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[quote=Anonymous]We are TTC and renting right now in Cameron Station, and I'm just wondering if anyone has feedback on either school system as we start to think seriously about buying a home. I am not sure that I would send my child to either one for HS or MS (I tend to think we would not) but you never know and I want to be prepared in case we do go that route- and I am definitely open to doing so for ES. I have actually been both a public and independent school teacher, and I think there are many advantages to public education, I'm just worried about the rest of the kids in the class and bad influences etc - that's why I am sort of leaning private. We have already been through the "starter home" and wherever we settle down is where we are going to stay for good unless something pretty crazy happens. So here are my questions:

1. Is there any benefit to being in FCPS if you are in the Alexandria section, or does it not really matter b/c you still won't be going to McLean or Langley HS?

2. Thoughts on TC Williams vs. Hayfield vs. Edison - is there one that is better? It looks offhand like Edison is better than Hayfield (academies, IB). I heard the "jail or Yale" statement about TC Williams once and while it looks like they do have some good offerings (finance academy, lots of APs) I am very concerned about the interaction between the "Yale kids" and the "jail kids."

3. If we buy in Cameron Station the elem. school will definitely be Samuel Tucker - but if we were in the Hayfield section or the Edison section, there are more choices depending on where we buy - is there a particular elementary school that is most sought after?

4. What about middle schools? Anything to know about?

5. Does anyone know if there is a high percentage of families in Cameron Station with HS age kids? I wonder where most of them go to school? Private or TC Williams?[/quote]

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