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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP thanks for posting. I've wondered the same thing as all I read on here is how terrible all the schools are (save a few, and even then there are detractors).  Part of me totally panicked. And part of me realized that most of the schools in the area are as good as the one I went to and often notably better. [/quote]

The reality is kids of college-educated, middle class or richer parents will do fine, basically regardless of the school they attend (unless it is truly a dangerous place -- think the worst parts of Anacostia, LA, NYC, or Detroit, not anything in the DMV suburbs). This has basically always been true.

Non-magnet public schools have always been geared towards the average to below-average kid. They're meant to provide an adequate education. Essentially, you're getting a Chevy. It's not fancy, but it's fine, especially if you do some work on it at home. If you want a Cadillac education, you have to either have a kid who can get into a magnet program, or you pay for a good private school.

My parents found this with my sister and me in Chappaqua schools back in the 90s (aka a district that is ranked much higher than the DMV school districts). They ended up putting us into private school because the public school teachers were burned out and could really only deal with the kids who were struggling.

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