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Anonymous wrote:OP here - I appreciate the recommendations for other pyramids, but surely you all must understand that someone that can afford Reston/Herndon isn't likely to be able to afford a home zoned for Langley?

Sometimes townhomes w/o a garage pop up in McLean for $850k.

Appreciate it, but we live in a townhouse now that we're trying to get out of, LOL!

Anonymous wrote:OP here - I appreciate the recommendations for other pyramids, but surely you all must understand that someone that can afford Reston/Herndon isn't likely to be able to afford a home zoned for Langley?

Sometimes townhomes w/o a garage pop up in McLean for $850k.

Anonymous wrote:OP here - I appreciate the recommendations for other pyramids, but surely you all must understand that someone that can afford Reston/Herndon isn't likely to be able to afford a home zoned for Langley?

Fair point, but some homes zoned for Langley are near Arlington and others are almost at Loudon. McLean is smaller in terms of boundary. Vienna has homes that go to different schools based on location.

Start with a couple or few good schools then check homes in areas that fit commute and budget and you might find one that works out. Good luck.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think regular classes are what you think they are. They might not be the normal classes like you're thinking. Honors is much more like what regular classes used to be, especially if your kid is college bound.

THIS!

+100 Gen Ed is practically special ed (except in math), honors is probably like what you think of as regular or average, and then AP is a big jump at least
at many schools. Although some schools are relatively easy AP graders, as evidenced by their high class grades but poor AP exam scores).

How do you identify schools with high class grades and poor AP scores?

Maybe this is posted somewhere else but I’ve found the data on AP pass rates et cetera on BoardDocs

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think regular classes are what you think they are. They might not be the normal classes like you're thinking. Honors is much more like what regular classes used to be, especially if your kid is college bound.

AAP/AP - Regular Classes from 20 years ago
Honors - Regular Classes from 10 years ago
Regular Classes - Mountain View

Damn

My kids did private k-8. They are at Herndon High now and doing just fine. Not a lot of competition for spots on sports teams. They were able to try new ones. School is renovated and looks amazing. Cannot complain about teachers. They have been resonable. Must point out, my kids do all honors and many APs when possible (some 5s on AP exams). Oldest attending a top 20 university. They made a lot of friends, attend football / basketball games. They have friends that are not tippy-top students who are at CNU, JMU, GMU. Yes, there are many low income students and also wealthy kids. Good mix. It has been good exposure to the real world for my kiddos. Now, if they would only get their laundry done!

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is not going be to be taking Honors/AP classes, but is a hard worker who wants to do well in school. I've heard Herndon is fine for kids who select into H/AP classes, but what about the average child who isn't in those classes?

Are you looking to move? If so, a higher ranked HS will do more in regular classes. DC can add one or two honors/AP classes in his strong subjects in junior or senior year if he does well in regular classes.

DC can try out classes in 9th grade and move up into honors when they want to after they get settled in at the school

OP here - I appreciate the recommendations for other pyramids, but surely you all must understand that someone that can afford Reston/Herndon isn't likely to be able to afford a home zoned for Langley?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, no, we are looking to move and really like Reston. My child is in 6th grade currently.

Why are you not asking about Herndon middle? Is your child currently in a k-8?

Would also love to hear about the middle school. I asked about the high school because they're only in middle school for two years.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, no, we are looking to move and really like Reston. My child is in 6th grade currently.

You might also consider Vienna. It is close to Reston and some neighborhoods there are zoned to top schools.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Cooper/Langley is very good and ranked pyramid and some homes in the western part of Great Falls that is near Reston go to this pyramid also.

+1 both of schools are renovated now

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think regular classes are what you think they are. They might not be the normal classes like you're thinking. Honors is much more like what regular classes used to be, especially if your kid is college bound.

THIS!

+100 Gen Ed is practically special ed (except in math), honors is probably like what you think of as regular or average, and then AP is a big jump at least
at many schools. Although some schools are relatively easy AP graders, as evidenced by their high class grades but poor AP exam scores).

How do you identify schools with high class grades and poor AP scores?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think regular classes are what you think they are. They might not be the normal classes like you're thinking. Honors is much more like what regular classes used to be, especially if your kid is college bound.

THIS!

+100 Gen Ed is practically special ed (except in math), honors is probably like what you think of as regular or average, and then AP is a big jump at least
at many schools. Although some schools are relatively easy AP graders, as evidenced by their high class grades but poor AP exam scores).

Anonymous wrote:OP here, no, we are looking to move and really like Reston. My child is in 6th grade currently.

Why are you not asking about Herndon middle? Is your child currently in a k-8?

Anonymous wrote:Chiming in that not all Gen Ed classes are remedial. In the upper grades, some of the Gen Ed math and sciences classes are still challenging for nonStem kids even if those kids do AP classes in other subjects. We found a lot of kids tended to move to Gen Ed in 10/11/12 in math.

Very likely and I would guess that the kids who are struggling are less likely to find themselves in those math and science classes.