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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Probably start with high school and work backward. Many people think Washington-Libery and Yorktown are equally good for HS. Some think Yorktown is better, which is code for wealthier and/or less diverse.  
Middle school- people like Dorthy Hamm, then Williamsburg. 
Elementary- people like ATS, if you get a spot in the lottery. Distant second is Jamestown and Taylor. I don't know why people don't mention Glebe with Jamestown and Taylor. They all seem interchangeable to me.

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Basically all of the elementary schools that feed into Yorktown HS, Williamsburg and Hamm MS are interchangeable.

You get more diversity in income and testing outcomes as you move further south.  [/quote]

Including innovation? [/quote]

I would have zero concerns with Innovation.  It’s sited near what is probably the best walkable neighborhood in Arlington, and it feeds to Hamm and WL.  They won’t ever move those kids anywhere but Williamsburg or Yorktown if they have to shift boundaries.  It’s more diverse than the other N Arlington schools, and it’s in a solid set of schools for middle and high school. [/quote]

I don't have any concerns about Innovation - I know several happy families there. I was questioning PP's comment that all ESs that feed into Hamm are interchangeable. Innovation looks a lot different than Jamestown. 30%+ vs. 4% FRL
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I don't think Jamestown goes to Hamm, do they? I thought Hamm was largely Taylor, ASFS, Glebe, Innovation? That said, Taylor has the lowest FRL, Innovation the highest, and Glebe and ASFS are in the middle.

OP, the reality is that, aside from some of the general demographics people have mentioned, anything that someone likes or doesn't like about a school can also change with a change of principal, teachers, etc. Taylor went through a principal issues a couple years ago. ASFS finally got a new principal this year which has been a nice change of pace. I think academically there wasn't much difference in the principals, but how the school "feels" changes a lot with principals, at least at the elementary level.[/quote]

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