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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do these schools compare to the other middles in APS? There are 6 of them, right?[/quote]

Dorothy Hamm MS has the best facilities in Arlington since it’s a brand new middle school. It’s made up of students that formerly went to Swanson and Williamsburg. It is still too new to compare to the other 5 middle schools, but the principal is popular and the school is centered around a walkable community with a small town feel like Swanson. The shops at Cherrydale and Lee Hts are nearby. It is also very socio-economically and culturally diverse. It splits between W-L and Yorktown. TJ was mentioned earlier and it is the only middle school with the IB program. It is generally well regarded, and splits between all three Arlington high schools. [/quote]

TJ family here.  I would clarify that TJ does not split to all three high schools by assigned boundaries.  It does split between WL and Wakefield.  When there are transfers available into to TJ from the other middle school attendance zones, you may get a few students who are districted to Yorktown.  But it isn't like TJ itself is divided into 3 different high school zones.  If I'm mistaken, it's a very very small part that goes to Yorktown.

Swanson and Hamm are very similar to each other in regard to student demographics - and overall more diverse than Williamsburg (70% white) - but both are still over 50% White v. Gunston, TJ and Kenmore which range from 28-30% White.  A bit more Asian at Hamm v. Swanson and more significantly more Hispanic at the other 3 schools.
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Civil-Rights-Table-1-2021-11-08.pdf

as far as Hamm being too new to compare, I think it's pretty safe to say it is on par with Williamsburg and Swanson - particularly given that's where its students came from.  The 3 north MS are all pretty similar with the noted exception of Williamsburg.  The other 3 central and southern MS are also rather similar to each other - and a different feel from their farther north counterparts.  Kenmore has a strong arts program that many families speak highly of; TJ, as mentioned, has the IB program which all students participate in; Gunston has 3 programs - regular, immersion, and Montessori.  [/quote]

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