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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow this is very helpful. It sounds like all the middle schools above are good.  Any that have more substantial challenges?

What makes aps better than upper nw dcps? Is it a more affluent population that is easier to educate? A better run school system? Higher expectations of students? [/quote]

There is a strong community culture in Arlington where neighborhood kids grow up together all the way through high school, since more students stick with APS through grade 12. Of course, some do leave for private or boarding school, but much less than in DC.

If you can join a pool, or buy a house with a community pool membership, that would be an ideal way to meet other families. The membership wait lists typically span multiple years.

The school system is also better run than DCPS. Principals tend to stay at schools for many years, even multiple decades like the recently retired principals at Science Focus, Arlington Traditional, Wakefield, or W-L. Satisfaction surverys are also high. In terms of facilities, APS does a better job of maintaining them. The Wilson / Jackson-Reed HS pool was closed for many years due to inadequate maintenance. [/quote]

Pools are a new thing to us. How do you find out about them?  And is it hard to break in if one of the kids is upper elementary?[/quote]

We're not members of a pool, but in our neighborhood, families choose among Dominion Hills Pool, Arlington Forest Club, Fort Myer (on the Army base), Army Navy CC, and Overlee. There's also the pool at Knights of Columbus and Donaldson Run (membership limited to parts of Cherrydale, Dover Crystal, Donaldson Run, etc.) [/quote]

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