Anonymous wrote:What would be the nearesr metro?
Anonymous wrote:The Oakridge principal has had a very acrimonious relationship with the PTA in the past. That has probably faded with time.
Anonymous wrote:How is the HB PTA?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a 3rd grader in Oakridge and a 6th grader who did 1-5 at Oakridge, and it has been great for us.
Thanks. Quick question: How is Oakridge dealing with the high enrolment/overcrowding situation?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Thanks for these suggestions. I'll check it out. Trying to keep the commute within 45 mins to DC.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:At $3500/month, you could rent at Cherry Hill apartments in North Arlington- we lived there during a recent renovation and it was great. Not on the metro but the bus service is super convenient and the apartments were so nice (large modern 3bedroom for that price). I think the elementary school isTaylor.
Thanks for the feedback on Cherry Hill. Somehow the impression I got from reading about Taylor was it catered to a the rich, non-diverse base?
We are also not sure about the new school at Key site..Long branch, Glebe, Ashlawn? perhaps..
I don’t know much about long branch, but I’d happily have my kids attend Ashland or Glebe or Taylor. Fwiw, if you come across McKinkey, the entire school is being moved to a new site called Reed at Westover. It’s a great area, and I’d love if my kid could go there. It will open in September.
If you are ok with an apartment, there’s Horizons East and West in 22207 and a bunch of Apartment buildings in 22201 north of Lee highway that are easily walkable to Courthouse Metro. One of them is called Potomac Towers.
https://www.apartmentratings.com/va/arlington/horizons-east-west_703527235322207/#floorplans
https://www.apartments.com/potomac-towers-arlington-va/tsepvvb/
My kids are in preschool so can't comment on Oakridge but the Pentagon City/Crystal City commute to L'Enfant is unbeatable. Both VRE and metro are options, especially if your employer has a transit subsidy (otherwise VRE is $$). You could also bike or run there in protected lanes on the Mount Vernon trail/14th street bridge.
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for these suggestions. I'll check it out. Trying to keep the commute within 45 mins to DC.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:At $3500/month, you could rent at Cherry Hill apartments in North Arlington- we lived there during a recent renovation and it was great. Not on the metro but the bus service is super convenient and the apartments were so nice (large modern 3bedroom for that price). I think the elementary school isTaylor.
Thanks for the feedback on Cherry Hill. Somehow the impression I got from reading about Taylor was it catered to a the rich, non-diverse base?
We are also not sure about the new school at Key site..Long branch, Glebe, Ashlawn? perhaps..
I don’t know much about long branch, but I’d happily have my kids attend Ashland or Glebe or Taylor. Fwiw, if you come across McKinkey, the entire school is being moved to a new site called Reed at Westover. It’s a great area, and I’d love if my kid could go there. It will open in September.
If you are ok with an apartment, there’s Horizons East and West in 22207 and a bunch of Apartment buildings in 22201 north of Lee highway that are easily walkable to Courthouse Metro. One of them is called Potomac Towers.
https://www.apartmentratings.com/va/arlington/horizons-east-west_703527235322207/#floorplans
https://www.apartments.com/potomac-towers-arlington-va/tsepvvb/
Thanks for these suggestions. I'll check it out. Trying to keep the commute within 45 mins to DC.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:At $3500/month, you could rent at Cherry Hill apartments in North Arlington- we lived there during a recent renovation and it was great. Not on the metro but the bus service is super convenient and the apartments were so nice (large modern 3bedroom for that price). I think the elementary school isTaylor.
Thanks for the feedback on Cherry Hill. Somehow the impression I got from reading about Taylor was it catered to a the rich, non-diverse base?
We are also not sure about the new school at Key site..Long branch, Glebe, Ashlawn? perhaps..
I don’t know much about long branch, but I’d happily have my kids attend Ashland or Glebe or Taylor. Fwiw, if you come across McKinkey, the entire school is being moved to a new site called Reed at Westover. It’s a great area, and I’d love if my kid could go there. It will open in September.
If you are ok with an apartment, there’s Horizons East and West in 22207 and a bunch of Apartment buildings in 22201 north of Lee highway that are easily walkable to Courthouse Metro. One of them is called Potomac Towers.
https://www.apartmentratings.com/va/arlington/horizons-east-west_703527235322207/#floorplans
https://www.apartments.com/potomac-towers-arlington-va/tsepvvb/
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:At $3500/month, you could rent at Cherry Hill apartments in North Arlington- we lived there during a recent renovation and it was great. Not on the metro but the bus service is super convenient and the apartments were so nice (large modern 3bedroom for that price). I think the elementary school isTaylor.
Thanks for the feedback on Cherry Hill. Somehow the impression I got from reading about Taylor was it catered to a the rich, non-diverse base?
We are also not sure about the new school at Key site..Long branch, Glebe, Ashlawn? perhaps..
I’m currently at asfs, where the majority of the school is going to the new school at key. So far I have not been impressed with the new principal for key.
The main downside for either Asfs or key is that both communities are largely apartment building/multi family housing. This makes this student population very transient— I have a fifth grader and every year she’s had to make new friends because her bffs from the previous year move either to another part of Arlington or out of the area (state department). Talking to other parents, it seems like the area around key is more transient than other parts of Arlington. It’s not a big deal, but it does mean a lot of parents aren’t particularly engaged in school activities. Other than from Lyon Village and Courthouse/Clarendon (which isn’t supposed to be at key, I think courthouse and Clarendon stayed at asfs with the latest boundary), there aren’t a lot of parents who can commit a lot of time to the school.
It’s a very international community, but will have a f/rl rate of close to 40% (so similar to hb in that regard). Since it’s a brand new school community, there’s going to be a lot of growing pains from there being a new school with a new pta. Only one current pta officer from asfs will be at the new school, so it will be interesting to see if more parents step up or if they just downscope pta activities.
Another area to look would be Barrett. That’s also a very diverse community and would be a short commute.