[mt.]

Originally Posted by debct

Plainville, schools are great. There are lots of things for kids to do. IT is quiet and safe.

give me a break, plainville schools are good, ill give you that, but lets not forget where talking about plainville (bristol junior). Queit and safe? you can find the same thing in bristol.

my boses work van got hit almost head on by a man from plainville who had another accident 3 hours earlier, the guy got out of his car and said, "what happened man?". of course they tested the guy for drugs and it was positive.

lets not forget the man living in downtown plainville who drilled holes in his dog. lovely town? no such thing anymore.

[mt.]

Originally Posted by davfar

Don't forget too that from Bristol, there are soooo many other schools to choose from. For high schools atleast, there is St Paul Catholic, EC Goodwin (if its open again), Southington is VoAg, and then all the private schools in WH, Farmington, Simsbury, Cheshire, and Litchfield County.

Also, it should be noted that Bristol is one of the larger cities in the state. If we're looking at test scores, I would shun the smaller towns with poor test scores. The more students there are, the lower the average will be.

bristol was a small city that in more recent years has become more of a big town. downtown is dead. we're like southington with bad infrastructure and a little less money.

[glxyman21]

Originally Posted by mt.

Lets get something straight, bristol has at least two blue ribbon schools and bristol is known for having good schools. bristol is about 90% white, not much of a diversity. i think your confused with new britain which is only about 60% white and is known for troubled schools.

From what I heard, Bristol had ok to not that great schools. Test scores have been slipping as the school population tips to over 30% poor.

[brasscitybluenwhite]

Personally, I think Bristol is one of the best cities in CT. I work there every summer and I've noticed that kids in Bristol are way more diverse than many other cities/towns in the area. When I say "diverse", it doesn't always mean by the color of their skin. I noticed that at the parks, affluent kids play basketball with less affluent kids. There doesn't appear to be a class barrier there and thats what appeals to me.

Now I'll admit, growing up in Waterbury, I do find Bristol to be pretty boring. But once it gets nice restaurants and/or a mall, Bristol could be one of CT's finest small cities.

[BETSRNC58]

Burlington is great.