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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Brain drain from Yorktown to H-B and W-L (IB)? [/quote]

And the same goes for Wakefield. You know they accept kids from Wakefield at W-L, right? And there are two kids in my south Arlington neighborhood who go to TJHSST. And a whole bunch at HB. If they went to Wakefiled instead, Wakefield scores for non-economically disadvantaged students would be higher.

My point is that there are not enough spots at alternative programs in APS or private schools in the region to absorb the number of non-economically disadvantaged students who are enrolled in ES and MS in south Arlington now. Families who were willing to buy homes in south Arlington are not going to flee en masse when their children hit HS. Our lives are too good here.  We have short commutes, nice and safe neighborhoods (with slightly more affordable houses), and a good school system overall. I don't know if you've been hearing that Wakefield will "improve" for years, but the critical mass of non-economically disadvantaged kids is still in ES for the most part, so it stands to reason that the demographics of Wakefield have not changed. Yet. Will it become Yorktown? No. But in ten years it will much more closely resemble W-L.

OP, stop posting this crap all over this message board and other websites (I see you on ArlNow). I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish, but surely you can find something better to do with your time. [/quote]

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