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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One way Oakridge "dealt" with its overcrowding situation was by not complaining at all when APS re-zoned all of Pentagon City (multi-family residences, at least) to Hoffman-Boston during the most recent South Arlington ES zone shake up 2 autumns ago, taking them from 770 kids down to 531 (K-5).

Hoffman-Boston is 45% Free/Reduced Lunch. We know a few families with kids there. They say it's like a United Nations there - every race/ethnicity group is somewhere in the 20's in terms of percentage. They love the principal and seem to be having a good experience there. The one family we know who didn't like the place has college-aged kids now.

Oakridge is 21% FRL. We've heard nothing but strange stories about the current principal, but we know several families who've had a great experience there regardless.

A former Arlington-wide teacher of the year who used to work at Oakridge, now works at Hoffman-Boston, FWIW.[/quote]

Wow That kind of diversity is unheard of . I would love for my kid to have that cultural exposure. Alas!!

I came across something similar about the Oakridge principal on one of the rating websites..And only good things about the HB principal..

Some of these websites list Oakridge as 784. I guess that's old data.  :D " by not complaining at all when APS re-zoned"

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I have one at Hoffman Boston and one who went there and is now in MS.  We love it there!  It's a really special place with wonderful, caring teachers.  The principal is friendly and cheerful, highly accessible, and seems to really care about the teachers and the kids.  The diversity is phenomenal, as others have said, and my kids have friends from all over the world.  Yes, many are immigrants and still learning English so their test scores are not as high, but by and large they are good students and their parents really care about education, even if they have to work two jobs to live in an apartment in the area.  We are MC/UMC and my kids are in the "gifted services" program, and they feel challenged. They haven't gone to any other APS schools so not sure how it really compares, but for me, elementary school should be about nurturing a love of school and good relationships with others, and that's what I feel my kids have gained by going there.  Distance learning has not been ideal, of course, but is it anywhere?  Hopefully next year will be back to in-person.[/quote]

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