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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been a PP in the Barrett conversation...bought into some of the high-end new development in Buckingham. Am opting for private; seems nearly impossible to even consider public, unless I accepted Barrett...which for a variety of the reasons discuss doesn't meet our standards (we are very picky on education and for all the boosting of local middle/upper-middle income parents, Barrett doesn't sell for us)...we would have absolutely taken some of the other APS schools, but it seems almost impossible to have any school choice given overcrowding/demand. Luckily we went in knowing we could afford private so we don't mind so much....

I'm thinking some of the folks buying into Arlington Forest would be stretching their budget already and getting into the only reasonable N Arlington option available to them, so privates would often not be an option.... and given the APS situation at present, they may not realistically be able to consider any other APS options. I thought, however, once upon a time parents automatically had an option to opt out of a Title I school....is this true or just a rumor?[/quote]

This just sounds like snobbery.  There are options like Drew Montessori and Claremont, as well as ATS.   While ATS is hard to get into, Claremont still is a pretty good bet, lottery-wise.  But heck, why not just move into the Nottingham, Tuckahoe or Taylor districts -- lots of varied housing options and the market in N Arlington is still strong.[/quote]

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