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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even the McLean Patch thinks Arlington is better:

https://patch.com/virginia/mclean/mclean-high-schools-among-most-challenging-virginia[/quote]

[b]So by looking at this list, one would think that Yorktown is a much better school than TJ. [/b] Look like even Mclean and Langley are better than TJ.

The list is laughable that it proved poor research on both patch and WaPo reporter.

Just a side note, even when the list is flawed, Wakefield is nowhere to be found  :cry: [/quote]

My son went to TJ. Really amazing place.  But the reason the scores are so high there is because of the kids.  Those kids would have high test scores at other high schools.   It may make sense to send a kid to TJ for the unique electives, or for a social scene so friendly to giftedness.  But sending a kid there because the scores are high would be silly.   How unfortunate that discussions of other schools are so much based on how students due on standardized tests, rather than on aspects of the school that actually effect education, and student happiness. [/quote]

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