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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, after reading all the ramblings about greatschools scores on these post and the people who swore by them, i decided to have a look for myself since statistics to me tend to be misleading. [b]W-L, Wakefield, has what we all here  consider low scores. [/b]Yorktown was the shinning example amongst the 3 high schools. But upon reading the comments for the last 3 years for each on greatschools' sight, it was quickly made clear to me that Yorktown is the wolf in sheep clothing.  There were mostly glowing comments for W-L and Wakefield, Yorktown on the other hand, not so much. So, since i am bound to Yorktown in a few years, i am going to do everything i can to get my kids into W-L instead. I hope no one here is listening because i don't want any competition. [/quote]

[b]W-L dozen not have low scores. Actually W-L's scores are on par with Yorktown[/b]--look at the breakdown by test on Greatschools and on US News. And [b]Wakefield's scores are not low[/b] and not far behind either. Wakefield is very close behind W-L. The three high schools all have similar standardized test scores. In terms of AP/IB exams, Wakefield lags far behind W-L and Yorktown, because of the high disadvantaged population. Trust me, most people in Arlington do not swear by the Greatschools scores.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/arlington-county-public-schools/sort+college_readiness_index/sortdir+desc[/quote]

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