Re-zoning from W-L to Wakefield?
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Anonymous
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Please know that I am not trying to start a flame war between W-L and Wakefield families, as I know people feel really strongly about this issue...
Just curious as I am considering the purchase a home in Lyon Park which is currently zoned for W-L but appears to be somewhat close to the boundary. Is there any way to know/predict how the re-zoning will happen? My son is in 1st grade so I know this is far off, but was just wondering if there is any way to possibly guess how this might play out. Thanks so much!! |
Anonymous
| I don't think anyone can accurately predict potential redistricting almost a decade out. |
Anonymous
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After years of dawdling and caving to the interests of North Arlington parents, there will finally be elementary redistributing with the building of a new school at Williamsburg. I think similarly redistricting may be inevitable down the road for the middle and high schools as well and everyone should feel vulnerable and in play unless the school is right around the corner, especially those of us, myself included, who are barely north of 50.
But the truth is, if large swathes of central Arlington (just north of 50) were reassigned to Wakefield, the demographics of the school will also change, as well as the average test scores. Frankly as Arlington continues its trajectory toward more and more expensive real estate and higher income families this will also slowly evolve. I think if more upper middle class families were districted to Wakefield they might realize it is not bad at all and they would probably be just fine with it, but it would take some time. |
Anonymous
| I am hoping that it happens. It is about time they fixed the boundaries. |
Anonymous
| The gap between W-L and Wakefield is huge right now. APS can try and relieve overcrowding at W-L by moving some kids to Wakefield, but some parents will move back to the W-L or Yorktown district or send their kids to private schools. It's very hard when a school has a profile like Wakefield's to induce the types of parents who live in north/central Arlington to send their kids there. |
Anonymous
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To relieve overcrowding at W-L my best guess is that Columbia Heights West and Glencarlyn in South Arlington will go back to Wakefield. Both neighborhoods were in the Wakefield district until a few years ago. Columbia Heights West is walking distance to Wakefield.
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Anonymous
| When the middle and high school boundaries are studied (according to APS starting later this year), the community will likely have a proactive role in determining the boundaries as is the case right now with the N Arlington boundary changes. I highly doubt that Lyon Park will go to Wakefield because the neighborhood is so close to W-L that most students walk and bike to school. Walkability is one important factor in how the school board weights boundary change options. |
Anonymous
or trolley-able 
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Anonymous
"I didn't cut school, Mom! I was just waiting for the trolley . . . . to be built." |
Anonymous
What's wrong with the current boundaries? |
Anonymous
what's wrong with current anything as long as it doesn't negatively impact my interests? |
Anonymous
You said the boundaries needed to be "fixed." I'm asking why you think they're broken. They don't seem broken to me. |
Anonymous
need to "fix" overcrowding |
Anonymous
No, no, no. You said it's "about time that they fixed the boundaries." The schools are not overcrowded. They're only projected to be in several years. You mean something else. What is it? |
Anonymous
http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/11/Capacity%20Analysis%202012-11-20%20no%20dual%20enrolled.pdf W-L in 2012? Why, look! It's more than 100% full. I can see not changing boundaries when a school is still under construction, but W-L is overenrolled now. PS Bonus "patronizing ass/I can sense that you are bigoted and I am not" points on the "No, no, no." |