When to move (or not move) from one elementary to another?

[Anonymous]

Our daughter was admitted to a wonderful school for K; unfortunately, said wonderful school is rather far away. We applied to it as a back-up for that reason; were it closer to our home, it would definitely be one of our top choices. Some friends are urging us to send our child there for K and then reapply to more convenient schools for 1st grade. I'm inclined not to do this. Once she's in school, I'd like her to be able to count on being there for at least several years. But other people keep on telling me how resilient kids are...and the commute is going to be painful.

How important is it for children to stay in the same school at this age? Would it be better or worse to try to move her in 3rd or 4th grade, as opposed to 1st? Should we just plan to keep her there until high school (assuming it turns out to be a good fit)?

[Anonymous]

3rd grade seems to be a big transition year..