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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I personally would buy where you can get a house and not worry about which ES.  I feel like its 6 of one, half a dozen of the other.[/quote]

+1000 So much time wasted here worrying about which school to pick. Your kid is coming from a high-income, college-educated family. They’ll be fine in whatever elementary school they attend. [/quote]

How do you know? You don't know my child and what they need (and what I want for them), I do.

High SES background doesn't have direct causal influence on a child's outcomes. It's a proximal factor. Part of the reason kids from high SES families do well is because their parents worry and help select an environment they believe their child will thrive in.
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I think you're clueless from this comment: "Also wondering if WFES is a better bet for getting into AAP, if DC tuens out to be a good fit for that."

Educate yourself - almost 10 years later this is still one of the best articles I've read.

Does it pay to obsess on where your kid goes to school?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/04/25/does-it-pay-to-obsess-on-where-your-kid-goes-to-college/[/quote]

LOL, I'm well educated and actually know the research by reading it directly, not some WaPo article. I know it's complicated and it's not the school per se. That doesn't mean that our choices don't make a difference for our children's quality of life, education, etc. I still care where I send my kid to school and I know enough to know that schools differ and to the extent that a little homework can help me choose between a few options, I'm happy to do that. I have to make the choice after all and am not tossing a coin. Also have to live in the neighborhood.
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