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[quote=Anonymous]While I applaud you, OP, for thinking about these things, my initial reaction (as a mother of a 5 yo, 3 yo and 10 month old) is that it is WAY too early for you to be having these discussions.

As background, we recently moved from Old Town (Lyles Crouch district) to the Alexandria section of Ffx Co. (WW, Sandburg, WestPo).  The main driver for doing this wasn't really the quality of the City of Alexandria MS or HS b/c my kids are YEARS away from that.  But simply more practical quality of life issues (we wanted a yard, strong community, etc.).  Don't take this the wrong way, but I strongly feel that you should focus more on finding a nice (affordable) community, in a house where you can see yourself getting old.  Yes, make sure the schools in that area are fine (but really - all the schools in Ffx Co. are good and who knows what the City of Alex. schools will be like years from now).

First, because you have no idea what the quality of the schools will be in ANY place in - best case scenario for you - 5 years and for MS/HS you are looking closer to 15+ years away.  Second, you have no idea what *your* particular child will need. Third, there is likely to be quite a bit of re-districting going on between now and the time your kids will be entering into school

As an example, 10 years ago Lyles Crouch was considered a horrible school.  Today, it is one of the best in the City of Alexandria.

I'm a big planner myself, and part of the reason we bought our TH in Old Town was b/c of the school district (Lyles Crouch).  Fast forward to when my oldest would actually be going to school and we have moved b/c our needs have changed (never thought we'd have 3 kids!).

Good luck to you.[/quote]

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