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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - if you're concerned about schools, look at the school forums here. Everyone I know in Arlington County has been really unhappy with the schools. I know so many people who switched to private schools over the past two years because they are locked into low interest rates and love the location but hate the schools. I would never buy in Arlington right now - you can get much more for your money with the same, if not better, schools in Fairfax County. [/quote]

Strongly disagree with this as someone that actually lives in Arlington County. The boards here at dcum absolutely do not reflect my experience or the experience I hear from our neighbors. The vast  majority of our neighborhood goes to APS. There isn't one kid in private school on my street, and I only can think of one in our neighborhood generally that is a hold out from COVID and is planning to come back to APS next year. This is just a ridiculous statement that you need to factor in private school costs if you want to live in Arlington. Maybe for a few "elite", especially in 22207 but it is not the experience of the majority. No schools are perfect but I prefer sticking away from the AAP stuff and am happy here and rarely hear others at our school or in our neighborhood saying differently.[/quote]
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I’m in 22207 and most people in the neighborhood send their kids to public school.

I think it’s a little more complicated than Fairfax good, Arlington bad. If your kid is truly gifted (and not just a kid from a UMC background) then AAP might be a real draw…but what is the benefit for your child if they won’t be in it? Elementary class size is smaller in Arlington. And APS is better if you have a SN child that can be mainstreamed. [b]I think Fairfax county is better for high school though because Arlington seems like they haven’t actually resolved the needing another high school in a decade thing.[/b] [/quote]

Regarding a new high school, various neighborhoods pushed back on and blocked potential locations while other neighborhoods wanted all the facilities like a football stadium and pool despite site limitations: So after years of meetings, APS compromised and (with community input) decided on a large STEM option high school, now under construction. The size (student population) of the APS high schools will continue to compare favorably with those in FCPS. FCPS and APS will both have large high schools going forward, so APS is not an outlier. And unlike FCPS, APS will continue to offer two popular smaller option high schools: Arlington Tech and HB Woodlawn.

Re OP’s search for housing with strong schools, there are other new townhouse communities in Arlington. The ones near the Westover neighborhood are quite popular and walkable to schools: Cardinal and Swanson. [/quote]

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