What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think this school is Title 1? Seems strange for it's location near DC and being in the McLean district.

I don't understand the question. Why do I think Timber Lane is a Title I school?

Because it is

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/schools.shtml

not that there is anything wrong with that.. other than the fact that poverty sucks for the kids and their family.

The question isn't whether it is a Title 1 school or not. It's why is it a Title 1 school?

[Anonymous]

My kids went to Timber Lane/Longfellow/McLean. About half of the student body (other side of Lee Highway) go to Luther Jackson and Falls Church. My kids enjoyed small class sizes (often 20 or fewer kids) and mostly great teachers. There is a pretty small cohort who move on to Longfellow (only about 30 kids IIRC), so they may find themselves not seeing their ES friends a lot. That was really the only drawback and it wasn't a big deal. I loved having my young kids in such a diverse environment.

They have local Level IV, but some families choose to have their kids go to Haycock (the same families who think the brown children at TL are gang members). I knew a few people who found it challenging to arrange weekend play dates due to language barriers with the other students' parents. We didn't have that problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids went to Timber Lane/Longfellow/McLean. About half of the student body (other side of Lee Highway) go to Luther Jackson and Falls Church. My kids enjoyed small class sizes (often 20 or fewer kids) and mostly great teachers. There is a pretty small cohort who move on to Longfellow (only about 30 kids IIRC), so they may find themselves not seeing their ES friends a lot. That was really the only drawback and it wasn't a big deal. I loved having my young kids in such a diverse environment.

They have local Level IV, but some families choose to have their kids go to Haycock (the same families who think the brown children at TL are gang members). I knew a few people who found it challenging to arrange weekend play dates due to language barriers with the other students' parents. We didn't have that problem.

That's not fair to the families that move their kids to Haycock. There really is something to be said about cohort groups and minimum sustainable class sizes for AAP.

Does Timber Lane have enough kids in their Local Level IV classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids went to Timber Lane/Longfellow/McLean. About half of the student body (other side of Lee Highway) go to Luther Jackson and Falls Church. My kids enjoyed small class sizes (often 20 or fewer kids) and mostly great teachers. There is a pretty small cohort who move on to Longfellow (only about 30 kids IIRC), so they may find themselves not seeing their ES friends a lot. That was really the only drawback and it wasn't a big deal. I loved having my young kids in such a diverse environment.

They have local Level IV, but some families choose to have their kids go to Haycock (the same families who think the brown children at TL are gang members). I knew a few people who found it challenging to arrange weekend play dates due to language barriers with the other students' parents. We didn't have that problem.

That's not fair to the families that move their kids to Haycock. There really is something to be said about cohort groups and minimum sustainable class sizes for AAP.

Does Timber Lane have enough kids in their Local Level IV classes?

So this school has a LLIV program at their school and allows kids to go to one of the more highly reputable AAP programs and is inside the beltway and in Mclean right near Falls Church City and is still Title I?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pimmit Hills

That's Marshall. The OP already stated they were looking for other options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think this school is Title 1? Seems strange for it's location near DC and being in the McLean district.

I don't understand the question. Why do I think Timber Lane is a Title I school?

Because it is

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/schools.shtml

not that there is anything wrong with that.. other than the fact that poverty sucks for the kids and their family.

The question isn't whether it is a Title 1 school or not. It's why is it a Title 1 school?

Schools are Title I schools if 40% of the kids (or more) are "disadvantaged."

Disadvantage means, among other things, kids in foster homes, low income families or families receiving temporary state aid.

But basically for FCPS, if the school has over 40% free and reduced lunch recipients then it would qualify as a Title I school. The FCPS average is about 27% systemwide.

Timber Lane is at about 55%.

Here's a snapshot of schools nearby it (approx.):

Westgate: 30%
Shrevewood: 21%
Lemon Road: 17%
Stenwood: 11%
Haycock: 3%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pimmit Hills

That's Marshall. The OP already stated they were looking for other options.

OP said they were looking for other options because they could not afford Marshall. That post with Pimmit Hills and a few other Marshall homes was to show that they could afford a few homes within the Marshall boundary - not a bunch of inventory, but there are some choices.

Please read more carefully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids went to Timber Lane/Longfellow/McLean. About half of the student body (other side of Lee Highway) go to Luther Jackson and Falls Church. My kids enjoyed small class sizes (often 20 or fewer kids) and mostly great teachers. There is a pretty small cohort who move on to Longfellow (only about 30 kids IIRC), so they may find themselves not seeing their ES friends a lot. That was really the only drawback and it wasn't a big deal. I loved having my young kids in such a diverse environment.

They have local Level IV, but some families choose to have their kids go to Haycock (the same families who think the brown children at TL are gang members). I knew a few people who found it challenging to arrange weekend play dates due to language barriers with the other students' parents. We didn't have that problem.

That's not fair to the families that move their kids to Haycock. There really is something to be said about cohort groups and minimum sustainable class sizes for AAP.

Does Timber Lane have enough kids in their Local Level IV classes?

So this school has a LLIV program at their school and allows kids to go to one of the more highly reputable AAP programs and is inside the beltway and in Mclean right near Falls Church City and is still Title I?

Uh, yes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pimmit Hills

That's Marshall. The OP already stated they were looking for other options.

OP said they were looking for other options because they could not afford Marshall. That post with Pimmit Hills and a few other Marshall homes was to show that they could afford a few homes within the Marshall boundary - not a bunch of inventory, but there are some choices.

Please read more carefully.

Nothing wrong with my reading. I'm familiar with Pimmitt Hills (live in another area of 22043). Most of what goes on the market there is either a McMansion rebuild out of her budget or a 900sqft $hitshack. I think OP was looking to broaden her options a bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pimmit Hills

That's Marshall. The OP already stated they were looking for other options.

OP said they were looking for other options because they could not afford Marshall. That post with Pimmit Hills and a few other Marshall homes was to show that they could afford a few homes within the Marshall boundary - not a bunch of inventory, but there are some choices.

Please read more carefully.

Nothing wrong with my reading. I'm familiar with Pimmitt Hills (live in another area of 22043). Most of what goes on the market there is either a McMansion rebuild out of her budget or a 900sqft $hitshack. I think OP was looking to broaden her options a bit.

Ok, your reading is fine. Maybe you should learn how to click on links then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think this school is Title 1? Seems strange for it's location near DC and being in the McLean district.

I don't understand the question. Why do I think Timber Lane is a Title I school?

Because it is

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/schools.shtml

not that there is anything wrong with that.. other than the fact that poverty sucks for the kids and their family.

The question isn't whether it is a Title 1 school or not. It's why is it a Title 1 school?

Schools are Title I schools if 40% of the kids (or more) are "disadvantaged."

Disadvantage means, among other things, kids in foster homes, low income families or families receiving temporary state aid.

But basically for FCPS, if the school has over 40% free and reduced lunch recipients then it would qualify as a Title I school. The FCPS average is about 27% systemwide.

Timber Lane is at about 55%.

Here's a snapshot of schools nearby it (approx.):

Westgate: 30%
Shrevewood: 21%
Lemon Road: 17%
Stenwood: 11%
Haycock: 3%

I'm skeptical as to your motives here, since you've omitted other schools that in some cases are closer to Timber Lane.

Beech Tree 58%
Pine Spring 58%
Graham Road 80%

Timber Lane's demographics reflect the housing and neighborhoods that feed into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think this school is Title 1? Seems strange for it's location near DC and being in the McLean district.

I don't understand the question. Why do I think Timber Lane is a Title I school?

Because it is

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/schools.shtml

not that there is anything wrong with that.. other than the fact that poverty sucks for the kids and their family.

The question isn't whether it is a Title 1 school or not. It's why is it a Title 1 school?

Schools are Title I schools if 40% of the kids (or more) are "disadvantaged."

Disadvantage means, among other things, kids in foster homes, low income families or families receiving temporary state aid.

But basically for FCPS, if the school has over 40% free and reduced lunch recipients then it would qualify as a Title I school. The FCPS average is about 27% systemwide.

Timber Lane is at about 55%.

Here's a snapshot of schools nearby it (approx.):

Westgate: 30%
Shrevewood: 21%
Lemon Road: 17%
Stenwood: 11%
Haycock: 3%

I'm skeptical as to your motives here, since you've omitted other schools that in some cases are closer to Timber Lane.

Beech Tree 58%
Pine Spring 58%
Graham Road 80%

Timber Lane's demographics reflect the housing and neighborhoods that feed into it.

You are responding to several posters, but I don't see a lot of difference in housing between Timber Lane and Lemon Road or Shrevewood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think this school is Title 1? Seems strange for it's location near DC and being in the McLean district.

I don't understand the question. Why do I think Timber Lane is a Title I school?

Because it is

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/schools.shtml

not that there is anything wrong with that.. other than the fact that poverty sucks for the kids and their family.

The question isn't whether it is a Title 1 school or not. It's why is it a Title 1 school?

Schools are Title I schools if 40% of the kids (or more) are "disadvantaged."

Disadvantage means, among other things, kids in foster homes, low income families or families receiving temporary state aid.

But basically for FCPS, if the school has over 40% free and reduced lunch recipients then it would qualify as a Title I school. The FCPS average is about 27% systemwide.

Timber Lane is at about 55%.

Here's a snapshot of schools nearby it (approx.):

Westgate: 30%
Shrevewood: 21%
Lemon Road: 17%
Stenwood: 11%
Haycock: 3%

I'm skeptical as to your motives here, since you've omitted other schools that in some cases are closer to Timber Lane.

Beech Tree 58%
Pine Spring 58%
Graham Road 80%

Timber Lane's demographics reflect the housing and neighborhoods that feed into it.

You are responding to several posters, but I don't see a lot of difference in housing between Timber Lane and Lemon Road or Shrevewood.

There is a neighborhood that straddles Shrevewood and Timber Lane, and houses in that neighborhood sell for about the same regardless of the schools.

Apart from that, the housing mix is different, plus Lemon Road is an AAP center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think this school is Title 1? Seems strange for it's location near DC and being in the McLean district.

I don't understand the question. Why do I think Timber Lane is a Title I school?

Because it is

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/schools.shtml

not that there is anything wrong with that.. other than the fact that poverty sucks for the kids and their family.

The question isn't whether it is a Title 1 school or not. It's why is it a Title 1 school?

Schools are Title I schools if 40% of the kids (or more) are "disadvantaged."

Disadvantage means, among other things, kids in foster homes, low income families or families receiving temporary state aid.

But basically for FCPS, if the school has over 40% free and reduced lunch recipients then it would qualify as a Title I school. The FCPS average is about 27% systemwide.

Timber Lane is at about 55%.

Here's a snapshot of schools nearby it (approx.):

Westgate: 30%
Shrevewood: 21%
Lemon Road: 17%
Stenwood: 11%
Haycock: 3%

I'm skeptical as to your motives here, since you've omitted other schools that in some cases are closer to Timber Lane.

Beech Tree 58%
Pine Spring 58%
Graham Road 80%

Timber Lane's demographics reflect the housing and neighborhoods that feed into it.

You are responding to several posters, but I don't see a lot of difference in housing between Timber Lane and Lemon Road or Shrevewood.

maybe it is all about percentages? Or demographics of the apartments the school is pulling from. For example, not all apt are low income housing. A school pulling from a bunch of luxury high rises is different then a school pulling from low income apt housing.

Either way the school is title 1 and as a parent with a child who attends Timber Lane, I will say I could not be happier. My child is doing very well and we have been very impressed with all our teachers so far and feel our child is doing very well there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think this school is Title 1? Seems strange for it's location near DC and being in the McLean district.

I don't understand the question. Why do I think Timber Lane is a Title I school?

Because it is

http://www.fcps.edu/is/titlei/schools.shtml

not that there is anything wrong with that.. other than the fact that poverty sucks for the kids and their family.

The question isn't whether it is a Title 1 school or not. It's why is it a Title 1 school?

Schools are Title I schools if 40% of the kids (or more) are "disadvantaged."

Disadvantage means, among other things, kids in foster homes, low income families or families receiving temporary state aid.

But basically for FCPS, if the school has over 40% free and reduced lunch recipients then it would qualify as a Title I school. The FCPS average is about 27% systemwide.

Timber Lane is at about 55%.

Here's a snapshot of schools nearby it (approx.):

Westgate: 30%
Shrevewood: 21%
Lemon Road: 17%
Stenwood: 11%
Haycock: 3%

I'm skeptical as to your motives here, since you've omitted other schools that in some cases are closer to Timber Lane.

Beech Tree 58%
Pine Spring 58%
Graham Road 80%

Timber Lane's demographics reflect the housing and neighborhoods that feed into it.

Yeah, sorry about that - no motives on my end. When home shopping I was looking at places that span the area that fed into Stenwood and Timberlane. Pretty much was restricting myself to easy access to the two stops on the Orange Line metro (DL and WFC), so I have no idea about schools close to TL but on the other side of it away from Metro.