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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The FCPS school board is failing miserably. They’re throwing money at failing schools like Falls Church and Justice, reducing teacher ratios, yet no results. Meanwhile, McLean and Langley, some of the top schools in the state, are being ignored. It’s time for Fairfax County taxpayers to demand better! Why are we funding failure and letting our best schools suffer? Here's the comparison:

Central High: 80.7% poverty, 83.27 score, $5,947 per pupil
McLean High: 12.2% poverty, 78.63 score, $8,768 per pupil
Langley High: 3.9% poverty, 82.25 score, $8,882 per pupil
Falls Church High: 61.4% poverty, 28.94 score, $11,958 per pupil
Justice High: 66.8% poverty, 33.12 score, $11,096 per pupil
It’s time to hold the school board accountable! What are your thoughts?

SchoolDigger Links:
Central High: www.schooldigger.com/go/VA/schools/0408001789/school.aspx
Falls Church High: www.schooldigger.com/go/VA/schools/0126000505/school.aspx
McLean High: www.schooldigger.com/go/VA/schools/0126000517/school.aspx
Langley High: www.schooldigger.com/go/VA/schools/0126000468/school.aspx[/quote]

Cool, why don't you move there and enjoy the schools. Then you can let us know how amazing they are!

I expect a report back like the ones we saw in the "FCPS families moving to West Virginia" thread. A neighbor/friend was jealous of friends who had moved to WV, Cheaper houses! Less woke schools! Better ratios! FCPS is doomed! One month into the school year the WV friends were regretting their move and realized that the schools are crap.

From what i am reading, Central High does not offer AP classes, is tiny, and kids pass the SOLs. That sounds fine and like it is probably good for a high FARMs school but miserable for other kids. I doubt that anyone in FCPS would be ok with changing the course offerings at the high FARMs schools in FCPS. You are not going to get rid of the AP/IB classes at the high farm schools.

I would also guess that the FARMs kids there are different then the FARMs kids here. The rural/urban difference is pretty large and can greatly influence attitudes toward school. But one poor kid is not the same as another poor kid. Poor kids who come from generational poverty and who have parents who have not graduated from school, which is typical in urban areas, is different then rural poor where people are more likely to have graduated from high school and then worked on farms or factories or similar jobs that do not require a college degree.

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