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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that Asians are more likely to choose Fairfax over North Arlington.  Partly because your chances of getting into TJ are better, and Asian families around here seem to value that a lot, but it's probably also self-fulfilling.  Asians didn't settle in North Arlington in large numbers, so the next generation of Asians see North Arlington as not welcoming to Asians.

Interestingly (at least to me), the only elementaries in Arlington that have any significant percentage of Asians are [u][b]Science Focus[/b][/u] and ATS.  Which probably both appeal to the same demographic as TJ in Fairfax.[/quote]

i might be mistaken but many (~50%?) of the Asian kids at ASFS come from new immigrant families from Mongolia living in apartments in the boundary. So I'm not sure about the 'TJ appeal' applies there.

Also Oakridge has many Asian kids.[/quote]

My two blonde kids are minorities in their classroom at Arlington Science Focus. This N Arlington school has loads of diversity---not all Hispanic like S.Arlington.[/quote]

only one blond kid in my DC's class at ASFS - and she just moved to the US this past year (parent works at embassy of home country).  VERY diverse.  
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