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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McLean is prestigious,  but given the problems with large class sizes in the schools there, that have been highlighted by the McLean Civic Association, is it worth endangering your children's education to live there? [/quote]

Did you mean the McLean Citizens Association?  I've never hear of the McLean Civic Association.

It's probably better to live in an area where people aim to get out ahead of such issues, rather than sit by passively and then complain later.  [/quote]

Well yes, activiism is good. But meanwhile the class sizes in McLean mean that kids there are getting an inferior education relative to the rest of the County.   [/quote]

They certainly get fewer resources than students elsewhere in the county.  Whether they are currently getting an inferior education is a different question, since they enjoy other benefits, including parents who support their education,  teachers who enjoy where they work and are less susceptible to burnout, and engaged peers who reinforce their learning.

Latest SAT scores in FCPS with schools attended by McLean students in bold (and, of course, there are many McLean students at TJ):

TJ 2182
[b]Langley 1830[/b]
[b]McLean 1774[/b]
Oakton 1767
Woodson 1759
Madison 1749
[b]Marshall 1740[/b]
Chantilly 1673
Herndon 1664
Lake Braddock 1660
Robinson 1651
West Springfield 1647
Westfield 1647
South Lakes 1634
South County 1617
Centreville 1615
Fairfax 1598
West Potomac 1564
Falls Church 1520
Hayfield 1519
Annandale 1498
Edison 1491
Lee 1479
Stuart 1464
Mount Vernon 1426

National Merit Semi-Finalists Fall 2014:

TJ: 129
[b]McLean: 12[/b]
[b]Langley: 10[/b]
Oakton: 10
Woodson: 9
Lake Braddock: 5
Fairfax: 4
Madison: 4
Chantilly: 3
[b]Marshall: 3[/b]
Robinson:3
South Lakes: 3
Centreville: 2
Herndon: 2
Edison: 1
South County: 1
Stuart: 1
West Springfield: 1
Westfield: 1

Having said that, I don't begrudge the MCA for raising the issue of class sizes the way that you apparently do, particularly in an election year for the School Board.  [/quote]

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