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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids at Marshall have plenty of friends who went to Shrevewood and they're indistinguishable in intelligence and achievement from any other other Marshall students.  (Plus who's talking about where you went to elementary school in HS?)  Shrevewood isn't one of the hothouse Vienna-area elementary schools, but so what, that likely means it's less overcrowded and the parents aren't as crazy.  I say this as a Vienna mom whose kids went to a charming off the radar elementary that has since been turned into an AAP center to its detriment.  I'd snatch up a house in the Shrevewood area if I were new to the area and could find an affordable house I like there. Your kids will do fine and be indistinguishable from the other students once they get to Kilmer.  So much of this fear of being in a school that everybody isn't dying to get into is lemming-like parents who don't trust their own judgment to tell whether a school is good and don't trust their kids' intelligence.  When we moved here, no one sought out our local elementary school and most parents were thrilled with its greatness being our little secret.
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I think OP just wanted to understand the difference in ratings.  Marshall parents can be among the most active on the DCUM real estate forum in recommending their school and warning people against other pyramids, so it's a bit odd to turn around and suggest others are "lemmings" for caring about such purportedly trivial matters.

In terms of future enrollment, FCPS has been projecting for several years that Shrevewood will be well above-capacity in a few years.  If that happens, FCPS has said it may explore things like turning the old Dunn Loring ES back into an elementary school, reopening Pimmit Hills Alternative HS as an ES, etc.    [/quote]

Hi - OP again.
I actually found the Marshall parent's post helpful.  The house in question is relatively close to Shrevewood ES (within half a mile), so if the FCPS plans you reference were to happen, I would think we'd still be assigned there and that it might actually improve the school as some of the outlying neighborhoods would be reassigned (i.e. previously referenced Lee Hwy/Merrifield area).  Would I be incorrect to assume this?[/quote]

I'd neither worry about it nor make assumptions.  If you look at enough boundary maps, you'll find plenty of examples of students living very close to one school, and attending another.

So, for example, if FCPS reopens Pimmit Hills as an ES, you could end up with kids living close to Shrevewood near Route 7 moved to Lemon Road or Pimmit Hills,which would probably pull down Shrevewood's test scores/ratings.  If they reopen Dunn Loring, it might "improve" Shrevewood for the reasons you mention.  Either way, I'd take comfort knowing that, over the years, people generally have been happy with the school.

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