No, it's more a function of where the three strongest MS AAP programs - Carson, Longfellow and Rocky Run - are located. The AAP schools for Madison (Jackson and Kilmer) and Woodson (Frost) aren't getting as many kids into TJ.

I think it is an informed decision for Madison parents that they want there kids to stay at the school, there is a fierce pride there and kids who come from the community tend to stay in the community at the school for both academics and athletics/extracurriculars they have been involved in since elementary school. With Greg Hood as principal they celebrate all the students successes and, yes, learn from the challenges presented to them.

Besides who can resist a school whose 6th man is led by a white rabbit...

Like the other posters have said...you can't really go wrong with any of the top 6 or so schools in the county. We also have to realize that FCPS, even with what we see are its flaws, is one of the largest school districts in the country and with the (if not the) highest performing graduates overall (Montgomery Cty, MD is in the same category).

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Anonymous wrote:Langley and McLean are the best, and it's even more telling when you see how many kids from those pyramids are also at TJ.

which is again not about school quality....but how rich the families are in those districts

Who's to say the affluent aren't moving there in large part because the schools are strong?

because the kids of other rich people go there. the ones who are born to privilege and are given every advantage possible. Come on, stop trying to spin this. The schools in this area that score the best are the schools with the richest people. Period. And Standardized scores always track with SES.

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Anonymous wrote:Langley and McLean are the best, and it's even more telling when you see how many kids from those pyramids are also at TJ.

which is again not about school quality....but how rich the families are in those districts

Who's to say the affluent aren't moving there in large part because the schools are strong?

Anonymous wrote:Langley and McLean are the best, and it's even more telling when you see how many kids from those pyramids are also at TJ.

which is again not about school quality....but how rich the families are in those districts

Langley and McLean are the best, and it's even more telling when you see how many kids from those pyramids are also at TJ.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

So, what you're saying is that there are a lot of good students in chantilly pyramid?

The better, not the worst, pyramids tend to send the most kids to TJ:

Oakton 156
McLean 150
Langley 147
Chantilly 147
Westfield 105
South Lakes 90
Woodson 86
Madison 53
Marshall 51
Centreville 48
Fairfax 44
Lake Braddock 40
Annandale 38
Robinson 36
Herndon 27
Edison 26
South County 23
Hayfield 22
West Potomac 19
West Springfield 19
Falls Church 15
Lee 14
Stuart 13
Mount Vernon 4

In some: Madison and Woodson, people are happy with the base option.

No, it's more a function of where the three strongest MS AAP programs - Carson, Longfellow and Rocky Run - are located. The AAP schools for Madison (Jackson and Kilmer) and Woodson (Frost) aren't getting as many kids into TJ.

There are all kinds of metrics: SOL pass rate (GS), SAT scores/% taking SATs, % kids taking AP/scoring high....And now we have % of kids who go to TJ, which may be the worst metric and be indicative of something other than the quality of the pyramid.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

So, what you're saying is that there are a lot of good students in chantilly pyramid?

The better, not the worst, pyramids tend to send the most kids to TJ:

Oakton 156
McLean 150
Langley 147
Chantilly 147
Westfield 105
South Lakes 90
Woodson 86
Madison 53
Marshall 51
Centreville 48
Fairfax 44
Lake Braddock 40
Annandale 38
Robinson 36
Herndon 27
Edison 26
South County 23
Hayfield 22
West Potomac 19
West Springfield 19
Falls Church 15
Lee 14
Stuart 13
Mount Vernon 4

In some: Madison and Woodson, people are happy with the base option.

No, it's more a function of where the three strongest MS AAP programs - Carson, Longfellow and Rocky Run - are located. The AAP schools for Madison (Jackson and Kilmer) and Woodson (Frost) aren't getting as many kids into TJ.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

So, what you're saying is that there are a lot of good students in chantilly pyramid?

The better, not the worst, pyramids tend to send the most kids to TJ:

Oakton 156
McLean 150
Langley 147
Chantilly 147
Westfield 105
South Lakes 90
Woodson 86
Madison 53
Marshall 51
Centreville 48
Fairfax 44
Lake Braddock 40
Annandale 38
Robinson 36
Herndon 27
Edison 26
South County 23
Hayfield 22
West Potomac 19
West Springfield 19
Falls Church 15
Lee 14
Stuart 13
Mount Vernon 4

In some: Madison and Woodson, people are happy with the base option.

Same here in McLean. I was surprised at how many of DC's friends opted out of the TJ route.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

So, what you're saying is that there are a lot of good students in chantilly pyramid?

The better, not the worst, pyramids tend to send the most kids to TJ:

Oakton 156
McLean 150
Langley 147
Chantilly 147
Westfield 105
South Lakes 90
Woodson 86
Madison 53
Marshall 51
Centreville 48
Fairfax 44
Lake Braddock 40
Annandale 38
Robinson 36
Herndon 27
Edison 26
South County 23
Hayfield 22
West Potomac 19
West Springfield 19
Falls Church 15
Lee 14
Stuart 13
Mount Vernon 4

In some: Madison and Woodson, people are happy with the base option.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

So, what you're saying is that there are a lot of good students in chantilly pyramid?

The better, not the worst, pyramids tend to send the most kids to TJ:

Oakton 156
McLean 150
Langley 147
Chantilly 147
Westfield 105
South Lakes 90
Woodson 86
Madison 53
Marshall 51
Centreville 48
Fairfax 44
Lake Braddock 40
Annandale 38
Robinson 36
Herndon 27
Edison 26
South County 23
Hayfield 22
West Potomac 19
West Springfield 19
Falls Church 15
Lee 14
Stuart 13
Mount Vernon 4

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

So, what you're saying is that there are a lot of good students in chantilly pyramid?

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

Not talking about Chantilly. When I think of big FCPS HS's, I pretty much think LB, Robinson... Also, the obsession with stem is hilarious. I'll take a well rounded high achieving student, who is star of the team, play, first chair, sga president... that's crushing it, and those are the kids I don't worry about. Success is just sort of a given.

Centreville, Chantilly, Lake Braddock, Robinson, West Potomac and Westfield all have over 2500 HS students. Probably more kids crushed than "crushing it" at those places.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.

Not talking about Chantilly. When I think of big FCPS HS's, I pretty much think LB, Robinson... Also, the obsession with stem is hilarious. I'll take a well rounded high achieving student, who is star of the team, play, first chair, sga president... that's crushing it, and those are the kids I don't worry about. Success is just sort of a given.

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Isn't Chantilly up there as well?

Not really.

Chantilly and West Springfield are very much up there.

Chantilly - top 1/3

West Springfield - top 1/2

Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed watching my children crush it in a huge school. Bring on the competition. Cream rises to the top baby!

To be fair, if they are crushing it at at Chantilly, they still aren't crushing it. A teacher there told me they have 60 base school kids at TJ. With Carson and RR, all their STEM talent goes there.