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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about Arlington?[/quote]

The only good pyramid is Yorktown[b] the rest have high FARMS[/b].[/quote]

And Lord knows we don't want to have to mix with the poors! Ick!!!   :roll: [/quote]

High farms take away resources and lower the academic standard for the school. Nothing against the less fortunate but if I am paying a million and a 1/2 for a house I want good schools.[/quote]

The insinuation about Arlington schools here is baloney, but over the past few months some Fairfax County parents have been saying Arlington schools are "scary" and that Yorktown is no better than a mediocre Fairfax County high school. The reality is that schools/school pyramids with roughly 20-30% FARMS are some of the most popular in Arlington. Families keep paying 1.5 million to live in these neighborhoods and the schools keep growing so I wouldn't worry about the the FARMS rates or low academic standards. The two N Arlington high schools will be %150 over capacity in a few years because of all the kids. This year Arlington has 4 National Merit Finalists and around 20 semifinalists, and the majority of those kids are not from the Yorktown district... Btw, Wakefield HS in South Arlington is 40% FARMS, below the 50% threshold some people on this forum state.

In Fairfax County, I wonder why the Greatschools boosters don't come out and support Luther Jackson MS which has usually been an 8 or 9. It has an AAP center, and is below 40% FARMS. All I ever hear are rumors about gangs and violence, which are unfounded. Anyway, the OP asked about FCPS, so I don't know why Arlington had to get dragged into this. [/quote]

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