South Arlington schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Umm...there is nothing wrong with Wakefield. It's going to continue to get stronger.

Apart from a new building, there's nothing strong about that school. By virtually every metric it would be in the bottom five in NoVa.

That doesn't mean anything. It's a good school and plenty of middle class parents are choosing it for their kids. Those numbers will only continue to rise as millenials decide to settle in south Arlington. They aren't as skittish about minorities. Unlike Annadale, Lee, and Stuart, Wakefiled's demographics have held steady. We will see it trend more like W-L over the next 15 years.

I fail to see a trend of professional millenials moving down to south arlington, maybe millenials for are immigrants

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umm...there is nothing wrong with Wakefield. It's going to continue to get stronger.

Apart from a new building, there's nothing strong about that school. By virtually every metric it would be in the bottom five in NoVa.

That doesn't mean anything. It's a good school and plenty of middle class parents are choosing it for their kids. Those numbers will only continue to rise as millenials decide to settle in south Arlington. They aren't as skittish about minorities. Unlike Annadale, Lee, and Stuart, Wakefiled's demographics have held steady. We will see it trend more like W-L over the next 15 years.

I fail to see a trend of professional millenials moving down to south arlington, maybe millenials for are immigrants

Hahahaha! You're so funny, PP. And so ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umm...there is nothing wrong with Wakefield. It's going to continue to get stronger.

Apart from a new building, there's nothing strong about that school. By virtually every metric it would be in the bottom five in NoVa.

That doesn't mean anything. It's a good school and plenty of middle class parents are choosing it for their kids. Those numbers will only continue to rise as millenials decide to settle in south Arlington. They aren't as skittish about minorities. Unlike Annadale, Lee, and Stuart, Wakefiled's demographics have held steady. We will see it trend more like W-L over the next 15 years.

I fail to see a trend of professional millenials moving down to south arlington, maybe millenials for are immigrants

What are you trying to say? Try harder and maybe your next post will make sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umm...there is nothing wrong with Wakefield. It's going to continue to get stronger.

Apart from a new building, there's nothing strong about that school. By virtually every metric it would be in the bottom five in NoVa.

That doesn't mean anything. It's a good school and plenty of middle class parents are choosing it for their kids. Those numbers will only continue to rise as millenials decide to settle in south Arlington. They aren't as skittish about minorities. Unlike Annadale, Lee, and Stuart, Wakefiled's demographics have held steady. We will see it trend more like W-L over the next 15 years.

I fail to see a trend of professional millenials moving down to south arlington, maybe millenials for are immigrants

What are you trying to say? Try harder and maybe your next post will make sense.

compare north and south arlington, you will see north is where the millenials go, you may get some that live in south arlington but they will jump ship once school age hits

http://www.areavibes.com/arlington-va/neighborhoods/

[Anonymous]

Not a millennial, but a lot of my friends chose South Arlington when prices in North Arlington started to get ridiculous. Some are considering moving North for the schools, but others are sticking it out. I think there are a couple of elementaries middle class folks are avoiding, but I hear generally good things about the middle schools and no actual objections from actual Wakefield parents. (vs. people on a message board with no kids there.) Ultimately, I think Wakefield could look a lot more like W-L, demographically speaking. Plus the building itself is gorgeous, and that could be a draw.

[Anonymous]

To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

[Anonymous]

We'll probably be at Wakefield because that's where the immersion program continues. Still, I'm curious where, in theory, the boundary for W-L would be redrawn to reassign current W-L students to Wakefield? Is it obvious where the new line would go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

Families in my hood choice out, or go private. They stay in the neighborhood. Those kids aren't HS age yet. We'll see in another 5-6 years. I anticipate Wakefield will slowly trend toward W-l demographics. They aren't that far apart now. I thinks it's 10 percent maybe?
Indeed, you seem to have difficultly understanding statistics and the nuances involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

NP here- We are another family with 2 professional parents that live in South Arlington. We chose to send our kids to Catholic school through 8th grade but our oldest is now at Wakefield and we do not have a single complaint. Our neighborhood is also full of families with school age kids. Many of them have done the lottery or the Spanish Immersion programs for elementary school but have every intention of sending their children to Wakefield. I also know of more than 8 other families that are doing what we have done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

NP here- We are another family with 2 professional parents that live in South Arlington. We chose to send our kids to Catholic school through 8th grade but our oldest is now at Wakefield and we do not have a single complaint. Our neighborhood is also full of families with school age kids. Many of them have done the lottery or the Spanish Immersion programs for elementary school but have every intention of sending their children to Wakefield. I also know of more than 8 other families that are doing what we have done.

In 2015, Wakefield High ranked worse than 58.1% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

NP here- We are another family with 2 professional parents that live in South Arlington. We chose to send our kids to Catholic school through 8th grade but our oldest is now at Wakefield and we do not have a single complaint. Our neighborhood is also full of families with school age kids. Many of them have done the lottery or the Spanish Immersion programs for elementary school but have every intention of sending their children to Wakefield. I also know of more than 8 other families that are doing what we have done.

In 2015, Wakefield High ranked worse than 58.1% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District.

So you are saying that of 4 ranked high schools, Wakefield came in 3rd? That seems pretty good. I would have assumed it would have been fourth. We plan to lottery or go private through 5th grade. Then we will be doing TJ and Wakefield. I'm really not concerned about how all of the students in Va are performing. I'm only concerned how my kid is performing. Extremely confident and comfortable with Wakefield.
-- millenial family

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

NP here- We are another family with 2 professional parents that live in South Arlington. We chose to send our kids to Catholic school through 8th grade but our oldest is now at Wakefield and we do not have a single complaint. Our neighborhood is also full of families with school age kids. Many of them have done the lottery or the Spanish Immersion programs for elementary school but have every intention of sending their children to Wakefield. I also know of more than 8 other families that are doing what we have done.

In 2015, Wakefield High ranked worse than 58.1% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District.

So you are saying that of 4 ranked high schools, Wakefield came in 3rd? That seems pretty good. I would have assumed it would have been fourth. We plan to lottery or go private through 5th grade. Then we will be doing TJ and Wakefield. I'm really not concerned about how all of the students in Va are performing. I'm only concerned how my kid is performing. Extremely confident and comfortable with Wakefield.
-- millenial family

You must have had your kids early if you are a millenial with a high schooler.

-- millenial who's relative went north a few years a go due to south experiences in elementary school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

NP here- We are another family with 2 professional parents that live in South Arlington. We chose to send our kids to Catholic school through 8th grade but our oldest is now at Wakefield and we do not have a single complaint. Our neighborhood is also full of families with school age kids. Many of them have done the lottery or the Spanish Immersion programs for elementary school but have every intention of sending their children to Wakefield. I also know of more than 8 other families that are doing what we have done.

In 2015, Wakefield High ranked worse than 58.1% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District.

So you are saying that of 4 ranked high schools, Wakefield came in 3rd? That seems pretty good. I would have assumed it would have been fourth. We plan to lottery or go private through 5th grade. Then we will be doing TJ and Wakefield. I'm really not concerned about how all of the students in Va are performing. I'm only concerned how my kid is performing. Extremely confident and comfortable with Wakefield.
-- millenial family

You must have had your kids early if you are a millenial with a high schooler.

-- millenial who's relative went north a few years a go due to south experiences in elementary school

Please reread the post. PLAN to lottery or private through 5th. Then TJ. Then Wakefield. We knew there was an issues with the elementary when we bought. I think it's terrible the way they've allowed the poverty concentrate in this county, but we're aren't planning to be "the change". We never intended to use the neighborhood school. 5 years of private it very doable for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster that is having trouble forming a coherent thought.
What an interesting link! I live in one of the largest neighborhoods in Arlington. The median age of my neighborhood is 33.
So. Many. Houses. Have sold over the last couple of years. I'm trying to think who has been selling and who has been buying. Why, I believe it is older homeowners selling, and young families buying. Hmmm. I've lived here for 10 years, certainly I've seen this trend of young families moving once kids hit school age...
Huh. Nope. They aren't selling and moving. They are staying, even though this hood is zoned to one of the "worst" elementary schools. I guess people either tough it out, or go private for a couple of years. Doesn't seem worth the move out of a neighborhood (full of young families) that you love.

Well the demographics and FARM rates of the elementary school don't match your narrative

#StatsSoHard

NP here- We are another family with 2 professional parents that live in South Arlington. We chose to send our kids to Catholic school through 8th grade but our oldest is now at Wakefield and we do not have a single complaint. Our neighborhood is also full of families with school age kids. Many of them have done the lottery or the Spanish Immersion programs for elementary school but have every intention of sending their children to Wakefield. I also know of more than 8 other families that are doing what we have done.

In 2015, Wakefield High ranked worse than 58.1% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranked 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District.

So you are saying that of 4 ranked high schools, Wakefield came in 3rd? That seems pretty good. I would have assumed it would have been fourth. We plan to lottery or go private through 5th grade. Then we will be doing TJ and Wakefield. I'm really not concerned about how all of the students in Va are performing. I'm only concerned how my kid is performing. Extremely confident and comfortable with Wakefield.
-- millenial family

You must have had your kids early if you are a millenial with a high schooler.

-- millenial who's relative went north a few years a go due to south experiences in elementary school

Please reread the post. PLAN to lottery or private through 5th. Then TJ. Then Wakefield. We knew there was an issues with the elementary when we bought. I think it's terrible the way they've allowed the poverty concentrate in this county, but we're aren't planning to be "the change". We never intended to use the neighborhood school. 5 years of private it very doable for us.

We wanted a neighborhood experience where the same kids on the block grow up and go to elementary, middle and high. Not interested in a fractured environment where the only way to succeed is to shuttle your kids from random private to middle to another high.

Not a good experience.

You basically validated the point that south arlington schools are not good enough.