Anonymous
07/29/2017 21:42
Subject: Re:Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Look for the greatest number of kids from SF houses and fewest FARMs and illegals and you should be fine....
So ignorant and gross.
Is this an inaccurate statement?
Yeah. It is.
Anonymous
07/29/2017 21:10
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP here, unfamiliar with FARMS acronym?
Also, DH thinks we'll probably move before the kids reach high school level so we're not that interested in those zones at this time. What middle schools, then, should we be aiming for?
Also, how do advanced programs work in this area? DH and I were both placed in advanced programs from a young age. Not necessarily expecting that to be our kids, but there is a high likelihood they will be. Where I grew up, only certain schools had advanced programs and we had to catch special buses to those schools. It made it harder for my parents to arrange for after school care, etc. Just wanting to be aware of how it worked?
Talking about high school pyramids is an easy shorthand for an area. Look for elementary schools that feed into these high schools, not those high schools. It doesn't mean that your first grader will go to that high school, but it's an easy way to focus on some areas and not others.
In elementary school, advanced placement is only at certain schools and students are bussed there. They are called center schools, and they have both general education classes and AAP classes. Other schools only have general education classes, and some have what are called local level IV classes. There are pros and cons, and strong opinions, about all of these.
Anonymous
07/29/2017 21:08
Subject: Re:Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Look for the greatest number of kids from SF houses and fewest FARMs and illegals and you should be fine....
So ignorant and gross.
Is this an inaccurate statement?
Anonymous
07/29/2017 20:42
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Sorry, OP here, unfamiliar with FARMS acronym?
Also, DH thinks we'll probably move before the kids reach high school level so we're not that interested in those zones at this time. What middle schools, then, should we be aiming for?
Also, how do advanced programs work in this area? DH and I were both placed in advanced programs from a young age. Not necessarily expecting that to be our kids, but there is a high likelihood they will be. Where I grew up, only certain schools had advanced programs and we had to catch special buses to those schools. It made it harder for my parents to arrange for after school care, etc. Just wanting to be aware of how it worked?
Also, DH thinks we'll probably move before the kids reach high school level so we're not that interested in those zones at this time. What middle schools, then, should we be aiming for?
Also, how do advanced programs work in this area? DH and I were both placed in advanced programs from a young age. Not necessarily expecting that to be our kids, but there is a high likelihood they will be. Where I grew up, only certain schools had advanced programs and we had to catch special buses to those schools. It made it harder for my parents to arrange for after school care, etc. Just wanting to be aware of how it worked?
Anonymous
07/29/2017 20:28
Subject: Re:Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Anonymous wrote:Look for the greatest number of kids from SF houses and fewest FARMs and illegals and you should be fine....
So ignorant and gross.
Anonymous
07/29/2017 19:08
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Anonymous wrote:Laurel ridge is entirely populated by children who live in single family homes.
A. This isn't true, there are townhouses in the boundary.
B. Who cares?
Anonymous
07/29/2017 16:05
Subject: Re:Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Look for the greatest number of kids from SF houses and fewest FARMs and illegals and you should be fine....
Anonymous
07/29/2017 14:20
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Laurel ridge is entirely populated by children who live in single family homes.
Anonymous
07/29/2017 10:38
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Most of them.
Look for schools that feed into Lake Braddock or West Springfield and uou shouod be fine.
Look for schools that feed into Lake Braddock or West Springfield and uou shouod be fine.
Anonymous
07/29/2017 09:20
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Fairview
Anonymous
07/29/2017 09:07
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Fairview, Cherry Run, Terra Centre
Anonymous
07/29/2017 08:00
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
We are happy with Wakefield Forest.
Anonymous
07/29/2017 07:58
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
What Is said your price range? Where are you commuting to?
Anonymous
07/29/2017 06:28
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Elementary school is the level at which, despite the Great Schools ratings being different, I wouldn't stress too much. Everything in that area is good to great. Some "rate" lower, but it is driven largely by pockets of FARMS families. You will actually get lower class sizes at the Title I schools. Focus more on the long term and which middle/high school you'd be zoned for.
Anonymous
07/29/2017 00:09
Subject: Best Elem. Schools near FFX and Burke
Looking to move to that area with our almost-elementary school kids, sort of between Vienna Metro and the VRE. Unfamiliar with the area, and are unsure which of the schools are best in the area or if they're all on par with one another. We know that FFX county in general has good schools but don't know any folks with kids in that age range to ask.