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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am decently happy with APS, but I wouldn't move here for the schools unless I didn't know the schools well. I agree that if someone is moving for the schools and is okay with public, they would go to FCPS. [b]Even factoring in commutes, I'm not sure ACPS school zones are much worse than APS school zones. So overall it's unlikely that someone would move from ACPS to APS . [/b]

I have heard of a few people moving from APS to FCPS, but schools were one of a variety of factors. If people are seriously unhappy with APS they usually go private or homeschool, but I actually don't know many who have even done that. Usually people just complain a lot and/or advocate for change, but they make it work. [/quote]

One parent posting here did move from ACPS to APS in the later grades for better schools. Perhaps they could post with more info? That could help move the conversation along. But I am personally not familiar with the quality of ACPS schools, i.e., if they are better or worse than APS, so I can’t knock them. GW and ACHS are probably relatively normal middle and high schools overall.

I [b]do know[/b] that more people complain about ACPS schools, possible trolling. The people I know who move to Arlington for the schools all do it when the kids are in preschool. Those who typically enter in the middle grades moved from other parts of the country or are military.

And I do know [b]the APS school pyramid we’re in is a good one,[/b] meaning one we’ll be happy with through high school. Most in the neighborhood send kids to the public schools and there is a strong sense of community from that. If OP has that in Alexandria, why move?

[b]To the OP: why move from good school pyramids in ACPS (or DCPS, etc,) if the kids are already settled? There is a lot of fear on these boards, possibly unfounded.[/b]

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