Which Mclean elementary school is best for average and gifted siblings?

[Anonymous]

Looking to move to Mclean, preferably near Chain Bridge for better commute. I have one child who is an average student and one child who is super smart. Strongly prefer for both kids to be in the same school. Don't necessarily want to be at an AAP center but want a school where smart child will be challenged.

[Anonymous]

Haycock, Spring Hill and Churchill ES. Good luck. FYI, Haycock is really overcrowded!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haycock, Spring Hill and Churchill ES. Good luck. FYI, Haycock is really overcrowded!

My biggest complaint with our current school is large class sizes. We have about 27 kids per class.

We also prefer newer homes. Have a home budget of $2 million. Can probably go up to $2.5 million if need be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haycock, Spring Hill and Churchill ES. Good luck. FYI, Haycock is really overcrowded!

My biggest complaint with our current school is large class sizes. We have about 27 kids per class.

We also prefer newer homes. Have a home budget of $2 million. Can probably go up to $2.5 million if need be.

All McLean schools are pretty overcrowded. Sherman is least crowded, but you will have choice to send your AAP kid to Churchill which is the center school and pretty overcrowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haycock, Spring Hill and Churchill ES. Good luck. FYI, Haycock is really overcrowded!

My biggest complaint with our current school is large class sizes. We have about 27 kids per class.

We also prefer newer homes. Have a home budget of $2 million. Can probably go up to $2.5 million if need be.

All McLean schools are pretty overcrowded. Sherman is least crowded, but you will have choice to send your AAP kid to Churchill which is the center school and pretty overcrowded.

Honestly OP, it sounds like Arlington public schools would be a better fit for your family, considering the class sizes and budget problems plaguing FFX schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haycock, Spring Hill and Churchill ES. Good luck. FYI, Haycock is really overcrowded!

My biggest complaint with our current school is large class sizes. We have about 27 kids per class.

We also prefer newer homes. Have a home budget of $2 million. Can probably go up to $2.5 million if need be.

You forgot the #humblebrag tag.

[Anonymous]

I'd look off Kirby zoned for Chesterbrook or off Chain Bridge zoned for Franklin Sherman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haycock, Spring Hill and Churchill ES. Good luck. FYI, Haycock is really overcrowded!

My biggest complaint with our current school is large class sizes. We have about 27 kids per class.

We also prefer newer homes. Have a home budget of $2 million. Can probably go up to $2.5 million if need be.

All McLean schools are pretty overcrowded. Sherman is least crowded, but you will have choice to send your AAP kid to Churchill which is the center school and pretty overcrowded.

Honestly OP, it sounds like Arlington public schools would be a better fit for your family, considering the class sizes and budget problems plaguing FFX schools.

Top schools in FCPS are better and Arlington is facing major overcrowding/capacity issues.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia

[Anonymous]

Chesterbrook

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking to move to Mclean, preferably near Chain Bridge for better commute. I have one child who is an average student and one child who is super smart. Strongly prefer for both kids to be in the same school. Don't necessarily want to be at an AAP center but want a school where smart child will be challenged.

Nice of you to label your children "average" and "smart." I'm sure they appreciate that.

[Anonymous]

IMO, it is best to be at a center school that serves non AAP kids also-Churchill or Haycock, depending on if you have a preference for Langley vs McLean high school. Local level IV is fine from what I've heard but Center schools have larger AAP populations.

[Anonymous]

I think there are plenty of "super smart" kids in the LLIV programs at Chesterbrook and Spring Hill, but the centers will get more of the kids who are exceptionally strong math/science kids.

[Anonymous]

Spring hill and Chesterbrook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haycock, Spring Hill and Churchill ES. Good luck. FYI, Haycock is really overcrowded!

My biggest complaint with our current school is large class sizes. We have about 27 kids per class.

We also prefer newer homes. Have a home budget of $2 million. Can probably go up to $2.5 million if need be.

You forgot the #humblebrag tag.

Was not meant to be a humble brag at all. I am trying to figure out which neighborhood I should focus on. We do prefer newer homes. That is a fact.

[Anonymous]

Another Chesterbrook advocate