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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many neighborhoods in eastern Fairfax are great places to live and raise a family - Fort Hunt, Stratford Landing, Hayfield, Kingstowne, Saratoga. Great locations, good housing stock, etc. Why are some of the schools in those areas performing poorly? Good neighborhood schools are suddenly not so good. What's going on FCPS?

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Huh?  These areas look very good compared to, say, South Arlington. [/quote]
The houses is south Arlington are comparatively much more expensive.

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That is true, but they are being bought by people who don't care about the public schools. [/quote]

Umm..no. Just not true at all.[/quote]
Wakefield has some of the lowest SAT scores in NoVa.  If OP has issues with Hayfield, she will have even more issues with lower performing Wakefield.     [/quote]

Yes yes, and people still pay a premium for it. We certainly prefer it to Stuart or wherever. Besides who said Op should look in south Arlington? She likely can't afford a comparable home located there. [/quote]

What does it mean to "pay a premium" for a house there?  Over what?  You could just as easily say houses there sell "at a discount" compared to North Arlington, Falls Church, McLean, etc.

Stuart has higher SAT scores than Wakefield, and a growing IB diploma program.  I'm not sure what Wakefield's selling point is other than the building and the basketball program, but in any event OP has better options in Fairfax than South Arlington.

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Honestly, how daft do you have to be to not understand how much more expensive real estate is in any part of Arlington ( south Arlington included) compared to houses zoned Hayfield ( which I think is a perfectly fine school).[/quote]

Take it to the Real Estate forum.  You aren't being constructive here, and nothing you say is going to make Wakefield sound attractive as an alternative to the Hayfield pyramid. [/quote]

I'm sorry that you are so insecure about your life choices. I'm sure the[i] Wakefield graduate destined to be your child's boss[/i] will go easy on them! :wink: [/quote]

Wakefield opened over 60 years ago.  The Wiki page for the school features but four "notable alumni," one of whom was a professional wrestler and another of whom was the Fort Hood shooter.

The odds for your prediction are not looking great.  [/quote]

Most people are priced out of north Arlington, it's really no big deal. Boy, it certainly seems it stick in people's craw that they are priced out of " the worst part" of the county. Listen, not every one is going to have a great commute. Hopefully a strong peer group will make up for your absence at home. [/quote]

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