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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^ sorry, educational attainment of parents at both schools was the same. Everyone has a college degree.  Most people,has masters/PhD/0progessional — even if they chose to SA? [/quote]

Oakton has higher educated parents in higher paying jobs - how else do you think the SAHMs can live in more expensive neighborhoods?  You need to be more honest if you want others to think you are being even remotely objective.[/quote]

Make a distinction between educational level and salary. Oakton probably has parents in higher paying jobs. Lots of big law partners, defense contractors etc.  high powered 90 hour weeks that require the support of a FT SAHmspouse.   Chantilly has parents with as much or more education, but most of the families I know have one parent working in high tech (Dulles tech corridor) and/or as a professional fed/ SES.  If this area did not have highly educated parents it would not send so many kids to TJ from RRMS and Carson. [/quote]

The three HS pyramids that send the most kids to TJ are Oakton, McLean and Langley, not Chantilly. [/quote]

If you could read, you would see I said that a significant number of TJ kids come from RRMS and Carson, which are the Western County AAP schools and two of the top 3 feeder MSs. . Plus, Chantilly, Westfield and SLHS are 4, 5, and 6 (with Chantilly averaging 4 kids fewer a year than Oakton). Carson feeds Oakton, Chantilly, Westfields and SLHS. A significant piece of RRMS goes to Chantilly.  Chantilly and Westfields are about 3 miles apart. Between these 2HSs,, they send over 220 students to TJ.  Western Fairfax is highly educated. [/quote]

Getting a bit salty, aren’t you?  If I couldn’t read, I wouldn’t know Oakton was still considered a cut above Chantilly. [/quote]

Based on???  They are both GS 6 schools (thanks new equity index, which both schools bombed /s ). They have similar farms and wall numbers.

Chantilly has been on the rise for several years.  Niche just bumped Chantilly above Oakton and Woodson for 2018. US News put Oakton higher.  Chantilly produced higher SAT scores than Oakton for the first time in 2017.  The schools have similar SOLs.  Chantilly has 87%of their kids pass at least on AP test.  Vs. 80% for Oakton.  Both schools are GS 8 in academics.  They are ranked 3rd and 4th in the number of kids wh go to TJ (which of course says nothing about either school. The kids don’t attend, and the HS do not help them get admitted.

5 years ago, Oakton was widely thought of as stronger than Chantilly.  Today, they are a draw, depending on whether you look at APs vs SATs vs SOLs. In 5 years, Chantilly will be widely viewed as stronger than Oakton or Woodson. Because they have been on a steady, multi-year upward trajectory.

Here are the differences: Chantilly has an expanded STEM curriculum due to the governors academy. And it is not packed to the gills and about to go through a rennovation (more trailers). 
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