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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard for so many years that ACPS is not a great school district. But why is that the case? Many Alexandria residents care about education, pay high taxes and support the city bettering the schools. It seems like there is an invisible barrier to progress here and I can't understand why that is. Not much seems to have changed in decades. Can anyone provide any insights?[/quote]

When we moved here over 25 years ago, ACPS stunk. People told us not to plan to stay if we plan to have kids, unless we plan to pay private tuition.  There have been various scapegoats over the years, but from what I can tell, problems seem to center around too much poverty, too much SEL, too much farms, and related issues.   [b]This leads to UMC flight – either to a different city, such as Falls Church, or to private schools in the area[/b].
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Not necessarily. DD has been zoned for JH since kinder, and she's had a few friends (UMC) move elsewhere in Old Town and as a result get zoned for different ACPS elementary schools.[/quote]

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