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[quote=Anonymous]Our family is starting to think about public vs private school. We are in Arlington. From what I gather, the neighborhood school is OK but not as good as it could be. Option schools (ATS, Montessori, immersion) sound good, but difficult to get into, so we are considering other options.  But there are lots of alternatives and it's hard to differentiate.

For elementary school: 
Do families leave option schools for private schools? Why? It seems like it's so rare to get in to Traditional, can't imagine people leaving 
How would you rank an option school versus a catholic school? 
How would the catholic school (ex. St Anne, STM, St Agnes) rank compared to a higher end private school (Potomac - type)?

IF (and it's a rare IF) we were offered a spot in one of these special magnet programs, we can't tell if we should start at the magnet school because it's close to home, and if it doesn't work move them to a private OR just try to apply to one of the higher end privates from the beginning (that's an IF on admissions also), or go to a local Catholic School for elementary and then somewhere else. How did you decide?
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