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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are plenty of schools on both sides of Rt. 50 in Arlington that parents are very happy with and that don't have the pressure of the N. Arlington schools. We know plenty of families who are happy with Ashlawn, Barrett, Barcroft, Campbell, and Patrick Henry elementaries, as well as both Kenmore and Thomas Jefferson middle schools. I wouldn't get too hung up about high schools yet because it is so far away for you. North Arlington will only get more expensive, more elite, and schools more competitive, and if high school boundaries are redrawn some of that may shift further south and the demographics of W-L and Wakefield may evolve.[/quote]

All the schools you mention already have very good reputations in Arlington, although some families do not like the "modified" year-round program at Barcroft. So I don't think there's a need to "defend" them like you feel you need to here. And half the schools you mention are in N Arlington or take half their students from N Arlington. W-L already is a "pressure cooker" for a lot of students, so I don't know how it could get any "more competitive" or "elite" with some boundary changes. And as Columbia Pike becomes more upscale then Wakefield will change accordingly. The boundaries for all three high schools and the middle schools will inevitably change in a few years according to APS but don't expect anything too dramatic or massive demographic shifts.

If the OP likes Arlington, there are some homes in her price range in the McKinley, Barrett, Ashlawn, and maybe Tuckahoe districts in North Arlington. And many more options in the South Arlington school districts like Patrick Henry, Barcroft, Abingdon.  [/quote]

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