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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We stayed in Fairview for DD and probably will for DS next year, too. Fairview doesn't have Math/Science Olympic either. Having Level III kids in the class is not an issue - you can't tell which are Level 3 or 4 anyway. The only reason we'd consider WO is if classes were significantly smaller.[/quote]

Regards if the class are significantly smaller, it is really depends on the number of students they got. My DD last year class split into two classes in the last minute (on the date of open house!) because one more kid sign up and WO got approval from FCPS to open one more class. So they only have 17 in a class instead of 35! We got many new joiners this year but still only have 21 students. While some grade they only have one class which have around 30 kids! For my prediction, it probably will only has one class for 3rd grade AAP next year? [/quote]

We have a third grader at white oaks this year. With COVID, the numbers were down and the class has 30 kids. I would say compared to our base, Laurel Ridge, the school does not have the sort of warm touch from admin and I won't comment on the teacher beyond saying the AAP curriculum is what it is. If we had local level IV, we would have not moved, but we don't and there's no advanced math until 5th at Laurel Ridge. It is the ONLY Robinson school without local level IV. The class does get a handful from each of the feeders but the bulk are Laurel Ridge kids, it seems. Weirdly, there's like two white oaks kids in the center class.

In some ways, I find the whole AAP thing to be so strange because it is such a big thing in other parts of the county. No one cares here, really. All of the schools are good. Lake Braddock, Robinson and Woodson (our AP pupil placement option) are good. There's no stress or worrying your kid is missing out unless you care about TJ but Lake Braddock as a middle school isn't a big feeder, so you are kind of screwed there, fwiw.[/quote]

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