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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH went to Hayfield, went to W&M and was accepted as an Echols a scholar at UVa. Every single one of his friends went to UVA, W&M, or Ivy.

Hayfield is a fine school and GS means nothing. ESPECIALLY in a Fairfax Co. [b]All things being equal, how do you think Hayfield ranks against 90% of the high schools in the country.[/b]

Yeah. Plus, isn't Belvoir still in boundaries for Hayfield? All those officers have kids too...

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Objectively speaking, Hayfield's average SAT scores are a hair above the national average (1482), quite a below the FCPS average (1672), and about equivalent to the VA state average (1533).
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The horror![/quote]

Those numbers are true, but looking at it as a whole is not right.  Look at the number of black kids taking the SAT at Hayfield -- far, far more than most schools.  They obviously put a lot of effort into getting kids from lower income backgrounds to take the SAT.  I realize not all of the AA kids are low-income, but the numbers show that they are encouraging kids from the rt. 1 corridor to try it.  Lo and behold, the AA average scores are relatively lower (as they are nationally) and that affects the overall school average.  The ave. SAT scores for white kids are not stellar, but they appear to be on-par with other schools -- like Briar Woods (which has very few AA kids).  What it does have in common with Hayfield is similar HHI (comparing the white kids at Hayfield to the overall population at Briar Woods -- which is predominantly white).    I think what we're seeing mostly is the effect of HHI (both on the school level and the sub-group level).

FWIW, I know a couple of girls who graduated from Hayfield in the last couple of years... one got into NYU (chose something else b/c of the cost), another got into Wellesley (chose Wash U St. Louis for the sports team she liked better) and another is at W/Mary (although she was pissed not to get into Princeton).  They all took 8-12 AP exams.

Not sayin' the school admin is the greatest or that the community prioritizes academics over sports -- but basically, you put your kids in the honors classes, they make friends with the honors kids and those who are motivated, do exceptionally well.  Those who are somewhat motivated do o.k. too (as they would at other schools).[/quote]

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