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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are planning to move to Arlington from DC and trying to pick which area to move to based on schools. Which elementary or middle schools should we consider being in zone for? I don’t want to ask which is “best” as I’m sure there are many good ones. I am trying to narrow down areas to look at. [/quote]

to get back to your actual question, OP:

The SW of Arlington is going to be your poorest. Carlin Springs, Randolph ES, and Charles Drew are your highest FRL%. And they are high - Carlin Springs has been up to 80% and is predominantly Latino demographics. Randolph similar, but a bit more varied culturally.

Our kids attended Barcroft (up to 60% FRL, 48% ELL, pretty wide range of backgrounds). Barcroft, like many other schools, splits to two middle schools - if that's a big issue for you. Despite the statistics, Barcroft was overall a very good experience for our kids. Classwork pace is going to be slower in these high FRL/high ELL schools; but our kids were more than sufficiently prepared for MS. MS is generally a weakness in the chain overall.

The neighborhood of Barcroft itself and Alcova Heights across Glebe Rd are very nice - range of housing styles and types, range of backgrounds, active communities.

Fleet is in Arlington Heights, another strong community similar to the Barcroft and Alcova Heights neighborhoods, Penrose is a popular neighborhood as well. There are many lovely neighborhoods across Arlington. I am focusing on a few south Arlington because this thread is clearly dominated by north Arlington elitists who insist south Arlington is sub-par and inferior, especially the schools. Crystal City and Arlington Ridge are strong, overall wealthier areas in South Arlington.

Do yourself a favor, OP: visit some of the schools in the various areas and drive around the neighborhoods. Find a place you "feel" you would enjoy living in and don't worry about the individual schools so much. Others are right - it depends on what your priorities are, the type of people you are and want to surround yourselves with.  DCUM is NOT the place to ask which schools you should seek.[/quote]

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