school districts....

sophabelle

we're in the process of looking to buy a house.  (FINALLY! YAY!!!!)  anyway, i know NOTHING about the schools around here since i didn't grow up in this part of the state...

is there a website or some place that that's reliable to research schools at?  i've read some "parent" reviews but i don't know how reliable that kind of thing is ya know?  bc any joe blow can come along and type something out.    

and what do i look for in a good school system??  this is totally foreign to me lol.