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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So for background, My DH is a product of Fairfax County schools, and did just fine--graduated with whatever honors a high schooler can get, went to college, became a fine upstanding young man. On the other hand, I was in the county's gifted and talented program yet still did not do so well in the public school system. Eventually I excelled in private school...maybe not excelled but graduated, didn't go to jail, went to college, etc.     Fast forward to today and we are looking at our children and their education, and the benefits of Fairfax vs Arlington County schools...I personally prefer the much smaller size of Arlington County vs Fairfax County schools due to my own experience, but everyone keeps telling me that Fairfax County is the best...

My question is this: I'm curious as to what the criteria are that are used by people who refer to Fairfax County schools as 'the best in the Nation'. Is this test scores, is this AP courses, is this college acceptance, is this academic programs, is this special services or is it a combination of the above?  Any insight would be wonderful from this board...[/quote]

I find it really hard to believe that "everyone" keeps telling you that Fairfax is the best in the area, much less the nation.   If you like the Arlington system, go with your instincts.

Fairfax's reputation in the area reflects the fact that it's a big system so it naturally gets a lot of attention; it has more differentiated programs for gifted students than other jurisdictions; it is home to the nation's leading public magnet school (TJHSST); average SAT scores are higher than in other area jurisdictions of any size; and it doesn't have as many schools that serve majority FARMS students as its primary competitor for area bragging rights, Montgomery County.

But it's big and bureaucratic, which drives some people crazy, and kids in the great middle can easily get lost.

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