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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Woodson is below Hayfield?????

Something is funky with their algorithm.[/quote]

Even in US News Report ranking (I know I know some of you hate it), Woodson has been declining for several years.  On the other hand, Chantilly has been surging.  This reflects also Rocky Run ranking here is first.  All I can attribute this is to demographic change of student bodies, a sort of "gentrification" of Chantilly pyramid. [/quote]

School ratings correspond largely to demographics, and Woodson slipped a bit after the boundary change that moved Fairfax Villa ES from Fairfax to Woodson.  It's a less affluent area than the rest of the areas that feed into Woodson, so the ratings dropped slightly.  Even so, the issue with the VDOE ratings/rankings appears to have more to do with data integrity than Woodson's demographics.

And, yes, Chantilly has become a magnet for Asian families seeking a more affordable alternative to Langley, McLean, etc.  It's one of the three high schools in FCPS that are either majority (TJ) or plurality (Centreville, Chantilly) Asian.  That translates into a ratings boost. [/quote]

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