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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year there were 133 kids at TJ from the McLean pyramid (Longfellow) and 116 kids from the Langley pyramid (Cooper).  Not a big difference.

That averages to 33 kids per year from Longfellow and 29 from Cooper.  So it looks like Longfellow had particularly strong TJ admissions last year while Cooper was down slightly.  Also, keep in mind that Longfellow also has a larger enrollment than Cooper, despite the boundary changes from 2021.  Last year Cooper finished the year with 1019 students while Longfellow had 1236.  [/quote]

Many students from Cooper choose to attend Sidwell, St. Albans, or Potomac, reflecting the affluence of the area. Not everyone is interested in going to TJ. My children were admitted to TJ but decided to attend Potomac School.

McLean HS is falling apart.  The infrastructure is falling apart, and McLean should be very upset about it.[/quote]

Those private schools have kids in lower grades so it’s not necessarily that easy to get admitted in 9th grade.

But cool (and likely made-up) story about your kids turning down TJHSST for Potomac. [/quote]

Potomac accepts around 45 incoming 9th graders each year.  People with money are only interested in Sidwell, St. Albans, GDS, or Potomac.  They don't care much for TJHSST.  Now go back to your poor neighborhood.[/quote]

It’s always a hoot when some parvenu who lives in the Langley area tries to school others on the preferences of the wealthy.  It’s always so fake and tacky. [/quote]

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