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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2 of mine left for private. One was already in the works before Covid. Kid was unchallenged by APS HS. Kid never did homework barely studied didn’t really have to try and had straight As. She is now challenged by her private school. Much harder course load. She can’t slack off and has to work. The parent community is definitely way more involved than public. There are also lots of extracurricular activities that don’t happen in public.

My other kid has learning disabilities. Kid is now in a very small independent  private school with very small classes (10 kids). It’s mastery based learning so kids learn at their own pace. Kid is actually enjoying school again.  We enrolled there in November after 2 months of virtual learning which wasn’t working at all.

We’re never going back to APS. [/quote]

I'm curious where geographically former APS families are moving their kids.  It seems like there are really no private schools in Arlington beyond parochial options.  Are people taking their kids into DC, further out in Virginia?[/quote]

PP. the kid with learning disabilities is in Arlington. The other one is in a different state but we applied in DC and McLean. There are no traditional private schools actually in Arlington. [/quote]

Sycamore? I've heard good things. 
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