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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a great school. I've never heard any complaints about it. Brand new facilities. It is common for families in the area to do public elementary and then move to private for middle and/or HS so I would consider what you want long-term. [/quote]

Some of those kids and parents who depart after elementary school have a very difficult time making the transition. There are grading standards at the privates.

There are no "great" schools in ACPS but MacArthur is one of the better schools. [b]But the bar is very low in VA and Alexandria specifically.[/b]

If people tell you that a school is "great" in Alexandria...ask them if they quietly got tutors for their kids. Many do this and then claim the schools are "great"!

Take a look at the proficiency numbers for the economically disadvantaged kids in schools. That's the real measure of the quality of the school.

DM is around 50% proficiency in reading and math. Cora Kelly is about the same. Much better than the other east side schools (For reading, George Mason is 25%, Brooks is 27%, Barrett is 32% and MVCS is 28%) but still very poor.  Especially considering how VA fared in the US Dept. of Ed's "report card". [/quote]

How low is the bar in Virginia? I keep hearing schools in the most populous states like California, Texas, and New York have much higher standards. I’ve heard anecdotally that Maryland has much higher standards for its public schools, same with North Carolina. But is there hard data to support this. [/quote]

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