Anonymous
Post 06/23/2023 19:28     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would not move to FCPS for schools.


We have the best schools in the country.


No, that honor goes to Florida. As much as DCUM loves to cast aspersions on FL, they have the best public schools in the US, with NJ and Mass coming in 2nd and 3rd. Virginia is #11. At one time, a couple of decades ago, VA was probably #1. No longer.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education

VA was never #1
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2023 19:27     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would not move to FCPS for schools.


We have the best schools in the country.


No, that honor goes to Florida. As much as DCUM loves to cast aspersions on FL, they have the best public schools in the US, with NJ and Mass coming in 2nd and 3rd. Virginia is #11. At one time, a couple of decades ago, VA was probably #1. No longer.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education

Any ranking that puts Florida schools as number #1, is not worth the paper/electronic it's written on.
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2023 11:36     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
OP's question is hard to answer because colleges actively try to remove the factor of school quality when evaluating students.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 21:29     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would not move to FCPS for schools.


We have the best schools in the country.


No, that honor goes to Florida. As much as DCUM loves to cast aspersions on FL, they have the best public schools in the US, with NJ and Mass coming in 2nd and 3rd. Virginia is #11. At one time, a couple of decades ago, VA was probably #1. No longer.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education


FCPS does not equal VA.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 21:03     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I took my kids out of FCPS public schools and put them in Potomac. Potomac is much better then either Langley or McLean HS.


Maybe they can teach you the difference between then and than. You're a brilliant person, really.

Ah, such a missed opportunity!
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 19:25     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would not move to FCPS for schools.


We have the best schools in the country.


No, that honor goes to Florida. As much as DCUM loves to cast aspersions on FL, they have the best public schools in the US, with NJ and Mass coming in 2nd and 3rd. Virginia is #11. At one time, a couple of decades ago, VA was probably #1. No longer.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 19:21     Subject: Re:Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Your post makes no sense. If you are a rich kid, you'll get into a rich kid school. If you are a poor kid, you'll struggle at any high school because the deck is stacked against you.

The high school is not the most important factor even though some schools want you to believe they have the secret sauce.

Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 19:21     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The older I get, the more I think that getting into the "best" college really doesn't matter as much as people think it does.


Exactly. George Mason and NOVA are good colleges! Once you get in the real world, it doesn't matter as long as your kids get their degree.


They are not good. They are ok. And many kids who go there would agree.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 19:20     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I took my kids out of FCPS public schools and put them in Potomac. Potomac is much better then either Langley or McLean HS.


Maybe they can teach you the difference between then and than. You're a brilliant person, really.



That poster is such a troll.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 17:29     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:Your kid can attend the “best” fcps high school, but that is no guarantee they will go to a top ranked university. They will not succeed just because they share a bathroom with a National Merit finalist. Just as they wil not end up being a criminal, low life, or God forbid, go to NOVA if they go to a lower ranked fcps school. They still have to put in the work to succeed.


Obviously but it’s still good to attend schools with substantial cohorts of high-achieving kids. Among other things, it allows a school to offer more classes in certain advanced subjects, which can mitigate scheduling conflicts.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 17:00     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Your kid can attend the “best” fcps high school, but that is no guarantee they will go to a top ranked university. They will not succeed just because they share a bathroom with a National Merit finalist. Just as they wil not end up being a criminal, low life, or God forbid, go to NOVA if they go to a lower ranked fcps school. They still have to put in the work to succeed.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 15:41     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:The older I get, the more I think that getting into the "best" college really doesn't matter as much as people think it does.


Exactly. George Mason and NOVA are good colleges! Once you get in the real world, it doesn't matter as long as your kids get their degree.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 15:40     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:I took my kids out of FCPS public schools and put them in Potomac. Potomac is much better then either Langley or McLean HS.


Maybe they can teach you the difference between then and than. You're a brilliant person, really.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 15:36     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:I would not move to FCPS for schools.


We have the best schools in the country.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2023 10:09     Subject: Best High Schools in Fairfax based on college outcomes (not incl TJHSST)?
Anonymous wrote:My kid attended a bottom tier fcps school. The high achieving students got into good universities, probably the same ones they would have gotten into had they gone to Langley or Mclean. Maybe there would be more top 10 acceptances if there were more legacy applicants. Cannot complain. The kids that put in the work, did well. The majority of students at this school are first-gen/low income. A good number of those students will go to George Mason or NOVA. Some may say those are not great options, however, if your parents did not graduate from high school, then I would say fcps did not let them down.

“Best outcome” can be measured in many ways. I believe each student’s starting point should be taken into account as well. Is the better school the one that sends sons and daughters of Ivy grads to Ivy schools? Or is the better school the one that sends sons and daughters of illiterate parents to George Mason?

Just my two cents.


Well said. Had the same thoughts regarding our kids FCPS high school. Based on the high % of kids in the low income bracket I'm consistently impressed with the number of grads moving on to some type of post HS education every year. The students that are in higher income families often attend schools mentioned as desirable schools here