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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guys, once these kids get to high school, you CANNOT TELL who went to ATS and who didn’t. I know their standardized tests scores are good, but any advantage these kids have in elementary levels out completely by the time they reach high school.

What a sad state we find ourselves in when people are arguing over some mediocre public elementary school.

Get a grip.[/quote]

This x a million. People are ridiculous. I get arguing over some prestigious private school with really small class sizes. But ATS? Lollllllllllll

It’s still an Arlington public school. A polished turd is still a turd.[/quote]

It’s great that you can afford a private school education but not all of us can. ATS has been recognized by the VDOE as one of the best schools in Virginia and has also been recognized as a blue ribbon school. Now you might not believe in these awards or the metrics they are measured by, [b]but for a public school it is really good[/b]. The back and forth arguments regarding ATS is whether it is something that can be replicated in other Arlington schools or is it solely a good school because all the parents there care about their kids education. I happen to believe the model can be replicated in all schools.[/quote]

This was their point.

Their students perform well on Virginia standardized tests. Hardly something to fight over.[/quote]

The school has been recognized nationally as well. If you think the Virginia standards are weak (and they are) [b]isn’t it problematic then that some arlington schools are doing poorly even with these weak standards[/b]? [/quote]

Yes and no. Depends on which schools are "doing poorly" - and if they are the ones with the highest percentages of students with extra needs (ED/ELL/SPED), then not necessarily.[/quote]

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