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[quote=Anonymous][quote=bainbridge1]Hi,  we are considering relocating to the DC area from Brooklyn and I am pretty overwhelmed that I have to figure out neighborhoods and schools in short order.  We need to be in DC or just outside of DC and I thought Arlington may work.  We are a biracial family (I am Black and my husband is White/Jewish).  We currently live in Bed Stuy which is very diverse and I treasure that.  Schools are very important as we have a 3 and 8 year olds.  My oldest goes to private school now and their student/teacher ratio is 11:1.  I am completely ignorant as to school sizes in Arlington, but at the very least I hope it is better than 30:1 found in many public schools in NYC.  Private school is not an option for us.   We would initially rent and would like to keep the monthly costs below $5k.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!  [/quote]

I feel compelled to respond, since I am part-Jewish, my husband is Black, and we live in Arlington. There aren't many biracial families that I see around the neighborhood (we are near the Rosslyn-Clarendon corridor). Overall, if you want to stay close to DC and also have an easy-ish non-car commute to Alexandria, you may want to consider Rosslyn, or the area nearby. You could take the blue line from there (once it's repaired after this summer).  The Science focus elementary that's mapped to the area is highly rated, though class size is higher - around 22-25/class. In terms of daycares, it's a bit tough in Arlington, good places have long waitlists, so it might be an issue for the 3-year old, but that's everywhere in the DC area. You have to be very, very careful with DC schools, and the charters are quite wide spread there, so I would not move to DC proper.[/quote]

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