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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually argue that elementary school is the most important and you should choose a place based on that.  During elementary school most students are not tracked

Once you reach middle school students are tracked and every school in Fairfax county has at least one class/section tracking at the highest level

The one consideration at the high school level is whether you care if the program is AP or IB[/quote]

OP here.  What is the difference between AP or IB?  AP I figure is Advance Placement----never heard of IB.[/quote]

IB is International Baccalaureate.  It's a program administered out of Geneva that was introduced to a number of Fairfax high schools, primarily in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

http://www.ibo.org/

Eight high schools in Fairfax have IB (Annandale, Edison, Lee, Stuart, Marshall, Mount Vernon, Robinson and South Lakes); the rest have AP.  Robinson is primarily IB, but offers some AP courses as well, which it is able to do given its large size.  If you're zoned for an IB school, but want AP, you can pupil place to the AP school, and vice versa.    [/quote]

In your opinion which is the better program and why?  What is the difference?[/quote]

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