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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So much for Yorktown being terrible. [/quote]

It just means it has very few kids from low-income families. [/quote]

The pp is referring to people on this board that constantly say Arlington's schools are "terrible." W-L and Wakefield are also strong schools, but yes they don't make it on these types of list because they have more socio-economic diversity.[/quote]

I don't think it's that Arlington schools are "terrible," necessarily.  It's just that people grow tired of hearing "Oh, we live in Arlington because of the schools."  They are fine. That's it. Nothing more nothing less IMO.[/quote]

We chose Arlington over Fairfax because of the schools. We liked the smaller class size and push-in/pull-out gifted approach (vs. segregation). 
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Def can appreciate living in Arlington over Fairfax. And Arlington isn't that great.[/quote]

It's the least bad option in the DC area IMO. 
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Spot on!!  It's nothing spectacular but the best of the local options.  [/quote]

Agreed.  It’s not the the best in the world, but it’s the best of what we have to choose from.  You don’t need to decamp to Fairfax if you have the budget for Arlington.  [/quote]

What are you going on about?  Arlington isn’t the nicest suburb in the   DC area nor does it have the top schools.  It’s fine but not exactly deserving of any superlatives. [/quote]

None of the DC suburbs are nice.  But where do you like best?[/quote]

Have you never traveled to lower income parts of the US?? Coming from the midwest all the suburbs here are nice, you all are so spoiled its depressing. This area is lush with greenery, nice housing stock with great landscaping, flush with high income families that pour all sorts of resources into their kids, giving your child ambitious classmates. You can be poor here and have a shot at making it, that's simply not true elsewhere.[/quote]

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