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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it is not crossfield issue then, it is Franklin Farm issue.

Franklin Farm does not need to persuade anybody else that they want to go to KAA because of a shorter commute.

Franklin farm just needs to figure out what your whole community needs.[/quote]

I'm a Franklin Farm resident. My neighbors need to get a grip. Western HS/KAA is going to be a dream school.

The only thing that might be crappy is for elite athletes who could be Varsity starters all four years of high school but who might not have access to Varsity-level sports at the new school in the first year or two.

Otherwise, it's a dream! New schools often draw top talent with regard to teachers and admin, the resources (e.g., robotics lab, ceramics lab, pool, and auditorium) available are top-tier, and the commute is significantly less scary for a teen driver.

Oakton has been great, as has Chantilly for the other side of Franklin Farm. I'm sure Western/KAA will be just as good.[/quote]

Academy-wise, the best Western HS could do is perform close to Chantilly.  I don't see Western HS coming out of the gate (next 10 years) and getting even close to Oakton level.  There is no incentive for Oakton people to leave an excellent school and go to an unknown.

I see there are gains from quality of education for Fox Mills moving to Western HS.  Let's go Option B.

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I'm so confused about what is just sooooo amazing about Oakton. Please share.[/quote]

#6 in Virginia High Schools (660+ public and 300 private)
#9 in Washington, DC Metro Area High Schools (64 metropolitan DC HS)
#4 in Fairfax County Public Schools High Schools (FCPS has 30 HS)

So, you basically have one of the top high schools in the area.  It's number 3 in FCPS if you don't count the crown jewel of the DC area, Thomas Jefferson which is a govenor's school. If given the option, why wouldn't you want to attend a top high school? Generally top high schools have a combination of a high performing student body coupled with outstanding teachers.  This combination pushes the students to achieve higher and provides additonal opportunites for excellence.

To downplay it means you're either unaware of its excellence, or your kids are mediorcre.

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I'm enjoying reading this parent who believes their child is attending the "Ivies" of FCPS and cannot be smugger about it!  Oakton has few poor people to drag down score averages but having known plenty of Oakton kids (their boundary line is next to us and we have a split middle school feeder) I can say they are generally great kids, same as our kids and they have similar outcomes. The schools that have more mixed demographics have more variations aggregate test scores but kids from similarly advantaged background do no better at Oakton than anywhere.  You can see it in the schools IG decision threads- they all send kids to Top 10.  Relax. [/quote]

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