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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why. [/quote]

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It's ranked near the top in VA, so yes within VA it would be relatively speaking even though a number are ranked higher.[/quote]

Isn't Oakton just a normsl average sports school along with many of the larger fcps high schools? I have never heard of anyone refer to Oakton as an unusually prominent sports powerhouse, just a solid sports program like most of the bigger fcps high schools.[/quote]

Academically it's near the top. 6th in va and 9th in DC metro. Can't speak for sports as my kids aren't in hs.[/quote]

Ridiculous rank; I checked USNWR and Oakton is absurdly ranked higher than McLean, even though McLean has a 97% graduation rank while Oakton’s is only. 95%.[/quote]

The differences among the top ranked schools turn on fine distinctions in things like SOL scores, AP participation rates, and graduation rates.

So McLean may have a higher graduation rate or higher SAT scores (I don't think US News factors in SAT scores at all), but if the SOL scores are lower (which is quite possible given that the poor kids at McLean from the Timber Lane area are poorer than the poor kids at Oakton from the Blake Lane area), Oakton or Woodson can be ranked higher than McLean.

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