Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 12:07     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:What is the ranking for lowest FRE %?

I’m guessing almost identical.


Yep and lack of EL students.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 11:31     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
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Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.


The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.


I don't think it's that Arlington schools are "terrible," necessarily. It's just that people grow tired of hearing "Oh, we live in Arlington because of the schools." They are fine. That's it. Nothing more nothing less IMO.


We chose Arlington over Fairfax because of the schools. We liked the smaller class size and push-in/pull-out gifted approach (vs. segregation).


Def can appreciate living in Arlington over Fairfax. And Arlington isn't that great.


It's the least bad option in the DC area IMO.


Hard to argue with your point.


Wow! I am in Arlington and I'm blown away by these comments. I am so disappointed in a lot of what is going on around here right now, but I don't know anything about surrounding areas so this is helping me keep things in perspective.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 11:29     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.


The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.


I don't think it's that Arlington schools are "terrible," necessarily. It's just that people grow tired of hearing "Oh, we live in Arlington because of the schools." They are fine. That's it. Nothing more nothing less IMO.


We chose Arlington over Fairfax because of the schools. We liked the smaller class size and push-in/pull-out gifted approach (vs. segregation).


Def can appreciate living in Arlington over Fairfax. And Arlington isn't that great.


It's the least bad option in the DC area IMO.


Hard to argue with your point.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 11:27     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.


The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.


I don't think it's that Arlington schools are "terrible," necessarily. It's just that people grow tired of hearing "Oh, we live in Arlington because of the schools." They are fine. That's it. Nothing more nothing less IMO.


We chose Arlington over Fairfax because of the schools. We liked the smaller class size and push-in/pull-out gifted approach (vs. segregation).


Def can appreciate living in Arlington over Fairfax. And Arlington isn't that great.


It's the least bad option in the DC area IMO.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 11:27     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.


The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.


I don't think it's that Arlington schools are "terrible," necessarily. It's just that people grow tired of hearing "Oh, we live in Arlington because of the schools." They are fine. That's it. Nothing more nothing less IMO.


We chose Arlington over Fairfax because of the schools. We liked the smaller class size and push-in/pull-out gifted approach (vs. segregation).


Def can appreciate living in Arlington over Fairfax. And Arlington isn't that great.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 11:17     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.


The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.


I don't think it's that Arlington schools are "terrible," necessarily. It's just that people grow tired of hearing "Oh, we live in Arlington because of the schools." They are fine. That's it. Nothing more nothing less IMO.


We chose Arlington over Fairfax because of the schools. We liked the smaller class size and push-in/pull-out gifted approach (vs. segregation).
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 10:53     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.


The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.


I don't think it's that Arlington schools are "terrible," necessarily. It's just that people grow tired of hearing "Oh, we live in Arlington because of the schools." They are fine. That's it. Nothing more nothing less IMO.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:58     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.


The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:31     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:So much for Yorktown being terrible.


It just means it has very few kids from low-income families.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:31     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:It's Wootton.


Yea I know. Typo/autocorrect. Sue me.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:22     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:What is the ranking for lowest FRE %?

I’m guessing almost identical.


Not identical, but a distinct lake of high FRE on the list
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:19     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
It's Wootton.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:18     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
So much for Yorktown being terrible.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:16     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
What is the ranking for lowest FRE %?

I’m guessing almost identical.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2023 09:10     Subject: US News best neighborhood public high schools in the DMV
Just out:

1. Whitman
2. McLean
3. Langley
4. Wooten
5. Churchill
6. Oakton
7. George Mason
8. Yorktown
9. Marshall
10. Walter Johnson
11. Woodson
12. B-CC
13. Richard Montgomery
14. Madison
15. Chantilly