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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why Alexandria and not South Arlington?  And I say this as someone who lives in Old Town and has a kindergartner.  We'll be moving in a year or so. [/quote]

OP here. North Arlington is too expensive and South Arlington seemed like a stop on 395. We want walkability and metro (one car family). We prefer Del Ray or Old Town but great schools has abysmal infor on Jefferson Houston. My college roommate's sister has kids at Maury and suggest we attempt a transfer but she says they might have stopped that.[/quote]

There are many parents with kids currently in Jefferon-Houston who like it.
If you like Del Ray, there are portions of that neighborhood that go to Maury and portions that go to Mt. Vernon. Folks at the schools seem to like them. Due to lots of different demographics, test scores are going to be different compared to some other schools, but again, the people in those schools enjoy them, enjoy the teachers, and feel like their kids are well served.
Mt. Vernon is a dual-language school. Lots of people love the program, but if you would prefer to opt-out of dual language, there would be arrangements for you to be transferred to a nearby school. This would be determined by the exact location of your house, and also the space available at the school. Enrollment is booming, so sometimes a grade at the closest school is full, and you would have to be transferred to another one.

If you decide to explore outside of Del Ray Old Town, we live in Cameron Station on the West End of Alexandria. Lots of military families (easy commute to Pentagon) and Samuel Tucker is a great school.[/quote]

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