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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seven of the top 10 high schools in Virginia are in FCPS according to U.S. News.  [/quote]

An example of correlation, not causation. [/quote]

If so, a happy coincidence. But, more likely, a refusal on your part to acknowledge what FCPS still does well.  [/quote]

Not a happy coincidence. This area has a large population of high earning, high achieving parents who invest heavily in their children’s education in time and/ or money. Higher rates of test prep, tutoring, homework support, etc all directly translate into higher test scores.

If the county had some magic formula for success, you’d see it across all the schools, not clustered in the most affluents parts of the county.[/quote]

North Arlington and parts of Loudoun are more affluent than most of Fairfax yet their schools are generally not rated as highly by U.S. News.

It’s not a magic formula for success but suggesting it’s all purely a function of economics and parental effort on the side is misleading.  [/quote]

Niche ranks Arlington as #2, Loudoun as #4 and Fairfax as #6 for VA school districts.

US news rates, Loudoun#60 in the U.S., Arlington: #93 in the U.S Fairfax: #128 in the U.S.

So.. idk maybe that also supports what I’m saying. So thank you.

Also keep in mind TJ is a governors school, so Fairfax is behind even with the boost of the highest scorers from LCPS and APS added to FCPS.

And when you look at the SAT data, keep in mind TJ is pulling the county up by A LOT

The last year I think they released the data was 2021. The average SAT score from TJ was 1531. The FCPS average (with the boost from TJ included) was 1201.

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https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia

8 out of 10 of the VA's best high schools are FFX County. [/quote]

It’s 7, not 8. [/quote]

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