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[quote=Anonymous]PP is right - there are several elementary schools in Alexandria City that are ok and many parents are really happy with - especially in the Old Town area.  It's at middle school where it falls apart.  There are already a couple fledgling middle school options that are less expensive then the privates- Alexandria Friends and Howard Gardner (although this is actually down near Rose Hill but still has an Alexandria address). These are established schools.

Other factors to seriously consider - the Potomac Yards development and the tear down of some public housing in North Old Town - both will shift demographics in the next few years and possibly create a new elementary school for that area.  Also, re-development in the Beauregard area near the BRAC building in the next 3 - 5 years - the elimination of the older apartment complexes that house many lower income immigrant families will again shift the demographics in elementary but also in middle school.

Spending the money to hire private school consultant at this juncture is premature and a waste of resources. You and your friends need to really start researching education choices in the City, City politics, general development. Plan to vote this November for City council members and school board memebers.  Talk to your neighbors who actually have kids in the schools. Find out what they like and don't like.  Investigate the current private school options.  Grace Episcopal and Immanual Lutheran are under $20K and offer classic approach to education.[/quote]

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