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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a daughter at Oakridge.  We love, love the school!  The principal is very young, vibrant and incredibly responsive to issues such as overcrowding.  The reason it is not ranked high on "Great Schools" is because a lot of children who attend the school do not speak English well and therefore do not score well on standardized tests.[/quote]

+1  It's a fantastic school, and you definitely need to look beyond the scores.  My daughter is finishing up K, and before the school year started I had similar reservations about scores  (We were in the lottery for ATS because of it, and didn't get in.)  I'm glad it turned out the way it did -- I have no complaints at all.  The school, as a pp mentioned, has a significant international population (I don't know if my daughter's class is the exception or the rule, but from talking to her classmates' parents at different events, the majority of her international classmates are here as part of military or diplomatic assignments.  That could be one drawback if you are concerned about churn - the kids your child starts with might not be there in a few years.)

The principal, Lynne Wright, is energetic and full of wonderful ideas, and as PP said, incredibly responsive.  The kids seem to really like her. The PTA is a large, active group of very committed neighborhood parents.  My daughter loves all of her teachers - while I haven't had much interaction with her "specials" (art, music, library, etc) her classroom teacher is awesome and very responsive to our questions.

I've lived in the neighborhood for 10 years, so I'm biased, but it really is a wonderful community.  The neighborhood is full of kids.  Most of our neighbors send their kids to Oakridge, although there are several at Claremont (Spanish immersion) and Drew (Montessori) as well.  Both are also well regarded.  I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Oakridge, though.  Good luck![/quote]

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