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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I taught at McLean and have a student in Langley.  There is much more a student socio-economic mix at McLean, but still very strong cliques.  Academics at both are rigorous.  We also live west of the beltway and mornings are really tough with the bus route. We are probably at the lower-end of the socio-economic spectrum at Langley and would be in the middle at McLean.  My kids have never felt out-of-place because of this.  I guess it is about who they choose as friends.[/quote]

To put this in "perspective":

[b]To be at the lower end of the spectrum at Langley, your parents own a $850K house in McLean[/b].  At McLean, they rent a 2-BR apartment in subsidized or inexpensive housing in Falls Church.

[b]To be in the middle end of the spectrum at Langley, your parents own a $1.2M house in McLean or Great Falls[/b].  At McLean, they own a $850K house in McLean, Falls Church or Vienna.

To be at the high end of the spectrum at Langley, your parents own a $3-5M house in McLean or Great Falls.  At McLean, they own a $2-2.5M house in McLean.

I think this is about right for Langley. I have no idea what Potomac School demographics are, but I know they pull kids far beyond Lanley's borders (and both richer and poorer).  
That's why people say McLean is more diverse, even though most of the kids come from upper-income families. [/quote]

Can anyone else chime in on whether they agree with this analysis and these numbers?  If an 850K house puts you in the lower end spectrum at Langley, what's the lower end spectrum at the Potomac School in McLean?  My guess would be that the numbers above are true for the Potomac School -- just surprised that they would also be true for Langley.[/quote][/quote]

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