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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which School really isn’t likely to make a big difference in outcomes. [b]As long as the school isn’t truly terrible/unsafe, and offers many AP and/or IB options, kids of the same demographic makeup will perform similarly regardless of where they go to school.[/b] The biggest predictor is parental education & SES. That’s of course why all the “good” schools are in neighborhoods where houses cost millions of dollars.

So if you want to move to VA for in-state college tuition, go for it. Look for a neighborhood you like and can afford. You don’t need Yorktown or McLean for your kid to learn, do well, and get into a good college (& in fact these “rich” schools have their own problems). Good luck. 
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^Keep this in mind, especially since FCPS is planning to redraw all the school pyramid boundaries to help with equity issues this year and next. Re APS, boundary changes are always possible even if they are on the backburner for now.

If you want a guaranteed high school pyramid with boundaries that will never change, your only options are Fairfax City (Fairfax HS), Falls Church City (Meridian HS), and Alexandria City (Alexandria City High School). Best of luck. [/quote]

And fewer than half of ACPS middle school and high school students report feeling safe at school, so cross that one off your list.[/quote]

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