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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have had a fantastic elementary school experience.  My youngest has 2 years left there, but my oldest went all the way from K-5.  The teachers were top-notch.  The kids are very advanced and way ahead of grade level.  I feel that it is better academically than many of the expensive privates in the area.

BUT---MS and HS I think are too over-crowded and the system is overworked.

I went to my child's MS open house and came out with a horrible feeling.  Total chaos.  The number of trailers for the 7th grade---with OVERFLOWING DUMPSTERS leaning right up against the trailers!  WTF?!  One of the 7th grader's from last year told me there was a rat that ran right through their trailer classroom.  Well---no shit!---if you place dumpsters right alongside the trailers.

There is zero parking and zero infrastructure for that many kids--coming and going.  We walked around and couldn't even find anyone to help us for the first 25 minutes we were there.

My husband and I were hesitant about sending our kid there, but we figured we'd try it out.  After yesterday, I really wish we had looked into private.

I am trying to keep an open mind, but I'm starting to hear about more problems people have had that are a direct result of too many kids in a decaying building and not enough staff or room.

It is incredibly appalling that with the $$$ and wealth in this County that this is the best the Board has provided.[/quote]

That pattern has held constant in APS for many years.  There are numerous elementary schools considered among the best in the state, one middle school, and no high schools.  The further along you get, the lower the quality of the education.

I used to think it was because the demographics in Arlington were changing and that eventually the high schools would catch up.  It never happened and things will only get worse with the overcrowding.

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