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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was discussed on a recent thread when GS ratings came out. Starting a couple pages in.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/640388.page

The takeaway was that when you control for FARMS and ELS, South County is one of the poorest performing schools in the county, if not the worst performing.  SC has relatively low FARMS and ELL rates, but is still only a GS 6.  Schools with about the same FARMs rate (Marshall, Chantilly, LBSS) are GS 8 or 9. Schools that are GS 6 have significantly higher FARMs rates.

People always say that your affluent white or  Asian kid will do well at poor performing school X.  But the numbers seem to be saying this does not hold for South County. Affluent white and Asian kids appear to be underperforming there.

We looked at LBSS, Chantilly and South County when we moved-- and axed South County pretty quickly. Ended up at Chantilly for other reasons, but LBSS also looked like a good call. [/quote]

It's interesting that you point out the demographics because my neighborhood is zoned for South County and we are very middle class, more in line with the neighborhoods in Burke or West Springfield. But I'm very familiar with the area down here in south Springfield, Lorton, Fairfax Station, etc. and it is very polarized. There are a fair number of very large homes in rich neighborhoods. There are also a lot of small townhomes usually used as rentals, and condos/apartments. There's a lot of people on both ends and not as many in the middle. The really wealthy neighborhoods are probably artificially deflating the FARMS rate. [/quote]

I don't think so.  Farms rate isn't an average of incomes . It is all households that are a certain percentage of the poverty level.  Once you get above that, you are non--Farms, whether you live in a town house or a mansion.  So, Chantilly has some FARMSs, and a lot 400k townhouse to 700k SFHs.  Affluent, but not wealthy. Franklin Farm, Franklin Glen, Arnfield Farm, Greenbrier, etc.  They turn over very little housing stock over 1 million.  Also, one of the few strong school zones that is still relatively affordable.

I would say, from looking ahouses in Sc, they are newer and nicer for the price.  The downside is the schools, and, for us, the commute. 
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