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I am not having any luck finding a house in our price range that feeds into G Mason. I am finding Falls Church homes that feed into McLean though.

If people could share some qualitative information on G Mason, McLean and Langley High, I would appreciate it. What are some of the positives and negatives?[/quote]

I've got kids at McLean HS.  It's pretty good - many classes and student activities to choose from, lots of communication from administrators and teachers, kids seem to have a lot of school spirit.  Test scores are usually #3 in the county, behind TJ and Langley.  It's a bit more diverse than George Mason or Langley, since there are a few lower-income apartment complexes near Lee Highway that feed into McLean.  I don't think it's a bad thing for kids to realize not everyone lives in a SFH or comes from wealth.   The negatives are pretty much what you'd expect - there are some disaffected kids and some students have money to spend on booze and drugs.

The main things I can say about Mason and Langley in comparison is that Mason is much smaller and has the IB program, and Langley has very few lower-income students.   Apart from a few townhouse complexes north of Route 123, Langley draws entirely from expensive neighborhoods of single-family homes, most of which are in McLean or Great Falls.

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Thank you so much for the helpful input. Since my children are in preschool, it's hard to predict what environment they would thrive in. I'm not very familiar with the IB program. From what you described, I like G Mason and McLean over Langley. I think of diversity as positive. We are priced out of most places within Langley anyways.[/quote]

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