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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Increased enrollment doesn't necessarily mean the school's popularity is increasing exponentially  (although it seems like a great school and I hope to send my kids, so I'm biased towards thinking that immersion is, in fact, becoming more popular).  The number of kids in the system is increasing, so just about every school is approaching or exceeding capacity, right?[/quote]

Okay, so what do make of the fact that Claremont's population have increased by 17% this year?  Claremont is now at 674, up from 578 last year and 528 from the year before. I think enrollment does mean the school's popularity has greatly increased. Claremont and Key are now 3rd and 4th largest schools in the county behind only Taylor and Tuckahoe. This level of increase in just 1 year is indicative of the popularity of the immersion program. And since Key is identical to Claremont, I'm betting some of the increases are from people who may have been priced out of the more pricey Key attendance area. Either way, the two schools are excellent. If I were someone trying to get into the immersion program in the next few years, I would not risk my chances by residing outside the attendance zone.[/quote]

Due to overcrowding across the board in the county, elementary school boundary changes are happening (now completed for North Arlington, with the new elementary school zoned to Key) and admissions policies for county-wide schools including Claremont will change.  Simply, the attendance zones will change. The APS website, More Seats for More Students, is the place to check on progress.  This weeks school board meeting resumes the process...
[url]http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/110/Boundary%20decision%20timing.pdf[/url][/quote]

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