Johnston County Schools (Clayton, Brunswick: new home, transfer, buying)

[meredithgirl]

We currently live in Wake County and are considering moving to Johnston County. Our current base school is poor and has not met federal AYP in two years. I went to greatschools.net but I was not sure how a ranking of an "8" would compare to a Wake County ranking of an "8."

How do the schools in Johnston County compare to WC schools? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks!

[playnice]

Much depends on which particular schools in those counties. Both are sure to have some good and some not-so-good educational facilities.

[JimnSue]

What towns are u looking into? Makes a diiference......

[Outta-NC]

I can't compare to Wake County because I've never lived there but, we've lived in Johnston County for a some years already in Clayton and I can tell you that they stink. My son has attended all new schools too but the new construction does not make the education great. I'll probably get flamed for my opinion because we northerners are framed as snobs but in comparison to the education in East Brunswick, NJ we feel that Johnston County is lacking quite a bit. From extracurricular activities to meeting the federal standards. We have one that graduated high school and we can't wait for the other to finish although I don't see that happening here in NC.

[Zoya]

Originally Posted by meredithgirl

We currently live in Wake County and are considering moving to Johnston County. Our current base school is poor and has not met federal AYP in two years. I went to greatschools.net but I was not sure how a ranking of an "8" would compare to a Wake County ranking of an "8."

How do the schools in Johnston County compare to WC schools? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks!

I have a co-worker who's son is the same age as my daughter. We live in Wake County, he lives in Johnson. Both are kids are smart kids.

We compared just our children's middle schools....and well....I am glad I don't live in Johnson County. There was just that much of a difference.

The NCLB standards don't mean squat if you ask me.. by the way.

[UNCMetsGal]

Originally Posted by meredithgirl

Our current base school is poor and has not met federal AYP in two years

Couple questions:

A) Is your school a Title One school? If it is, and it has failed to meet AYP two years in a row, then according to NCLB (federal law), you MUST be granted a transfer upon request to another school (the rub is, WCPSS gets to pick the school-of-transfer, you don't).

B) Are you looking to move just to avoid Wake Schools as a whole? I can't fault you there, we did the same thing, but I am not sure Johnston County (outside of a few schools that were good (last I looked, 3 years ago) in Clayton) is the answer.

You might be better off savings your pennies (and forgoing moving expenses and the cost of selling your home/buying a new home, etc...) and trying private/parochial schools. Most will work with you if you cannot pay tuition in one lump each year.

GOOD LUCK!