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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is Westfield High School?[/quote]

I would like to know as well, looking at houses in that boundary[/quote]

It's not Mt. Vernon or Lee bad, but it's not a strong high school. You'd do better to shift your search slightly & get Oakton or Chantilly. [/quote]

Could you please elaborate why is it not a strong high school?[/quote]

It actually is a strong high school.  Just big and somewhat more diverse thanO Oakton and Chantilly, but still AP.[/quote]

Which is code for saying that Westfield has a significantly higher % of students who don't identify as white or Asian (37% vs 20% Oakton & 25% Chantilly); higher FARMS % (26% vs 13% & 17%) higher ESL % (9% vs 6% & 5%).  It also has lower test scores (SOL pass & SAT) and lower college bound %. It a GS 6 vs GS 8 for Oakton and Chantilly. So, not terrible, but not strong either. [/quote]

FCPS won't rank it's high schools, but US News would be glad to do it for them. And based on college readiness and English and math proficiency, it comes in 16th or 17th out of the 25 traditional high schools. After the 14 that are actually ranked, and after Herndon, and about tied with Centerville. So top of the bottom 1/3 of high schools.  Of course there are kids there who are smart and successful, and no one is saying it's Stuart, Lee, Mt. Vernon bad.  But by almost any objective metric, there are lots of better FCPS high schools. And if you want to live in that part of the county, you can probably get get a better high school without paying a lot more for a house.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/fairfax-county-public-schools?page=2

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