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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry no one has replied to the OP.  We have kids and live in the Arcola ES neighborhood.  The advantages/disadvantages are as follows (depending on your point-of-view, these could be viewed as either advantages or disadvantages):

- lack of socioeconomic and racial diversity (the school is predominantly Hispanic and FARMS, with a high percentage of ESOL students)
- Title I school (this can be a pro or con, depending on how you look at it - it means more money for special programs, including free half-day summer school for all students, regardless of income, and better ratios of teacher:student)
- young staff (check out the school's website, and you'll note that the majority of the teachers are recent graduates)
- nice facilities
- affordable, quality after school program (we have had a good experience with Montgomery Child Care Association, which is on-site)

There are a few young professional families who have moved to Wheaton and have enrolled their kids in the school, but my impression is that it's rather hit-or-miss.  Also, like many MCPS schools, there has been some overcrowding issues - they just installed some new, modular classrooms.
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