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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve have had multiple kids in JKLM, Deal and Wilson, who applied to several privates for high school, considered Walls, we know people at all the privates, etc.  We are still considering switching to private for kids currently at Wilson and Deal.

FWIW, my opinion is that there’s not a lot of difference in the elementary school between public and private for average kid.  Privates are a little more focused on the whole child and often do a better job teaching writing.  Math and reading are more similar.

The difference is bigger in middle school.  Deal is a machine which is managed reasonably well and has a very good average teacher quality.  A kid who is self-motivated will do fine.  A kid who is struggling will get a lot of attention.  In the middle is the problem— undermotivated kids can easily skate by and not be challenged.

Wilson is a more of a tossup.  While JKLM and Deal compare well to their suburban counterparts, Wilson does not.   Ninth grade is not challenging at all.  The other grades have some very strong teachers but there is a lack of uniformity.  The leadership (AP level) is unorganized and bureaucratic.  Class sizes can be huge and too many are hijacked by bad behavior.  That being said, a strong student can find their way and get a quality education.

In my mind, high school is where it may be worth investing in private school tuition.  The challenge is that acceptance rates appear to be falling so you may have to look for earlier windows (3rd or 4th grade) if you absolutely are sure you want to take that route. 
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