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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are thinking about moving to NoVA from DC and pulling our kids out of private school.  We live very close to the MD border, so I know a little bit about MoCo publics, but think we would probably get a nicer house in VA.  We want to be close to DC for work (so we preliminary thought of looking in 22207 or 22101) but wanted to find great schools.  What are the strong schools in close-to-dc neighborhoods?  We have elementary school kids so want to consider the schools all the way through HS (yes, I've already heard of TJ and am not even thinking about that yet).

We bought our house in DC pre-kids, and we've had our kids in private since pre-K, so I really do not know anything about the NoVA public schools.  I hope some of you can help.  Thanks.

Thanks in advance.[/quote]

Op - we just moved from Vienna to Arlington (22207) - we have one preK kiddo and both of us work in DC (right over the TR bridge).  the commute to DC is 12 minutes, ok maybe 15-20 during the crush of rush hour - it's one traffic light to get to DC.  school-wise, you can't go wrong with any of the elementary schools serving 22207 (taylor, jamestown, nottingham, glebe), 22213 (tuckahoe) - I know there are others but the names escape me at the moment.  we have friends in 22205 - and there are some absolutely great schools serving that zip code (Mckinely, Glebe), but there are a couple of others that, relative to the ones I've mentioned, are just so-so.  what we love about the schools here in Arlington (most of our friends' kids are already in K-5) is the parental/community involvement, smaller classes, plethora of programs offered for before/after school (you pay for these), guaranteed before/after school care (as long as you register in time and you pay for this), the proximity of schools to the neighborhood it serves (most are generally within walking distance), and the list goes on and on.  besides, love being in Arlington for a host of other reasons (the sheer number of parks and playgrounds) and proximity to DC for evening on the town/dinners, etc.

good luck![/quote]

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