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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t comment on Mann but I would be concerned about giving up private school slots at a school you love and expect to apply from DCPS to private for middle and high school. Many people share that plan and as DCPS elementary has gotten better outside of NW, many parents across the city increasingly have that plan- DCPS elementary and then middle or high school private. The private slots haven’t increased. If you move into Mann, would also be comfortable with the public middle and high school options too in case it doesn’t work out for your kids. This is why in part we got in to pre-K and are staying through- insurance policy. Even if you are in a k-5 or a k-8, it’s much easier to apply to private from another private than DCPS. [/quote]

This post reminds me: I now know more people who've gone through it all and have kids in college, and, reflecting back, an interesting number have said that if they had a "do over," they'd do private through middle school and move to public high school. Other have said you can go either way with elementary, but go private for middle school, and that leaves you with more options/better chances for high school, after you know what kind of student your child really is. Also, a note from friends whose kids have taken an unexpected turn for the worse: it started in middle school. The right fit in middle, which is not one size fits all, school seems to be pretty important in the social emotional development of kids.[/quote]

Interesting. I do not know a single person that would want to transfer into public highschool from a private. Public high schools are rampant with all sorts of issues. In fact I know a few there now desperately trying to transfer out and get into a private school and this is mid highschool years.

Yes elementary school wise Mann is known to be the best and people seem to be happy but difficult to get into a top private as there is a lot of competition. [/quote]

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