My Stance on Education in the Western Side of the County

This post stems from a question I received on my Facebook Page.
 

"Why are the schools on the western side of the county rated the worst. Is because the board sends the worst of the worst there?"

I'm perplexed by this question.  Lackey's engineering program is highly respected.  Smallwood's and Lackey's MESA teams placed high in the county competition every year.  In fact, Lackey took first place this year.  The top place fifth grader in the county math competition was from Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy.  There are other significant achievements I could list, but i would rather you tell me why you feel the way you do.