Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:51     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
rolling valley es and west springfield es
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:48     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:I should clarify - we are looking for a house as nice or slightly nicer than the one we already have, with a yard that isn't a cliff/nonexistent and want to be in either rolling valley or west springfield as we will NOT buy in keene mill due to a bad experience with our current neighborhood school being an aap center.


Rolling Valley is in West Springfield. Many of the houses listed above are in W. Springfield. I saw one in Rolling Valley that feeds into Hunt Valley ES/Irving/WSHS.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:43     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
I should clarify - we are looking for a house as nice or slightly nicer than the one we already have, with a yard that isn't a cliff/nonexistent and want to be in either rolling valley or west springfield as we will NOT buy in keene mill due to a bad experience with our current neighborhood school being an aap center.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:33     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:West Springfield sfh in that budget is difficult to come by. Trust me, we're looking.


I don't think it's that difficult really.

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/22152/type-single-family-home/price-450000-550000

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/6607-Reynard-Dr_Springfield_VA_22152_M69782-96466

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8235-Smithfield-Ave_Springfield_VA_22152_M51712-63393

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/6211-Bardu-Ave_Springfield_VA_22152_M64097-15460

This one is just under $500 http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8536-Kentford-Dr_Springfield_VA_22152_M50563-31375

This looks nice: http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/6604-Huntsman-Blvd_Springfield_VA_22152_M67706-70230

Not all of these are in the WSHS pyramid, but some are:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/22153/type-single-family-home/price-450000-550000



Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:13     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:West Springfield sfh in that budget is difficult to come by. Trust me, we're looking.


A lot easier to come by than in closer-in areas.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 21:44     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
West Springfield sfh in that budget is difficult to come by. Trust me, we're looking.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 21:14     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:Great educational value for the $ is West Springfield. (Which really isn't any different than Lee in terms of beltway or 395 access). Want top notch with all the academic bells and whistles, Chantilly is outstanding.


Both are further out than OP wants.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 21:10     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Great educational value for the $ is West Springfield. (Which really isn't any different than Lee in terms of beltway or 395 access). Want top notch with all the academic bells and whistles, Chantilly is outstanding.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 21:00     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You're asking advice in the wrong place if you want a real world answer. People here are incapable of getting past greatschools ratings and FARM/ESL statistics. The reality is that your children can do fine in just about any school in Fairfax County. There are opportunities for children of all levels at every school. Find a home that will work for you, check out the schools personally to see what you think, and don't read too many posts on this forum.


+1 people here thing McLean and Langley are the only schools worth sending your kids to and you should rent a tiny one bedroom apartment in order to send your kids there rather than buy a smaller house or worse, let your kids go to school with an ~immigrant~. There are some shitty schools, yes, but there are others that are decent even if they aren't rich and a GS 10. Do your due diligence and honestly, try to find people to talk to in some of the neighborhoods in question and see how they like their schools and neighborhoods.


You know, it's okay

The kind of people who fall into Langley or McLean at all costs camp are likely the kind of people who would change the wonderful culture of places like WSHS and other schools into pressure cookers.

It is good that they are so insistent upon getting into those limited school pyramids because it allows many of the rest of them to continue doing so many things right.

Let them go.


You might want to look at this thread.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/535688.page

It seemed to suggest that not everyone viewed WSHS as having a "wonderful culture." Guess it's all relative.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 20:14     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You're asking advice in the wrong place if you want a real world answer. People here are incapable of getting past greatschools ratings and FARM/ESL statistics. The reality is that your children can do fine in just about any school in Fairfax County. There are opportunities for children of all levels at every school. Find a home that will work for you, check out the schools personally to see what you think, and don't read too many posts on this forum.


+1 people here thing McLean and Langley are the only schools worth sending your kids to and you should rent a tiny one bedroom apartment in order to send your kids there rather than buy a smaller house or worse, let your kids go to school with an ~immigrant~. There are some shitty schools, yes, but there are others that are decent even if they aren't rich and a GS 10. Do your due diligence and honestly, try to find people to talk to in some of the neighborhoods in question and see how they like their schools and neighborhoods.


You know, it's okay

The kind of people who fall into Langley or McLean at all costs camp are likely the kind of people who would change the wonderful culture of places like WSHS and other schools into pressure cookers.

It is good that they are so insistent upon getting into those limited school pyramids because it allows many of the rest of them to continue doing so many things right.

Let them go.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 19:44     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
You could buy in Woodson for 550k.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 19:24     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can't afford homes in the higher end hoods like Madison or Mclean. Not even Marshall. Would prefer to stay eastern part of the county. Was thinking Lee? Edison? Annandale? FC? I would rather not go out as far as west Springfield. Budget is 550k. Tell me quick if I have no good options.




Nothing on the market there now, but houses in the Dunn Loring Woods neighborhood that feeds into Marshall often are in your price range.


I was going to suggest this. There are also some subdivisions tucked off of electric near gallows that have SFH going for less than 650k. You used to be able to find sub-600 in this area and even town of Vienna, but I think those days are over unless it's a tear down.

But, I would have no issues sending my kids to Woodson, south lakes, or fairfax hs.


Ack. Sorry I am a jerk. I read your budget as 650 not 550. You could do a TH in that range though.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 19:23     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can't afford homes in the higher end hoods like Madison or Mclean. Not even Marshall. Would prefer to stay eastern part of the county. Was thinking Lee? Edison? Annandale? FC? I would rather not go out as far as west Springfield. Budget is 550k. Tell me quick if I have no good options.




Nothing on the market there now, but houses in the Dunn Loring Woods neighborhood that feeds into Marshall often are in your price range.


I was going to suggest this. There are also some subdivisions tucked off of electric near gallows that have SFH going for less than 650k. You used to be able to find sub-600 in this area and even town of Vienna, but I think those days are over unless it's a tear down.

But, I would have no issues sending my kids to Woodson, south lakes, or fairfax hs.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 18:07     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:s arl then try for IB @ W-L


... Or be perfectly happy with Wakefield
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 17:53     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
s arl then try for IB @ W-L