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The answer is simple. If you want to continue to live close to the city, live in Arlington. If you wan to live further out, look at Fairfax County. You will find quality schools in both school districts. Arlington is very expensive, so if you want more house for your money, look in Fairfax.[/quote]

[b]Fairfax continues to out-perform Arlington, year after year.   People don't simply live there for a larger home.[/[/b]quote]

This.  Please tell me what Arlington schools compare to those in the Churchill/Cooper/Langley school district?  [/quote]

None really compare. You brought up the best school pyramid in the whole state.

The Arlington high school most similar to Langley is Yorktown. If you look at the students, Yorktown like Langley is mostly very, very affluent kids. On the other hand, Langley does consistently outperform Yorktown. W-L is more diverse and has similarly very affluent students, but also averages about 30% FARMS year after year. If you want to live in Arlington, lower your expectations a bit and be willing to embrace more socio-economic diversity and the lower test scores that come with that. For the respective N Arlington high schools, the best pyramids would likely be Jamestown/Williamsburg/Yorktown and Taylor/Swanson/W-L. For S Arlington, the best pyramid is Oakridge/Gunston/Wakefield.

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