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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved into the Falls Church HS pyramid knowing it's one of the lowest performing in the county.

Gotta say, I'm with your husband on this.  [b]Even some of the worst in the county are among the best in the state.  We're very involved with our kids school life - events, PTA meetings, homework, etc.  That's what is going to make the difference.[/b]
What's the feedback on the elementary school in the pyramid?  That's what I would be concentrating on.[/quote]

OP here, why did you move to Falls Church pyramid knowing it is one of the worst in the county? What elementary school are you?[/quote]

I am not the PP who is in the Falls Church district, but I would assume she chose it because of what I bolded above.

NO high school in Fairfax County is awful and there are students at each one of them who do very well and go to great colleges.  Like the PP said, parental and student involvement in the school are key.  Falls Church HS also has honors classes and AP.

Here are their test results - still pretty high for being such a "bad" school.

http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/va/481

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Oh, and here are those results broken down by sub-group:

http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/va/481#toc

Black students and students with disabilities seem to struggle the most as well as Hispanics in some areas, but everyone else is doing pretty well.[/quote]

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