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[quote=Anonymous]Wow this thread is incredibly off topic from ops post. Op, for some reason people on this board tend to hate on arlington no matter what. Everyone I know that actually lives here is very happy. We love our elementary of Cardinal, and yes we do love walking/biking to school. Ashlawn also has a wonderful bike and walk to school community because many of the kids can take the trails right to school so they can do it earlier independently. Most elementary schools in Arlington are strong. Arlington has historically had an issue with the southern portion of the county having a higher concentration of subsidized housing etc., like many places, so those schools will have more socioeconomic diversity which can mean more kids have higher needs and you may see that reflected in the overall test scores. But having a more diverse community is a huge pro for everyone involved most of the time, in my opinion. We bid on a couple houses in penrose and I think we would have been very happy there, but ultimately the house we got was in the Westover area so I can't speak personally to the experience. I would say one consideration is that more kids tend to opt in to the "option" schools in southern parts of the county (these are a set of elementaries in Arlington that have a particular focus like language immersion or experiential learning that you can lottery into). The neighborhood school has definitely been a benefit to us, meeting so many friends in the neighborhood. But I don't think you can go really wrong. [/quote]

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