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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A huge difference between WL and Meridian (this is really a difference between FCCPS and APS) is class size.  FCCPS uses a 24 student planning factor for HS.  Its pretty rare for a class to be larger than 24 students.  APS uses a 25.9 planning factor, and 25% of the classes are above that size.   
https://www.fccps.org/page/section-6-instructional
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/vpublic?open

We moved from APS to FCCPS- the class size difference is huge.  It means my kids are known.  The teachers have more time to reach out to parents when kids are struggling etc.  My child at Meridian definitely marches to the beat of his own drummer.  He is not a joiner.  I think at a huge school like W&L he would just slip through the cracks.  (These concerns are in large part why we moved to FCCPS a few years ago).

Another thing I love about FCCPS is that it is so geographically compact.  My kids can bike or walk to any classmates house.  Tons of kids who are 'bus eligible' take the bus in the morning, but then choose to walk home in the afternoon with friends- stopping at the plethora of stores likes starbucks etc.

All that being said- there are disadvantages to being small.  e.g. there is no orchestral music at Meridian, your only option is band or choir.   
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Is your kid very young? Classes are larger than 24 at the high school frequently.  [/quote]

I have kids at meridian and have yet to see a class over 24 (not including pe etc) [/quote]

There are classes over 24 there.  [/quote]

Adding to my post.  You can always make a FOIA request before quoting something as fact that is definitely not true.  [/quote]

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