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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the PP meant is that UMC (Upper Middle Class) kids in the DC area tend to perform above grade level because the range of kids in the whole state (or country) is pretty broad.  This holds true even in Alexandria, especially in the parts where housing prices approach those of North Arlington or McLean.  (I'm looking at you, Rosemont.)

Sounds like your kids are doing fine.  They'd probably do similarly in APS or FFX or City of Falls Church.

If you're working with them outside of school, you are in fact pushing academics.  Which is fine.  [/quote]

Thank you PP for this clarity.  First off, consider that my 2 kids are leading the pack among their classes. This is my concern and is this a red flag in the sense that our neighborhood should be considered UMC.  So is this a red flag for our school?

Also while we supplement I don’t know that it’s really going to town academically :) we read, we have them read, we have them write.  K has a diary she likes to write in even. That’s it - DS wants to do multiplication for fun.  We spend maybe 10 min together on it.  It’s not that I’m suggesting every little doesn’t help but understand it’s not like we are supplementing with a purpose.  So hen families rave about APS and rage APCS - what’s it all about if in our example, the case can be made our kids are average in comparison to any upper class family?  I’m really ultimately trying to determine if our kids should be in another school district or if everything is fine :)[/quote]

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