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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Forgot to add that ATS also gets a bunch of applications from people who can walk there who would have the choice to go to either low FARMS ATS (with better walkability) or another low FARMS School.[/quote]

No, I don't think it's just because they can walk there. I suspect for the Ashlawn and McKinley transfers the big draw is the capped enrollment. And like HB, it's viewed as "better" than even "great" neighborhood schools, more elite. I don't necessarily think that they have some superior program, but for a county full of Type A ++++ parents, a Blue Ribbon lottery school with capped enrollment and a revered principal is a no-brainer. I do think there is a smaller subset of parents who are opting for ATS over their less diverse neighborhood schools. [/quote]

I know several McKinley families that applied b/c they didn't want to get caught up the boundary disaster. It's not a long bus ride and they won't have grades of 130 or more.[/quote]

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