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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Luckily, “FARMS” is not contagious, so if your family has a good income, your kid will most likely do well despite higher FARMS percentage of students at a school. They might also get first “dibs” in leadership positions and athletic teams. [/quote]

If your family is doing well. You will be more likely to pay a premium for "good schools" to begin with.[/quote]

Sure, that is true.  However, I also read about families, that “sacrificed so much” to buy in a “sought after” district, and that is enough of a reason for them not to be forced to move to a “lesser” school. Not all families that are zoned for the premium fcps schools have a lot of extra cash. Their kids would probably do well at any school because their parents value education. [/quote]

High income schools are more likely to have a large number of students who are planning to attend college. This means there are likely to be more sections of Honors and AP classes because there will be more students who are interested in taking those classes. Other schools have excellent programs but the cohort is a bit smaller, the smaller the cohort, the fewer sections of courses and some courses might not have enough interested students to run. For example Physics C is probably commonly run at Langley, McLean, and Oakton but less frequently at Herndon. More students at Robinson complete the IB diploma than at Lewis or Mount Vernon, with South Lakes being solidly in the middle.

But you can get an excellent education at any of the FCPS schools. Chantilly, Centerville, Westfield, and South Lakes all turn out well educated kids. 
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