Arlington County is voted best school district in this region.
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Anonymous
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I am happy about our ranking because I like our schools even though my kids attend a south Arl school. What is of concern to me is that I don't want this ranking to cause more people to move into this area and contribute further to the overcrowding issues we're currently dealing with. I have a friend who works in education, after moving here she commented how our worst schools would be best schools where they came from and marvels at our bickering between north/south schools.
https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-school-districts/best-overall/ |
Anonymous
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"voted"?
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Anonymous
Yeah, meant ranked |
Anonymous
| I was also very pleased when I read this article. With all the commotion over the boundary changes, new middle school, etc, this really sheds light on why we are in this situation. All in all, I think its a good problem to have. Hopefully the SB handles it properly. |
Anonymous
I think it's more like "voted," as it's apparently based largely on sample opinion polls. So it's more like the GreatSchools "stars" than the numerical rankings. |
Anonymous
PP, which one are your kids in if you don't mind? We are zoned for Drew though a year or two away still, so I always like to hear positive feedback about south arl. |
Anonymous
+1 the methodology seems totally sketchy. Looks like its the equivalent of of using yelp to rank schools. |
Anonymous
We went from Key to Gunston. We love both schools |
Anonymous
For the Key --> Gunston poster, do the majority of Key students continue on to Gunston? We're at Key now and it's a bit of a hike to get to Gunston from our neighborhood (we lotteried in). That said, we're really excited about how DD's spanish is progressing and I'm hoping more and more that she'll want to continue. Am I right that people who talk trash about south arlington schools mostly don't know what they're talking about? I'd like to think Gunston is a great opportunity for us to continue the immersion program. |
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OP, you probably don't need to worry. People who moved to Fairfax for the schools may not change their minds because they still have TJ and we don't. Or they can't afford homes in Arlington. Or they don't want to spend more money than they already have on a smaller home with a smaller lot. Or they like the county services - having lived in both Fairfax and Arlington, I found the rec classes/teams to be easier there.
People in MontCo also have decent schools, similar or better housing stock, and a lot of them don't particularly want to cross the river. People in Alexandria City are already moving here during or after elementary school because they don't trust their middle/high school options. Same with DC. So I think that it'll stay pretty much the same, regardless of what an article says about our schools. The reason Arlington schools are overcrowded now, I think, is because planners assumed that the old patterns of people continuing to move further out as their families grew older/bigger would hold true, and they're not. People don't automatically move from Arlington to Fairfax (or Loudoun) anymore when they need more space. Some do, but many add on, buy a bigger place in Arlington or suck it up to have the sweet DC commute. |
Anonymous
| Too bad it didn't rank top 10 in the nation. |
Anonymous
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Arl schools suck. The people are snobs and the homes are both overpriced and small. Stay away!
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Anonymous
I know, right!! Tell'em who's boss! 
(FFX-Great Falls and MD-Potomac are even lower ranked than APS you nimrod) |
Anonymous
and Sir Asshat, you're the booster of which lower ranked district? |
Anonymous
Thinking you missed the joke. |