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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're relocating from out of state and looking at a neighborhood that is zoned for Lyles Crouch. I will call the school to learn more about their teaching philosophy etc. but I'd love to hear about experiences from current families who attend. Also, we're Jewish, will will be the only Jewish family in the school (I assume it's not a super Jewish area but I'd love if we're not the only ones)? [/quote]

If Jewish communities are important to you, look at Montgomery County, MD.

Lyles Crouch is in Alexandria Public City Schools. There's a lot of information about that system in the archives here. It's a touchy subject, though. Generally, most of the elementaries are considered good but a lot of families bail out before middle school and the high school is considered to be problematic. Some of that is unfair and controversial, but them's the optics.
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Unfortunately Montgomery County isn't a convenient commute but I have heard that it's an active Jewish community. 
I did a search on Lyles-Crouch here and didn't find much but it sounds like I need to learn more about Alexandria Public Schools in general. Can you elaborate on why it's a touchy subject or point me to where I can learn more. Thank you.[/quote]

High levels of poverty in the system that converge in the secondary schools. The system only has one high school (Alexandria City High School -- erstwhile known as T.C. Williams High School, the school of "Remember the Titans" fame). Essentially, the income inequality in the city is at extremes, so there's a lot of advanced kids and a lot of struggling kids and the system is oriented to the struggling kids. Some racial subtext there as well.

Again, much of the hate is a bit of a caricature -- TC Williams had the moniker "Yale of Jail." And it absolutely produces fantastic outcomes for some students. But the ones who success also kind of operate in a bit of a bubble of privilege within the school ecosystem, with all of the tensions that go along with that.[/quote]

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