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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. Also considering Arlington for better schools. Currently zoned for a 5 high school in FCPS Alexandria. Kid is in AAP. Feel like we should just stay put if the schools aren't even better.[/quote]

The only high schools in FCPS currently rated 5 by GS (same as Yorktown) are Centreville, Fairfax, and South County.  None is in Alexandria.

Edison and Hayfield are rated 4, and are probably just as good as APS. [/quote]

When did Hatfield drop to 4? [/quote]

Greatschools changed their rating system this past fall and added an "equity" component that essentially dings schools with a minority/FARMs population.  We bought a house in the Woodson HS district last year. It was an 8 or 9 then.  It's a 6 now.  But if you look at Schooldigger, it's top 10% in the state by test scores.  A rating system that would give a top 10% school a 6 seems pretty useless to me, but you have to dig into the whole thing to figure out what's going on.  [/quote]

And people buying houses just look at the Gs rating.[/quote]

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