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[quote=Anonymous]OP I agree with the PPs who are encouraging you to look at the pass rates for your demographic and to think of it as a plus to be at a Title 1 school b/c of the small class sizes.  The test scores and ratings at greatschool.net reflect the passrates of the entire school population.... they ARE NOT a rating of the school.  The school could be doing a fine job of teaching children, but some kids just don't have the support to use what they are being taught.  That greatschools rating is a rating on the population much more than it is a rating on the teaching.  So, if you have a lot of minority kids and poor kids in your school, the rating is a reflection of that.  Schools like Langley HS have like 2% Free/Reduced meals kids.... gee how do they get such good scores at Langley???? It's not rocket science.... they have a student population of well-off kids coming from high-achieving families.  Just because other high schools in the county have lower scores, it doesn't mean kids can't get a good education there.  My favorite example is South Lakes.  People like to bash it left and right, but really, if you look at the SAT scores for white kids, they are on par with Oakton's SAT scores.  But, South Lakes' scores as a whole (and therefore its rank and reputation) are lower b/c there is a lot more racial/economic/achievement diversity at South Lakes compared to Oakton and Langley.

Don't listen to all the blather on DCUM about there only being 5 acceptable high schools in Fairfax county and, instead, listen to your husband.  If safety becomes an issue, then I would consider a different school.  But at grade school level, I think you'll be fine in any school (unless the test scores for white kids are low -- which then indicates that the school is not reaching kids who speak English and aren't poor).[/quote]

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