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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are trying to decide if we should move to VA for better schools for our kids or stay in MoCo and go private/parochial. The VA HS boundaries we are looking at are: Yorktown (Arlington), Meridian and Marshall (Falls Church), McClean (Fairfax). 
Here are some factors we are thinking through:
- Three kids, so parochial school PK-8 is ~350k. 
- MCPS uses a lot of technology in early grades (K uses Chromebooks for educational games). I would prefer more limited (or non-existent, honestly) technology.
- MCPS allows cell phones (or has teacher enforcement of cell phone bans, which I believe is an ineffective policy).
- We are in MCPS’s Down County Consortium, so Blair HS is an option. Our elementary is fine but not great and MS (Sligo MS) doesn’t seem like a great option. Reading and math proficiency levels are not very good, even at our ES, which is not Title 1.

Will moving to VA actually address the concerns I have? I think my husband is leaning toward move to VA, get a nicer house, and get better schools while I lean toward staying in our more modest house and going to parochial school because it’s a better culture fit.

Any guidance on VA schools or generally thinking through this issue would be appreciated.

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The only reason to move anywhere is if your kids are way ahead or way behind and where you currently live is hopeless. With that said, Arlington sucks and the newish superintendent is more concerned about social justice (i.e., equal outcomes at a remedial level) than academic performance. None of the APS hs are that impressive and only 2 or 3 FCPS hs are worth a look if you can actively choose your schools. If your kids are outperforming their peers, you're probably looking at extracurricular support anyway so maybe move to the district that has better DE options. Caveat: with the way these school admin race to the bottom with their policy changes, there are no guarantees whatever you end up doing.[/quote]

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