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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]re: Diversity: no, the schools OP mentioned aren't diverse, because that part of the county is pretty wealthy and pretty white.  See the other (29-page) discussions on this board for more talk about that particular subject.  Diversity was one of the reasons we chose ATS over Nottingham - I did think there was some value in my daughter going to a school where the kids were not all white (or Asian or mixed Asian/White) and rich.  I love that our school's international night has up to 40 different tables representing the different nationalities of our kids.

If you're looking for diversity, go toward the middle of the county - Barrett, Ashlawn, Long Branch, ATS all have more, in part because there's more multifamily residences and better public transportation.  (I also know some parents of minority kids who very specifically opted out of schools that were 97% white because they didn't want their kids to be "the only" black/asian/hispanic kid in a classroom.)  Two South Arlington schools - Oakridge and Henry -  currently have a real mix of kids, but not sure what will happen in the rezoning.

re: gifted services at ATS - daughter was assessed in first grade (Reading/Math) and then reassessed in second (all 4 subjects).  I can't really get a good handle on what the Gifted program does, exactly, and my daughter says she doesn't see the specialist much.  She's been challenged, regardless, and the work has been differentiated in her classrooms.  But if she were exceptionally gifted and I wanted her more challenged, we'd probably have to consider other schools outside of APS.  Fairfax may do a better job, with the AAP centers.[/quote]

Hmm... OP here. So ATS has students of different nationalities? I am foreign born. Got my citizenship two years ago. DH was born here but is bilingual and lived abroad for a bit. I didn’t realize that there were schools in Arlington with many kids of different nationalities. It makes me want to consider applying to ATS. The thing that I don’t like about it is the amount of homework. We want to teach DD our language and figured the best way to do so is to put her in an immersion aftercare program.[/quote]

You can look at the breakdown by race at all the APS schools here:

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Civil-Rights-Table-1-2017-12-7-web.pdf[/quote]

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