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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not following your point re West Potomac. It was created by the merger of Fort Hunt, which was like Langley today in terms of its SES, and Groveton, which was like Lee today. Fast forward and you have a school with a 45% and growing FARMS percentage, more like old Groveton than old Fort Hunt. It's crowded because FCPS sends every kid from eight different elementary schools there, and some of the students from a ninth school there (compare that to South County, which only gets kids from about 4.3 schools).  Lots of people avoid the WestPo area and/or its public schools now, despite its convenient location, and head further west to schools with lower FARMS/ESOL rates like West Springfield.[/quote]

Actually, the point is super clear when you look at the data. In terms of performance for white kids on the SAT for example, West Potomac meets or exceeds many of the "good schools." A lot of families actually choose to send their children there. Look at Waynewood, Stratford landing, Belle View, etc. Each of these schools has a sizable enough cohort to balance the higher needs, higher poverty students. That's in essence what would happen if you moved West Springfield feeders to Lee. [/quote]

That's a different point, and I don't know that the conclusion you draw based on the current demographics and dynamics at West Potomac is necessarily the right one, particularly insofar as West Springfield and Lee are concerned. [/quote]

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