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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow.

That is a lot of somewhat off the mark information.

I believe you are too late to apply for AAP, unless you are military coming from a different district already placed in a gifted program.

There are only 2 more years left in AAP.  At this point, it is not worth it to just apply for 8th grade.

The majority of the middle schools will have solid to great academics for most kids who are not AAP level 4.  They kids move classes and levels in middle school, mixing AAP and non AAP in classes like Algebra and Geometry (if your kid qualifies) plus all electives, PE and foreign languages.  Middle school AAP level 4 is only English, history and science.  Honestly, having an AAP level 4 kid in the middle school program, and not in the middle school program, my preference in hindsight is that it is better to mix with non AAP kids as much as possible in middle school to make more friends for high school, except for math.  Get in the best level for their ability for your kid's math class.

AAP ends in 8th grade.

High school is general enrollment.  Most, if not all of the highly desired schools ar AP (not AAP) run by the college board.  The lower ranked schools are almost all IB, except for Robinson, which is a fantastic school, and Marshall, which is fine.  Between the two options,  the AP program is a far better choice.

Fairfax HS is a great school.  It is its own district, but attached to FCPS, so it will not get rezoned as long as you live in the City of Fairfax.  Definitely put that school back on your list.

If you are a military family, put all of the Burke, West Springfield,  Lorton corridor schools back on your list: WSHS, Lake Braddock, Robinson and South County.  All are good options.

You can only transfer to schools with space, and the AP/IB/foreign language transfer option is only for high school.  Since you don't have a permanent home, that doesn't really affect you now.[/quote]

Everything this person said.[/quote]

Except for Robinson/Marshall, but it seems like OP is anti-IB.[/quote]

You don't think Robinson is a fantastic school, and that Marshall is just fine too?

Or that the rest of the IB schools besides those two are lower performing?

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The implication is that Robinson is better than Marshall, which it isn’t.[/quote]

Robinson is a good school but not better than Marshall, I agree. But there a few very low rated IB schools. Doesn’t matter which one OP is referring to, her predicament is the same.

Middle is tough enough, it will be a tougher transition for your DC who is new in every way. That doesn’t bode well from a bullying perspective. Maybe go private.

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Private school is WAY more difficult to start in middle school than a public middle school. Those kids at private schools have known each other for ages, and if the 7th grader doesn't click with the kids or the leader kids don't like him, there is no where to land and find your people.

Public schools have so many groups and kids, plus everyone is starting fresh in 7th grade, from a half dozen different elementary schools.  All the kids are newish, so it is easier to find a group.

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I am the PP recommending private. OP’s kid has been in a private it seems so should be fine. Navigating a public school in middle is no walk in the park. I would stay away from, the big leagues for this reason (Langley, Mclean, Oakton). Or the big schools like Chantilly or Lake Braddock for sure. If you must do public, move away from FCPS.[/quote]

We moved into one of these "big league" schools with a kid starting 7th and another starting 10th.  Kid moving into 7th had a very smooth transition, whereas our very sociable 10th grader found it a bit tougher with kids at that age.  It all worked out fine eventually.  [/quote]

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