Tell me about Nottingham Elementary

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Anonymous wrote:In the district but DC goes to one of the countywide choice schools - in part because of lack of diversity. Have friends whose kids attend and it is a great school academically. But not diverse at all and some of the DCUM craziness you read about here definitely exists there.

What? You can't live in he district and go to a countywide Arlington public school unless you are committing fraud. Watch out--our countywide school has an investigator currently pursuing false residency claims.

I think what the poster meant by "the district" is the Nottingham district.

I'm the original poster. I meant the Nottingham District, not Washington DC.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you love? What are you not so crazy about? Is there are decent number of WAH moms? What about diversity---are their kids who attend from South Asian/Middle Eastern backgrounds?

I can't tell you about Nottingham, but I can tell you that Long Branch and Barrett are probably the most diverse of the North Arlington schools, which seems to be the focus of your search. You will get more economic diversity in these schools than you will at Nottingham. There are definitely Muslim children at Long Branch and some South Asians (although not many, since there aren't that many in Arlington).

Both Long Branch and Glebe are only about 60% white, Barrett is about 40% white/40% hispanic. Those are the three most diverse neighborhood elementary schools in terms of ethnicity in N Arlington. The choice schools like Science Focus, ATS, Key, etc. are also fairly diverse.

Science Focus is not diverse.

ahhh-- yes it is. My kids class has so many different nationalities along with socio-economic diversity given some of the apartments that feed into it (yes--not just the high end lofts and million+ condos). Check out the FARMS numbers and demo which is public ally available.

feels good, isn't it?

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The new boundaries for Nottingham and the new elementary school approved earlier in the month by APS look so artificial. I think I'd rather be at Jamestown or Taylor, where it seems like the boundaries recognize the neighborhoods more.

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Not the OP but my son will be redistricted to Nottingham from Tuckahoe and I have been upset about it for a while. I know he will be fine but we bought in the tuckahoe district because this was the school we wanted for our kids. Nonetheless, it has been reassuring to see that Nottingham is not as obber-competitive and prone to bullying like i have heard in the past.

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Our kids' experience was ok at Nottingham (second child graduated last year). Ok academics, but we didn't care for the environment too much. Lots of competitiveness and homogeneity. No egregious wrongs or complaints, but both hubby and I agreed that, especially for an ES, it could've been more stimulating and nurturing.

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PP---that is my sense. Just not as beloved as Tuckahoe and McKinley, and some of the other schools that parents rave about.

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We're a Nottingham family and we're very pleased with the school. We moved into the district before my kid started K because we toured our previous neighborhood's school and weren't impressed. There are lots of WOHM moms and dads. In fact, there's a group of moms who work in DC and meet up for monthly lunches.

I've found the teachers and the principal and vice principal to be amazing. Great communication and very responsive. Very attentive to my child who had some special needs. Never seen any bullying. It's a safe and secure school.

And I don't find the environment particularly competitive. But my kid's still pretty young. I would say that mine is learning a TON. Much more than I did.

Lastly, it's not very ethnically diverse. It's obvious when you look around the school but I honestly believe that everyone wants to change that. There certainly isn't any discrimination against people who look different (we are those people, by the way).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In the district but DC goes to one of the countywide choice schools - in part because of lack of diversity. Have friends whose kids attend and it is a great school academically. But not diverse at all and some of the DCUM craziness you read about here definitely exists there.

why would you deliberately seek out diversity? that's really strange.

Don't you roll your eyes at me.

Why the hell would someone actively seek diversity? That is just a really strange criteria.

a little more diversity for you, PP. just so you can try it out for once in your life.

p.s.

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Anonymous wrote:In the district but DC goes to one of the countywide choice schools - in part because of lack of diversity. Have friends whose kids attend and it is a great school academically. But not diverse at all and some of the DCUM craziness you read about here definitely exists there.

why would you deliberately seek out diversity? that's really strange.

Don't you roll your eyes at me.

Why the hell would someone actively seek diversity? That is just a really strange criteria.

a little more diversity for you, PP. just so you can try it out for once in your life.

p.s.

So, you're trying to say that diverse people are fucking assholes? Lovely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:In the district but DC goes to one of the countywide choice schools - in part because of lack of diversity. Have friends whose kids attend and it is a great school academically. But not diverse at all and some of the DCUM craziness you read about here definitely exists there.

why would you deliberately seek out diversity? that's really strange.

Don't you roll your eyes at me.

Why the hell would someone actively seek diversity? That is just a really strange criteria.

a little more diversity for you, PP. just so you can try it out for once in your life.

p.s.

So, you're trying to say that diverse people are fucking assholes? Lovely.

if that's how you want to see the world, that's your choice. but the rest of us really know who the asshole is here.