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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up solidly middle-class in a solidly middle-class school district.  It was very comfortable.  I looked for the same for my daughter - I was hoping to find a house in the "middle" high school in Arlington.  (Washington-Lee.)  Ended up buying in Yorktown ((the rich HS) and I worry sometimes that my daughter will feel poor because our income is similar to yours.  I assume I'll spend more for nicer clothes and she'll have my old Acura to drive instead of a total hoopty.

How about Walter Johnson?  It's pretty "normal," right?[/quote]

I think WJ is supposed to be the "normal"  high school relatively speaking.  I would say it is more middle to middle-upper class than either outright wealthy or extremes.  I don't think the typical WJ student is talking about returning from exotic family vacations, getting expensive new cars, and sweet 16 parties like the ones on MTV, but I could be wrong.  On the other hand I don't know that money considerations as in not everyone can afford school supplies, to participate in x sport or summer camp etc is on the radar because there isn't a lot of economic diversity.  Though to be honest, I don't know how well kids really navigate friendships when there are those differences or if as they get older the mostly do things with the kids in a similar economic situation.[/quote]

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