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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which elementary school in Alexandria? There are some decent schools in the area.[/quote]

But if it's a 5, how could it be decent?  We all know anything less than 8 is very risky.  I'd be very nervous about a 6 or 7, let alone a 5.  
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Sigh.  The GoodSchools rating is not the be-all, end-all assessment of school quality.  It primarily reflects school demographics.  There is so much more that goes into evaluating a school.  Our zoned school is a "9" in GoodSchools and we do like it but I strongly considered a "6" school in the area with a magnet program I really liked.  Everyone I know at that school loves it but it's a "6" because it does have a high proportion of lower-income kids.  Ultimately, we decided to stick with the neighborhood school because it was important to us that DD/DS built relationships with neighborhood kids (and our school also has good income/racial diversity).  In general, I'd prefer a good school with a mix of income/race even if that drags down its Good Schools rating vs. a 10 school that is all rich, white kids.   FWIW, I went to rich, white public schools from ES - HS and I don't want that environment for my kids.[/quote]

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