Anonymous
Post 02/29/2016 14:56     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Marshall HS:

Pimmit @ 535k: https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/7434-Sportsman-Dr-22043/home/9398039

Dunn Loring Woods short sale at 480k (probably will go for 550k range):

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Vienna/8315-Cottage-St-22180/home/9540234

You could always do a TH at 485k:

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Vienna/7951-Tyson-Oaks-Cir-22182/home/9461080

Or figure out a way to move the budget to 600k and get this house that goes to McLean HS at 599k:

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/7306-Woodley-Pl-22046/home/9550114
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 17:44     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Why not Woodson? Communities close to beltway and in the 500s is doable. There are some really nice neighborhoods between little River and Braddock road.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 15:21     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here again, thanks for everyone's input. Edison, FC and Fairfax look promising. Does anyone have information about the schools personally? My two specific questions are: do the teachers like their jobs; are the classrooms in theses schools orderly? Not interested in aap or immersion or ib programs. Just good teaching and respectful kids. This will be a second house for us, so if we don't find anything we can wait. Our kids are still small.


Out of Edison, Falls Church and Fairfax,

Fairfax no questions asked the others are doo doo

In 2015, Edison High ranked worse than 60.6% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 20th among 28 ranked high schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. Ranked 195th of high schools in Virginia.

In 2015, Falls Church High ranked worse than 72.4% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 21st among 28 ranked high schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. Ranked 233rd of high schools in Virginia.

In 2015, Fairfax High ranked better than 72.7% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 13th among 28 ranked high schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. Ranked 88th of high schools in Virginia.




It's...SchoolDigger Dude! No brains to speak of, but has advanced cut-and-paste skills.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 15:17     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:OP here again, thanks for everyone's input. Edison, FC and Fairfax look promising. Does anyone have information about the schools personally? My two specific questions are: do the teachers like their jobs; are the classrooms in theses schools orderly? Not interested in aap or immersion or ib programs. Just good teaching and respectful kids. This will be a second house for us, so if we don't find anything we can wait. Our kids are still small.


Out of Edison, Falls Church and Fairfax,

Fairfax no questions asked the others are doo doo

In 2015, Edison High ranked worse than 60.6% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 20th among 28 ranked high schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. Ranked 195th of high schools in Virginia.

In 2015, Falls Church High ranked worse than 72.4% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 21st among 28 ranked high schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. Ranked 233rd of high schools in Virginia.

In 2015, Fairfax High ranked better than 72.7% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 13th among 28 ranked high schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. Ranked 88th of high schools in Virginia.


Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 12:00     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Wait are you OP?


No. I was the one who said west Springfield under $550k for a sfh isn't easy.

Op doesn't want west Springfield.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 07:48     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Wait, is this OP?? This sounds like a different poster...


I think this is a different poster. She posts here often about moving to the WSHS pyramid and absolutely does not want an AAP school due to a bad experience at her current center school.

Not sure what would rule out HV or OH though. They are excellent schools and traffic/commute wise Sydenstriker is a much easier road than Rolling Road.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 07:43     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.


Wait, is this OP?? This sounds like a different poster...
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 07:13     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:OP here again, thanks for everyone's input. Edison, FC and Fairfax look promising. Does anyone have information about the schools personally? My two specific questions are: do the teachers like their jobs; are the classrooms in theses schools orderly? Not interested in aap or immersion or ib programs. Just good teaching and respectful kids. This will be a second house for us, so if we don't find anything we can wait. Our kids are still small.


FCPS schools have either AP or IB. If you opt for one program that is not in your district, there is no transportation. I don't see why this wouldn't be part of your decision. Seems short sighted unless you plan to move again.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 07:03     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.


Wait are you OP?
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2016 06:45     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
OP here again, thanks for everyone's input. Edison, FC and Fairfax look promising. Does anyone have information about the schools personally? My two specific questions are: do the teachers like their jobs; are the classrooms in theses schools orderly? Not interested in aap or immersion or ib programs. Just good teaching and respectful kids. This will be a second house for us, so if we don't find anything we can wait. Our kids are still small.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 23:42     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:rolling valley es and west springfield es


There are houses under $550 zoned for those schools.

Are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt not on your list? Not much separates them from RVES and WSES.


we have very specific reasoning for the two areas we are searching. these two school zones don't fit it, even though I know they are quite good.

again, we already have a decent house and we will only move if the exact right opportunity pops up. we don't want a smaller house and less renovated house than the one we already have. The houses we have seen in these 2 school zones under $550K were in terrible shape and definitely NOT worth a move.

we are also looking in another area of fairfax county. we need to be quite close to I-95.



Understood. We had no way of knowing what your current house is like.

The houses I see don't look like they are in terrible shape, but I guess it could be in the eye of the beholder.

Good luck in your search.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 23:32     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:rolling valley es and west springfield es


There are houses under $550 zoned for those schools.

Are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt not on your list? Not much separates them from RVES and WSES.


we have very specific reasoning for the two areas we are searching. these two school zones don't fit it, even though I know they are quite good.

again, we already have a decent house and we will only move if the exact right opportunity pops up. we don't want a smaller house and less renovated house than the one we already have. The houses we have seen in these 2 school zones under $550K were in terrible shape and definitely NOT worth a move.

we are also looking in another area of fairfax county. we need to be quite close to I-95.

Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:59     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:rolling valley es and west springfield es


Add Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt to your list.


I agree. A big chunk of the Rolling Valley neighborhood feeds into HVES. All the houses around Rolling Valley Swim and Tennis go to HVES. The houses are the same models as the ones on the other side of Pohick Valley Stream Park. It will expand the availability of homes.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:56     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:rolling valley es and west springfield es


Add Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt to your list.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:55     Subject: What school would you pick if you can't afford Marshall?
Anonymous wrote:rolling valley es and west springfield es


There are houses under $550 zoned for those schools.

Are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt not on your list? Not much separates them from RVES and WSES.