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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am current ACPS parent and I've had kids a both private and public.  The best teacher we've had so far was at an acps school and the worst teacher we've had was a private school. There are good and bad teachers at both.  You can get a good eduction at ACPS -  [b]its just a choice of what community you want to be a part of[/b] and what is best for your child. [/quote]

That's a really cute idea, unless you want to attend Lyles Crouch but you can't afford to live in south Old Town. [/quote]

Is Lyles Crouch the exception to ACPS schools being crappy? [/quote]

Lyles Crouch is a public elementary in Alexandria zoned for Old Town, which is one of the most expensive areas (per square foot) in the DC region.

There are SEVERAL highly regarded public elementary schools in Alexandria City (not Fairfax, which has even more).  It's just the high school (maybe the middle schools too, depending on how picky you are) that is considered not so great, because it's huge and has a lot of FARMS kids (but, I'll note, it also has many upper middle class kids who do quite well).[/quote]

The same is true of the Alexandria parts of Fairfax. There are a lot of pockets with good elementary schools--Waynewood Elementary comes to mind, as does Clermont Elementary. A lot of parents like Lane Elementary. However, the corresponding high schools are considered weaker (though under the new plan, those kids have an advantage in applying to TJHSST).[/quote]

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