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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington's schools are completely segregated. We have elementaries that are 70% poverty and ones that are 3% poverty. It's ridiculous. People will tell you they are all fine, but the reality is that middle class and upper middle class will try to avoid anything over 40%. You can find all those stats online. Boundaries in Arlington are a mess and will be for years. I used to think the schools here were good, but then we went private for COVID and I see huge gaps in my kids' educations. I can't speak to other jurisdictions, but I would not move here for the schools. Arlington is a great place to live, though. No one has big yards. But people are friendly. Lots of trails. Walkable neighborhoods. Good parks. [/quote]

Exact same issue in Alexandria, and we have some higher poverty schools than 70%

I do think it's easier to transfer schools in Alexandria, not as easy as say a few years ago, but still possible if you are persistent. [/quote]

Transferring is generally not possible in Arlington at the elementary level, where the segregation is most acute. The reality is that ina. School with a high poverty rate, each classroom will have that rate. A teacher can’t be 5 people at once. The teacher has to just try to do they best they can for everyone and if over half the class is behind, wasn’t ready to as a toddler, hungry, or dealing with other stressors that accompany poverty, it’s just not going to leave a lot of bandwidth for the minority of kids who don’t have to deal with that stuff. Hence when middle class and upper middle class parents express that concern they are immediately told, “your kid will be fine.” Well, yeah she will, but no thanks to that school.[/quote]

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