected, is viewed as an unnecessary pressure cooker.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Fairfax County is coasting on it’s reputation from the 80’s and 90’s, but the current reality is very different. Back then, the county’s schools were considered good county-wide. Now, some schools are quite good and others pretty bad.

The US News ratings are based on recent data, which continues to indicate that the top FCPS schools are the best in the state, based on a range of metrics that FCPS didn't pick.

^ Due to the kids who go there, not the schools. This isn't rocket science. Se how Langley and McLean come in at the top? I still question what happened to Oakton though.

It’s really the ecosystems at the top schools: students, teachers, parents, and the school-based administrators. It’s not the bricks and mortar and it certainly isn’t central administration.

It’s really the parents’ education level and also their money. The teachers at Justice aren’t any worse than the ones at Langley or McLean.

That's exactly right! There are good teachers and mediocre teachers at every school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m so happy I don’t about these top schools like all you
K-rens
Look at your crap Online learning and compare that to the nations top schools

I don't know. The #5 school in virigina was the pilot school for a different means on on-line learning, and it worked fine. Except for band. Apparently the students could not get past the band directors bad haircut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's how the NoVa schools compare within Virginia (332 schools considered by US News)

TJ #1
Langley #2
McLean #3
Marshall #4
Madison #5
Woodson #6
West Springfield #7
Chantilly #8
Broad Run #9
Oakton #11
Yorktown #14
Centreville #15
George Mason #16
Briar Woods #17
Robinson #18
Riverside #22
Stone Bridge #23
Lake Braddock #26
Washington-Liberty #28
Champe #32
Fairfax #33
Freedom #35
Westfield #36
Rock Ridge #37
Falls Church #40
Wakefield #44
Loudoun County #48
Heritage #51
Edison #56
Dominion #58
South County #61
Woodgrove #69
Loudoun Valley #72
South Lakes #73
Annandale #84
Justice #88
Hayfield #89
Herndon #106
Tuscarora #107
Potomac Falls #109
West Potomac #112
Park View #128
Lee #192
Mount Vernon #258
TC Williams #267

Looks like US News got this about right.

[Anonymous]

It's interesting that Edison is so much higher than Hayfield. I've always considered them very similar based on tests and demographics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's interesting that Edison is so much higher than Hayfield. I've always considered them very similar based on tests and demographics.

Seems to be driven primarily by better performance (in the date set used by US News) on SOLs at Edison in absolute terms, and better performance of black/Hispanic/FARMS cohorts in relative terms, and secondarily by more kids passing IB exams at Edison than are passing AP exams at Hayfield.

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Anonymous wrote:It's interesting that Edison is so much higher than Hayfield. I've always considered them very similar based on tests and demographics.

Seems to be driven primarily by better performance (in the date set used by US News) on SOLs at Edison in absolute terms, and better performance of black/Hispanic/FARMS cohorts in relative terms, and secondarily by more kids passing IB exams at Edison than are passing AP exams at Hayfield.

Edison also added a STEM focus a few years back. Perhaps that it starting to yield results.

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Is Lee moving up?

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Anonymous wrote:What the hell happened to Oakton? Wasn't it always like #5 or 6?

It has been ranked that high at times in the past.'

All these ranking methodologies change over time. This is a summary description of the current US News weighting.

Underserved Student Performance 10%

Scores on state assessments aggregated just among students who are black, Hispanic and from low-income households. These scores are compared to what is typical in the state for non-undeserved students, with parity or higher being the goal.

Graduation Rate 10%

The proportion of entering 9th graders who graduated four academic years later."

So 20% of the methodology is boloney. Nobody flunks out of high school anymore unless they literally stop showing up and USP is stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. TJ (FCPS)
2. Langley (FCPS)
3. McLean (FCPS)
4. Marshall (FCPS)
5. Madison (FCPS)
6. Woodson (FCPS)
7. West Springfield (FCPS)
8. Chantilly (FCPS)
9. Broad Run (LCPS)
10. Open High (Richmond)

Is this list any different if you just sort by median SAT/ACT?