Anonymous
12/27/2017 22:55
Subject: Arlington neighborhood thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:That's a lovely house. Need to see for yourself whether it's far enough off Wilson to minimize street noise. Also, there are a lot of rental houses in that area, so with checking for historic rental listings. It would suck to buy a forever home only to find out later that the neighbors are four post grabs splitting a SFH; surprisingly common in the eastern portions of bluemont closer to Ballston
But otherwise my guess is that house will go fast. Wouldn't be surprised if it gets an offer before the open house
What’s the best way to check rental properties in an area?
Anonymous
12/27/2017 22:49
Subject: Arlington neighborhood thoughts?
That's a lovely house. Need to see for yourself whether it's far enough off Wilson to minimize street noise. Also, there are a lot of rental houses in that area, so with checking for historic rental listings. It would suck to buy a forever home only to find out later that the neighbors are four post grabs splitting a SFH; surprisingly common in the eastern portions of bluemont closer to Ballston
But otherwise my guess is that house will go fast. Wouldn't be surprised if it gets an offer before the open house
But otherwise my guess is that house will go fast. Wouldn't be surprised if it gets an offer before the open house
Anonymous
12/27/2017 21:56
Subject: Arlington neighborhood thoughts?
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/737-N-Buchanan-St-22203/home/11242386
This just came on the market and is walkable to many things
This just came on the market and is walkable to many things
Anonymous
12/27/2017 19:58
Subject: Arlington neighborhood thoughts?
meh. Honestly who cares about Yorktown? Its a school populated by a miserable community of people, built on racism. It’s not really surprising that the children raised by nannies, and parents too busy at the firm to be engaged with their kids, are underperforming.
Anonymous
12/27/2017 15:40
Subject: Arlington neighborhood thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Some of the ratings (Great Schools, US News, etc.) increasingly focus on how minorities and low-income students at a school perform.Anonymous wrote:
White kids in APS, particularly at Washington-Lee, do quite well. Minority students in APS, however, tend to under-perform compared to their peers in other jurisdictions, so you end up with Yorktown, W-L and Wakefield only rated 5, 4, and 3 by Great Schools.
This is also why other schools in the area have dropped in the Great Schools ranking. They recently adjusted the ranking methodology to factor how minorities fair at the school. McLean HS is a good example - as the GS ranking is now 7/10. Funny how in US News and other rankings claim schools like these are among the top 1% of High School's in the NATION (that's out of roughly 32,000 PUBLIC High Schools) based on test scores etc and then Great Schools says "Meh, you're a 7/10" because a small portion of the student body under performs the majority (though I'm certain some will take offense to putting it that bluntly). Great Schools also ranks based on state/region which not everyone realizes - so they mistakenly think a 9/10 school in Montana is the same effectively as a 9/10 school in Northern Virginia. As someone who has taught at pubic schools in MD and VA I find the Great Schools rating rather misleading to the uninformed.
All that revamped GS scoring does is reward further segregation in schools. Why settle for a 7 school, when you could simple push historically underperforming populations out of your district.
Unintended consequences. They’re a bitch.
It's not just Great Schools ranking schools like McLean (a 7) higher than the APS schools (5, 4, and 3).
You could also look at School Digger, a different service that ranks based on SOL scores: Fairfax has 10 schools (McLean, West Springfield, Robinson, Langley, Marshall, Madison, Woodson, Lake Braddock, Oakton and Chantilly) ranked higher than Yorktown, which is the highest ranked high school in APS and only comes in at #60 in the state).
Anonymous
12/27/2017 14:27
Subject: Arlington neighborhood thoughts?
Some of the ratings (Great Schools, US News, etc.) increasingly focus on how minorities and low-income students at a school perform.Anonymous wrote:
White kids in APS, particularly at Washington-Lee, do quite well. Minority students in APS, however, tend to under-perform compared to their peers in other jurisdictions, so you end up with Yorktown, W-L and Wakefield only rated 5, 4, and 3 by Great Schools.
This is also why other schools in the area have dropped in the Great Schools ranking. They recently adjusted the ranking methodology to factor how minorities fair at the school. McLean HS is a good example - as the GS ranking is now 7/10. Funny how in US News and other rankings claim schools like these are among the top 1% of High School's in the NATION (that's out of roughly 32,000 PUBLIC High Schools) based on test scores etc and then Great Schools says "Meh, you're a 7/10" because a small portion of the student body under performs the majority (though I'm certain some will take offense to putting it that bluntly). Great Schools also ranks based on state/region which not everyone realizes - so they mistakenly think a 9/10 school in Montana is the same effectively as a 9/10 school in Northern Virginia. As someone who has taught at pubic schools in MD and VA I find the Great Schools rating rather misleading to the uninformed.
PP here, exactly what I am saying! Missed your remark about Montana here, lol!