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Anonymous wrote:McLean High School is only a 7 and Langley is ranked a 9. Yes, your child will attend school with some very wealthy assh0les but he or she can just ignore them. A 7 is no big whoop despite all the determined idiots chanting otherwise.

A 7 is no big whoop either way. Not a warning sign, and not an indication that it's the bestest thing ever either.

Hypothetically if I were looking and found two houses comparable in every way (age, state of repair, commute, sidewalks, yard size, etc.) I would not pay significantly more to be zoned for Langley vs. McLean. If I'm concerned about rich snobs I'm not looking in either area. Some Mclean parents pat themselves on the back like they're soooo different, so in touch, so down to earth vs. Langley because they tolerate a FARMs rate around 10%. Puh-leeze.

It's 4-5X the FARMS rate at Langley and similar to the FARMS rates at Madison, Oakton, Woodson, Robinson, and Yorktown. It's not as much of a bubble and for many that is a good thing.

It would be even better to go to a school 4-5x the FARMs rate of Mclean.
Don't pull a ligament patting yourself on the back.

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Anonymous wrote:McLean High School is only a 7 and Langley is ranked a 9. Yes, your child will attend school with some very wealthy assh0les but he or she can just ignore them. A 7 is no big whoop despite all the determined idiots chanting otherwise.

A 7 is no big whoop either way. Not a warning sign, and not an indication that it's the bestest thing ever either.

Hypothetically if I were looking and found two houses comparable in every way (age, state of repair, commute, sidewalks, yard size, etc.) I would not pay significantly more to be zoned for Langley vs. McLean. If I'm concerned about rich snobs I'm not looking in either area. Some Mclean parents pat themselves on the back like they're soooo different, so in touch, so down to earth vs. Langley because they tolerate a FARMs rate around 10%. Puh-leeze.

It's 4-5X the FARMS rate at Langley and similar to the FARMS rates at Madison, Oakton, Woodson, Robinson, and Yorktown. It's not as much of a bubble and for many that is a good thing.

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Anonymous wrote:McLean High School is only a 7 and Langley is ranked a 9. Yes, your child will attend school with some very wealthy assh0les but he or she can just ignore them. A 7 is no big whoop despite all the determined idiots chanting otherwise.

A 7 is no big whoop either way. Not a warning sign, and not an indication that it's the bestest thing ever either.

Hypothetically if I were looking and found two houses comparable in every way (age, state of repair, commute, sidewalks, yard size, etc.) I would not pay significantly more to be zoned for Langley vs. McLean. If I'm concerned about rich snobs I'm not looking in either area. Some Mclean parents pat themselves on the back like they're soooo different, so in touch, so down to earth vs. Langley because they tolerate a FARMs rate around 10%. Puh-leeze.

It's 4-5X the FARMS rate at Langley and similar to the FARMS rates at Madison, Oakton, Woodson, Robinson, and Yorktown. It's not as much of a bubble and for many that is a good thing.

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Anonymous wrote:McLean High School is only a 7 and Langley is ranked a 9. Yes, your child will attend school with some very wealthy assh0les but he or she can just ignore them. A 7 is no big whoop despite all the determined idiots chanting otherwise.

A 7 is no big whoop either way. Not a warning sign, and not an indication that it's the bestest thing ever either.

Hypothetically if I were looking and found two houses comparable in every way (age, state of repair, commute, sidewalks, yard size, etc.) I would not pay significantly more to be zoned for Langley vs. McLean. If I'm concerned about rich snobs I'm not looking in either area. Some Mclean parents pat themselves on the back like they're soooo different, so in touch, so down to earth vs. Langley because they tolerate a FARMs rate around 10%. Puh-leeze.

Anonymous wrote:McLean High School is only a 7 and Langley is ranked a 9. Yes, your child will attend school with some very wealthy assh0les but he or she can just ignore them. A 7 is no big whoop despite all the determined idiots chanting otherwise.

Anonymous wrote:LOL... Great Schools ratings are vanity metrics. Look at the data. Part of the reason that McLean has a lower aggregate rating is because of their 4/10 on "Equity"... which Langley doesn't even have enough data (read: lower SES) kids to generate a score for this metric.

You can pick and choose whatever you want. Langley students only test at 80% proficiency (compared to 90% for McLean and 86% state average). Does that mean Langley provides a below-average math education? Come on.

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Anonymous wrote:The McLean HS neighborhoods are more centrally located and convenient to DC and Metro, so if that matters to you I’d go with McLean. Both schools have very strong academic reputations.

THat's not necessarily true, either. Yes, some of Langley is out in Great Falls. Some of it right on the DC border, or by the beltway exit or on top of Tysons. It depends.


Pick a house in a location that works for you.

Lol. I live near the Tysons area zoned to Langley and only 6 min to a silver line metro, but this poster is going overboard to point out the exceptions like our neigborhood. Let's be objective. Overall, McLean is more centrally located and convenient to DC and metro than the zone feeding in to Langley.

Sure - yet many people don’t even work in DC to begin with. Most of my neighbors either work in the Reston corridor, Tysons, or from home.

First PP is right to point out that plenty of people don't care about being convenient to DC, and that if you do you are more likely to find a house in the McLean zone.

Many people do care. That's the main reason why Yorktown, W-L, McLean and Marshall have all seen big enrollment increases in recent years while Langley's enrollment in 2019 was the lowest it had been in almost a decade.

We live in Langley pyramid and find that many families send their kids to private school. We moved to mclean for their good public schools so we are currently sticking to private. I notice the families who can easily afford private often choose private. We have a seven figure income and can afford tuition but still sending kids to public. Most people in our position choose to send their kids to Potomac, Little Langley, Sidwell, St Albans, etc. During this pandemic, we have considered switching to private but decided to stick it out.

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Anonymous wrote:The McLean HS neighborhoods are more centrally located and convenient to DC and Metro, so if that matters to you I’d go with McLean. Both schools have very strong academic reputations.

THat's not necessarily true, either. Yes, some of Langley is out in Great Falls. Some of it right on the DC border, or by the beltway exit or on top of Tysons. It depends.


Pick a house in a location that works for you.

Lol. I live near the Tysons area zoned to Langley and only 6 min to a silver line metro, but this poster is going overboard to point out the exceptions like our neigborhood. Let's be objective. Overall, McLean is more centrally located and convenient to DC and metro than the zone feeding in to Langley.

Sure - yet many people don’t even work in DC to begin with. Most of my neighbors either work in the Reston corridor, Tysons, or from home.

First PP is right to point out that plenty of people don't care about being convenient to DC, and that if you do you are more likely to find a house in the McLean zone.

Many people do care. That's the main reason why Yorktown, W-L, McLean and Marshall have all seen big enrollment increases in recent years while Langley's enrollment in 2019 was the lowest it had been in almost a decade.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think preferring a school with more racial and economic diversity than Langley has to offer is irrational. It contributes to a more robust academic and social environment for students.

It isn't irrational at all.

If parents have a preference for one school over another, they are entitled to their reasons. I'm sure that some people prefer McLean or Madison or South Lakes or South County to Langley.

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Anonymous wrote:The McLean HS neighborhoods are more centrally located and convenient to DC and Metro, so if that matters to you I’d go with McLean. Both schools have very strong academic reputations.

THat's not necessarily true, either. Yes, some of Langley is out in Great Falls. Some of it right on the DC border, or by the beltway exit or on top of Tysons. It depends.


Pick a house in a location that works for you.

Lol. I live near the Tysons area zoned to Langley and only 6 min to a silver line metro, but this poster is going overboard to point out the exceptions like our neigborhood. Let's be objective. Overall, McLean is more centrally located and convenient to DC and metro than the zone feeding in to Langley.

Sure - yet many people don’t even work in DC to begin with. Most of my neighbors either work in the Reston corridor, Tysons, or from home.

First PP is right to point out that plenty of people don't care about being convenient to DC, and that if you do you are more likely to find a house in the McLean zone.

DH works in DC. I’m a SAHM. We originally wanted to be as close to dh’s work as possible but we ended up buying on the Langley side very close to Langley High School. DH has a 20 min commute and has 3 ways to get to work. With traffic, it takes 30 min. I feel we are very centrally located. We can be in Georgetown in 15-20 min, Arlington in 10-15 min, Bethesda in 15 min, Tysons in 5 min, etc.

We are able to have an almost acre lot with sidewalks and quiet street while being close to DC. We are from NYC and feel lucky to be able to live in a nice large house without sacrificing short commute time.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid goes to Langley and it is under-enrolled and has fewer electives. And it will continue to be under-enrolled at least for the next many years even with the boundary change. It just won’t be as under-enrolled as it was.

That being said, Langley is a good school and my kid likes it a lot. However, I think McLean is good as well. It’s really about where OP wants to live and what house they can find.

I’m a Langley parent and not aware of any electives that have been cut - could you list them?

And it won’t be under-enrolled starting this fall with the boundary change and the large new development on Rt.7/Towlston.

Langley is phasing out German. It is among the last AP schools to get AP Capstone, which is a research and writing-intensive AP sequence. There are also other electives not available at Langley that are offered at larger schools, and there may be fewer sessions of certain electives that are offered, which limits their availability for students with scheduling conflicts.

In addition, given that the boundary change is being phased in over the next four years (even the rising 9th graders will continue to split to both high schools), Langley will remain under-enrolled for many years, although that also has some advantages, when it comes to things like making teams, etc.