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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chantilly is not as sought-after as Oakton, Madison or Woodson. It does seem to have a stronger academic reputation than Centreville or Westfield, two other large schools in western Fairfax.  Depending on your child’s interests, Chantilly might be a better choice than Fairfax (or vice versa).[/quote]

Chantilly isn’t as wealthy as Oakton or Madison (Woodson is not as wealthy).  It has lots of solidly UMC kids, but not a lot wealthy ones.   We lived in Oakton ES area for years. Half of the kids go to Oakton and half Madison.  We now live in Chantilly.  And it is a very different vibe. HHI of 250-300k, and we were “the poors” in Oakton ES.   We were also unusual because both parents worked. My kids friends usually had a biglaw type dad and a SAHM. And there were families where our kids did activities together for years, and I never saw dad.  At Chantilly there are a lot of families where both parents work, and both parents are involved with the kids.

The real estate is much more expensive in Oakton/Madison, because it is closer in.

[b]By any objective  metric you use, the academics and outcomes at Chantilly are on par with Oakton and Madison. [/b]

This issues really are what kind of commute can you handle (and this might make your decision for you).   And, where will your family fit in?  If you are a WOHM, it is just tough to be in the Oakton/Madison area.  Lots of socializing happening after school, and of you can’t be there to pick your kid up, they get left out. Lots of play, concerts, PTA meetings and events in the middle of the school day. And again, if you work in DC and the event I’d at 11, you end up having to miss it or take a full day off.  DH felt very isolated because he was helped coach and attended kids academic teams, and there were never any other dads. So it was me and him and 7 moms  It is nice to be somewhere where we are like the other families, and where the schedules and expectations of parents line up with our reality.  But on the flip side, if you are holding down the fort at home while your DH works 6-7 days a week and many evening, you are probably going to feel isolated at Chantilly.  [/quote]

Well, let's see.

[u]SAT scores - Class of 2017[/u]

Madison 1240
Chantilly 1226
Oakton 1222

Madison comes out tops & Chantilly bests Oakton for the first time ever, probably.

[u]PSAT scores from 2016-17 for Class of 2019:[/u]

Madison 1114 
Oakton 1077 
Chantilly 1055

[u]US News College Readiness Index:[/u]

Madison 73.9
Oakton 70.2
Chantilly 55.4

[u]School Digger:[/u]

Madison #30 in Virginia
Oakton #42 in Virginia
Chantilly #51 in Virginia

[u]Washington Post Challenge Index:[/u]

Oakton #171 nationally
Madison #211
Chantilly #427

[u]National Merit Semifinalists - Classes of 2016-18[/u]

Madison 30
Oakton 20
Chantilly 11

So, now, sorry - Chantilly isn't "on par" with Madison or Oakton yet.  By the way, both of those schools have many actively involved dads, so you need to stop parroting the nonsense that they are nowhere to be found in Vienna or Oakton. [/quote]

All these “metrics” tell us is that Chantilly has fewer rich kids than the others.[/quote]

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