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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I'm going to assume your kids aren't in school yet and you don't have a lot of exposure to the current process or schools/ratings.  That is totally fine. Most feedback you hear on schools will be Henry/Fleet is great (it is!), the rest in S Arlington are not.  This is based more on test scores/demographics than actual experiences.  Visit schools to get a feel but be aware that places like Drew will be changing significantly.  Yes these things will affect your property value as well.  There's no perfect answer.  Arlington Village and that location on the Pike is a great place to live though, so you need to factor that into your decision making.  Good luck.[/quote]

This is OP.  My child is 2, and I haven't looked into schools at all until now.  We rent in North Arlington but can't afford to buy here so are looking to buy in South Arlington.  In response to a different poster who said, essentially, "Why did you ask then, if not about housing prices?":  I asked this question TO CHOOSE A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SEND MY CHILD TO.[/quote]

If you’re leery about committing to purchasing a home in S Arlington until knowing if that house will be zoned Henry (good school, safe, and known) or Drew (unknown, trying to establish itself) you might want to look outside Arlington altogether. APS can change school boundaries every 5 years. You could buy a house thinking you’re zoned for Fleet, and then a few years down the road, could be re-zoned to a less regarded school. And you wouldn’t want anyone calling you “gross” for being concerned about that, or about the fact you lost $30k in equity..[/quote]

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