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[quote=Anonymous]Re reputation, that can change over the course of a few years. Marshall is now one of the most sought after high schools in all of FCPS, but a generation ago, it was at the bottom of the pack reputation-wise, and was at risk of closing. Neighborhoods and school pyramids can change, for the better or for the worse. Don’t put all your marbles into one basket as the saying goes.

Changing boundaries can also affect a school for better or worse—Annandale HS used to be a solid school reputation wise in terms of athletics and sports, but boundary changes over the years moved all of its upper-middle class population to other nearby high schools. In the case of South Lakes HS, new boundaries brought middle and upper middle class families into that pyramid, making it highly sought after today.

To Arlington’s credit, due to parent pushback, the middle schools have reintroduced an advanced curriculum for those students who wish to challenge themselves. All the high schools are plenty challenging, with Arlington’s IB programme highly competitive among its cohort of academically-inclined students. [/quote]

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