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[quote=Anonymous]As an Alexandria parent who at this time doesn't plan on moving, I guess my question to those who moved, whether to Fairfax or Arlington, is what quantifiable improvement you've experienced for your child's education? At this point, my kids are certainly at a higher level academically than many of their peers (who have a host of challenges in terms of achievement gap) and my probably will "above the ACPS average" as they move through the schools, but so far we've experienced real individualized attention on making sure they are getting challenging, appropriate work. There aren't tons of other kids that are at their level, but there are enough that they have a social circle. I sometimes hear rumors about discipline problems going up significantly in middle school, but I've had difficulty getting details. Since discipline offences often get more serious as kids get older, I'm having trouble getting a handle on what discipline problems in Alexandria are unique and far worse compared to discipline problems with older kids in Arlington or Fairfax. I hope I don't sound hopelessly optimistic or naive. It's just that I feel like there's a bit of a vicious circle going on here. Someone from 5 years ago says "the middle school is bad and none our of kids and their friends went there." So parents with current 5th graders think, "okay, we better move" and they don't have ready access to someone with a family currently in the middle or high school. What RECENT experience/incident demonstrates that your child will get a worse education in Alexandria middle and high schools? Would obviously be GREAT to have a parent with a middle or high school kid weigh in at this point! :)[/quote]

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