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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]15:53, Wakefield is ranked ahead of TC Williams and at least a few of the Fairfax high schools.  And it's ranked ahead of a couple hundred other schools in other parts of Northern Virginia.  It's also probably comparable to or better than at least a handful of Montco schools, any DC high school except the one that serves upper NW and the high schools in Prince William.

It has the same resources as the other Arlington high schools, though probably with less money for the PTA.  Same caliber of teachers.  Same curriculum.  Same sports teams, I believe.  (including the preppy sports like LAX.)  It just has more FARMS kids, ESL kids and minority kids because South Arlington includes the families who can't afford a $700K+ SFH, a $600K+ townhouse or a $500K+ condo.

In 2009 (the numbers I have available), the % of kids from Wakefield who went on to college was 86%, vs. 91% for W-L, 94% for HBW and 96% for Yorktown.  The graduation rates for whites: 92.6% WF, 95.4% WL, 96.4% HBW and 98.4% Yorktown.  Impressive given that WF has a 49% FARMS rate due to Yorktown's 15%.[/quote]

Wakefield had lower SAT scores this year than TC Williams, any high school in Fairfax County, and several schools in Prince William.  It may have higher SOL scores than a few of those schools.  
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SAT is much more correlated to income and demographics b/c of the importance of tutoring and test prep.  SOL is more the domain of what the school is doing, not the parents contribution.[/quote]

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