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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it fascinating that four schools have roughly 10% of their 8th graders going to TJ every year. I'm sure those are great middle schools, and it's not surprising that roughly 80% of those kids are in the GT program at those schools.

It seems that while TJ surely enrolls many super smart and talented kids, it must also pull in a ton of just average-smart kids.

But I don't know much about it and don't live in VA. Can anyone with more experience school me about this situation?[/quote]

People move and buy into these school districts for the TJ admit rate.  It creates a positive feedback loop.
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There is more to life than TJ.   The areas that feed into Longfellow and Kilmer AAP are the most expensive parts of Fairfax and convenient to both DC and Tysons.  The areas that feed into Carson and Rocky Run AAP are also nice areas that are convenient to tech jobs along Route 28 and the DTR corredor.  Not saying there may not be some people who specifically seek out, say, the Carson MS district for the AAP/TJ potential in the same way that others seek out the Haycock ES district, but that's just a fraction of the people who live there. [/quote]

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