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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]hmm.  I'm going to continue to respond with facts and statistics instead of just blanket statements- 
There is one school in APS that has an over 80% FARMS rate-- that is Carlin Springs.
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/support/nutrition/statistics/free_reduced_eligibility/2015-2016/schools/frpe_sch_report_sy2015-16.pdf

Now- lets look and see which of the 70 complexes with AH units are districted to Carlin Springs?
https://housing.arlingtonva.us/get-help/rental-services/affordable-units/  http://apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/legacy_assets/www/3334ac1ea7-ES_2016_Offical_Map_01222015.pdf
It appears that the only ones are;
the Fields of Arlington at 5100 S. 8th Road
Harvey Hall Apartments at 860 S. Greenbrier
Monterey Apartments also on S. Greenbrier
and the Shell on S. Greenbrier.

So that is 4 buildings out of 70-- hardly what I would call an intentional concentration of poverty.[/quote]

It's not just actual affordable housing that is supported by the County but in addition it is older "market rate" apartments in those areas. Market rate being the market rate one can get for older, non-updated apartments. In some cases, they even lack central AC. Couple those two things together and you get the concentrated poverty.

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Exactly. What the PP seems not to understand is that the western end of the Pike (Carlin Springs school zone) already has lots of low-income housing--it's just "market rate" low-income. But it is affordable, low-income housing nevertheless. Then the county approved additional, long-term, high-density, committed affordable housing on top of that (the buildings you highlight above).

And yes, Randolph is currently the only school with 80%+ FARMs, but take a look at the stats for Randolph and Barcroft elementaries. They are both 60%+ FARMS, and *surprise* also on the middle/western part of the Pike.

So, we have the ONLY three schools in APS with 60%+ FARMS, all geographically close to each other, with the county approving more AH development in that area. Looks like concentration of poverty to me.[/quote]

Drew is almost 60% and that's with almost 100 kids transferring in from north Arlington (which I'll use as a proxy for not-FARMS, although some of course may be). When they pull out Montessori, the graded program is going to be more like Carlin Springs demographics. It is very close geographically to Randolph. And a lot of the housing in Nauck is either CAH or market rate affordable multifamily, just like the neighborhoods closer to the Pike, or market rate affordable SFH (all those SFHs in Nauck that haven't been torn down already are rentals). [/quote]

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