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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=cmsmeade][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to assume the PPs have kids in "good" schools. Am I right? I would assume most vacancies would either be in lower performing schools, schools with a higher percentage of low income students and/or schools with psycho admin.[/quote]

My youngest DC is at Rachel Carson so ok, probably considered a "good" school.
My oldest is at South Lakes.... which, based on the other thread probably is not considered a "good" school (we are zoned for Westfield HS a "good" school maybe - but pupil placed to South Lakes for the IB program).[/quote]

South Lakes is considered a "good" school.  It's roughly in the center in terms of SAT and other metrics among the FCPS high schools--and the FCPS high schools as a whole are considered good.[/quote]

The SAT scores are solid and the IB program is good yet you see threads with people wondering about SLHA all the time. There is one going right now. The reality is that SLHS has a higher FARMS rate and a good number of ESOL students so the test scores don't stand out. Not to mention, many of the kids at SLHS are solidly MC and not attending the top ranked schools potentially because they cannot afford them and they cannot get merit aid. People view it differently then McLean, Langley, Chantilly, and Oakton or even Robinson. [/quote]

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