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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot believe that there’s a serious argument going on on DCUM on whether DCPS even at its best holds a candle to APS.  The only reasonable argument that can be made is that sending your kids to a top school district isn’t necessary.  [/quote]

Those schools in Arlington are massive. Is it really that hard to imagine why a parent would prefer Latin or Walls or BASIS?[/quote] Better question: is it really hard to understand why a parent with a spot at BASIS would bail to Arlington anyway? We left BASIS after 2 years for a better public school in Arlington, superior in every way but for science challenge and maybe executive function coaching. The “massive” MS we went with had smaller classes than BASIS across the board. No kidding. It also had better teachers overall (with hardly any turnover or newbies) and fewer in-class disruptions. [/quote]

Doesn't really seem like a good example since roughly half of BASIS's entire student body bails for somewhere else (usually because it's too hard). [/quote]

BASIS isn't a DCPS[/quote]

BASIS is the best you can do academically for MS in the DC public system for a STEM oriented kid. It's a lot better than Hardy and Deal for math and science. OP might want to consider BASIS.[/quote]

I don't think so -- it seems like OP wants to be in a school pyramid and is focused on either Ward 3 or Arlington. I don't think we should bring in BASIS (And I say this as someone who is happy there).[/quote]

Correct.  I'm glad there are good charter schools but we don't want to count on the lottery or that our kids would be a good fit for a niche school.  We want the option of a regular high school that has regular and advanced classes (in addition to classes that support students who need more support). 
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Op if this is you, your kids will probably be better off on Arlington. My advice is to talk to friends and friends of friends with kids in APS. Talking to real people helped my family decide what to do.[/quote]

Also, let us squash the thing that "arlington" isn't a dense urban area and is some far flung exurb. It is one of the densest counties in America with heavy transit links and bike lanes to the main shopping and job centers - which are inside the county themselves. it is incredibly well run by US standards (they didn't end up paying Amazon for the new HQ since amazon didn't actually create jobs). it does have its NIMBYs, but by blue city standards it has densified the most. It is safer in every regard than DC (fewer traffic deaths, fewer violent deaths, etc). we're currently in DC. but we are honest, by high school we may need to move or switch to arlington privates - even though we live in NW. funnily, this probably means we will move to a denser neighborhood with better public transit and more ethnically diverse schools.[/quote]

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