Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
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Anonymous
| DH is contractor in Tysons/Vienna area — looking to move closer to office. |
Anonymous
| Define best. |
Anonymous
| What is your budget? What is your commute? |
Anonymous
| Just buy a house you can afford that isn’t a crazy commute for your spouse. Your kids will be fine at any middle or hs in the county. |
Anonymous
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Best Middle
Longfellow, Cooper, Kilmer Best HS Langley, McLean, Madison |
Anonymous
Yes, because they are the wealthiest. |
Anonymous
| Are you interested in IB or AP high schools? |
Anonymous
Compare college acceptances / enrollment. TJ is the best high school in the Commonwealth and among the best (top 10?) in the country. |
Anonymous
But getting accepted is hard. Doesn’t matter where you live either. FCPS busses them there. Best the OP seek a reasonable choice. |
Anonymous
Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on the kid. Any of the top dozen high schools are just as good. |
Anonymous
The McLean and Langley catchment areas are also two of the four that send the most kids to TJ (Oakton and Chantilly are the other two). |
Anonymous
Almost. Speaking from personal experience, I would avoid Kilmer MS. |
Anonymous
Why? |
Anonymous
| Marshall/Killer has gone down hill this is even supported by gs, stick with McLean/Longfellow or Langley/Cooper. |
Anonymous
LOL gs dings Marshall because of the "college readiness" score. They have <1% taking AP math or AP science! Not surprising since it is an IB school and offers no AP classes. It would score much higher if the IB courses were taken into account, but they are not. |