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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking to move within Arlington County. We can rent or buy. Budget is an issue. My daughter will be coming from Campbell Elementary (an option school). She has anxiety and ADHD. Slower to warm up socially. The small size of Campbell has been really good for her. I think all of the middle schools are huge. Is any one of them better than another for a child like my daughter?[/quote]

Middle school is middle school.  A potentially main issue is the level of wealth and the social culture that comes with it. 
If your child is familiar with a lot of Campbell kids, then most of them are likely to go to Kenmore or TJ.  Kenmore has a highly praised arts program and TJ has IB.  You can also put in for the HB lottery and move to the middle school zone you prefer in case your daughter doesn't get in.
However, OP, since there really isn't much difference in those middle schools (and in case you don't get into HB), you might want to consider where you want your child to be for high school - if you're planning to still be here for that.  There are significant differences between the high schools.  Many of her classmates from Campbell and Kenmore or TJ will go to Wakefield.  Wakefield is the most crowded right now; but in my experience, it doesn't feel as crowded as WL - which is, and will remain a very large school.  Yorktown is a rather different "feel" with a lot of very affluent (vast majority relatively quite wealthy) families.  WL has a mix representative of the district as a whole; but it can evoke a lot of pressure and stress.  Wakefield has its weaknesses; but the academics still produce graduates going to top colleges and universities.  Lots of people look at the numbers of students going to various universities; but they don't consider the fact that Wakefield has a larger %age of students who aren't likely to attend 4-year colleges for financial and other non-academic reasons to draw from.

Regardless of which school she goes to, the best way for any kid to find a social foothold is to join a club or activity of interest where they can meet others with the same interest(s).  Just having a few, even one, good friend makes all the difference no matter where she is.  If they separate moving into high school, then there are still clubs and activities in high school for freshmen to meet others with similar interests....[/quote]

Also though WL is a great school, the SB has turned it into the warehouse for overcrowding and adding at least 600 kids to the 2000 student school in the next 3 years. [/quote]

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