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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hayfield and Edison are very comparable in terms of test scores, amount of poverty, and percentage of white kids in the school.  Edison is a little more hispanic, Hayfield is a little more black.  They are both diverse schools that are not overwhelmed by poor kids.  I think you'll find the housing may be a little different in each area, but basically, it's a high-density housing region.  Edison has IB, Hayfield has AP.  I have known good kids who go to each school.  These schools are schools very much in the middle of the pack for the state of Va.

TC is much less white -- only 21%.  So, culturally, I would expect that to have an influence on the feel of the school -- the largest group being black.  TC also has a higher percentage of poor kids (39% at TC vs. 23% at Hayfield and 30% at Edison).

The good news is that kids CAN get an education at any of the three -- the passing rate for white kids on the SOLs is nearly identical for all three.  I conclude from that, that the schools ARE teaching what they are supposed to teach.  But, the feel of the schools is going to be very different.  Likewise, the communities may feel very different too -- and that's what you'll need to consider.  What kinds of homes are available, how does it affect your communte, how run-down or cared for the neighborhoods seem, are there open spaces for kids to play, etc.

As with most high schools in Va, it's not a question of whether THE SCHOOL is good or bad, it's a question of what kinds of kids go there and what kind of environment you want for your child  (what do the peers  bring to the learning process (on the positive side), do the peers take away from others being able to learn (on the negative side)).

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Did OP say she was white?  Did she mention that she was concerned about the "whiteness" of TC?[/quote]

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