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[quote=Anonymous]Laying all my baggage out in the open up front, I come from a perspective of having gone to a small rural high school where I was always a fish out of water, along with about 3 friends.  The general atmosphere was anti-intellectual.

I think that a community of peers is really important for a teenager.  If the school doesn't create a culture that supports academics, your child may have a hard time finding a comfortable place and your child may find a lot of classes to be geared too low (and thus boring, unrewarding, and not teaching much).

If Hayfield has good courses and supports the higher performers, then overall scores don't matter - so much does come from the home.  But, if the scores reflect poor atmosphere or poor teaching, then I would plan to move.

How do you find that out?  Talk to neighbors, go to PTA and strike up conversations, chat at the pool next summer.  I'm not sure what else, but it seems like a key investment of time given your circumstances.[/quote]

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