Taylor vs ashlawn vs long branch

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I don't think Long Branch is polarized, but it does have a lot of economic diversity that's a plus for the school and community. We've been happy there. And if you commute into DC it is hard to beat.

[Anonymous]

OP did you buy one of the houses?

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Anonymous wrote:Those are 3 different neighborhoods and demographics.
Where do YOU want to live for your commute?
What do YOU want to live near as far as restaurants, bike trail, walk to school, coffee shop, etc.
Who do you want to be friends with?

Go to parks in each neighborhood on a sunny day after school and see who is there. Walk around on a Saturday afternoon. Look at the cars in the driveways and their bumper stickers.

What are the demographics?

Taylor - far north, lots of large houses that are $2M+, small streets, many without sidewalks, hard to walk places unless you are close to Langston Blvd. Overall richer and whiter than the other two schools mentioned.

Ashlawn - mid-size older homes and apartment buildings. Lots of LatinX families and State Department families which can be transient. Mostly middle class (by Arlington standards). More diversity than Taylor. School curriculum stresses Global Citizenship.

Long Branch - Pretty similar to Ashlawn, but slightly poorer and slightly less white.

Not sure why Taylor is in the mix location or demographics-wise. If you like Ashlawn and Long Branch, look at Glebe.

I'd say Long Brand is more polarized than the others in this set. You have kids from $2M+ homes in Lyon Park and kids from apartments. It's a very diverse school.

Demographics from APS website for this school year:

Long Branch 48.8% white
Ashland 59.6% white
Glebe 61.8% white
Taylor 66.0% white

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Those are 3 different neighborhoods and demographics.
Where do YOU want to live for your commute?
What do YOU want to live near as far as restaurants, bike trail, walk to school, coffee shop, etc.
Who do you want to be friends with?

Go to parks in each neighborhood on a sunny day after school and see who is there. Walk around on a Saturday afternoon. Look at the cars in the driveways and their bumper stickers.

What are the demographics?

Taylor - far north, lots of large houses that are $2M+, small streets, many without sidewalks, hard to walk places unless you are close to Langston Blvd. Overall richer and whiter than the other two schools mentioned.

Ashlawn - mid-size older homes and apartment buildings. Lots of LatinX families and State Department families which can be transient. Mostly middle class (by Arlington standards). More diversity than Taylor. School curriculum stresses Global Citizenship.

Long Branch - Pretty similar to Ashlawn, but slightly poorer and slightly less white.

Not sure why Taylor is in the mix location or demographics-wise. If you like Ashlawn and Long Branch, look at Glebe.

I'd say Long Brand is more polarized than the others in this set. You have kids from $2M+ homes in Lyon Park and kids from apartments. It's a very diverse school.

Demographics from APS website for this school year:

Long Branch 48.8% white
Ashland 59.6% white
Glebe 61.8% white
Taylor 66.0% white

*Ashlawn.

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Anonymous wrote:Taylor has a weird open classroom dynamic because was built when that was a fad…and you know APS loves them an edufad. You can get a house walking distance between Taylor and Hamm which is nice. There is also a great neighborhood pool that most of the kids will go to so it can be a really nice community. The principal is a little uneven but I wouldn’t base my decision on that.

Isn't Taylor getting a new principal from Key next year? Anyone from Key give any feedback on her?

Really? Taylor just got a new principal this year.

Taylor has a new principal that was at Claremont. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was moving on as I don’t think she had a good relationship with the teachers.

So the NEW Taylor principal doesn’t have a good relationship with the teachers? Like she would leave after 2 years??? What happened.

I don’t know what happened but I’ve heard it from several reliable sources. The kids love her though.