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My questions --

3. If AAP, is there a preference for Jackson vs. Kilmer? I prefer Kilmer's location as well as the (lack of) disciplinary issues compared to Jackson, but will all the Kilmer kids be mostly going to Marshall afterwards?

[/b] Kilmer to Madison is tough, as most of the Kilmer kids go to Marshall.  That said, there is a small group of kids zoned that way and kids will adjust.

4. Where do the AAP MS kids who end up at Madison go to MS?

[b] Jackson and Thoreau.  We opted to send our AAP kid to Thoreau instead of Jackson and regret it.  Based on what I observed from my kid vs her friends who went to Jackson, the curriculum at Jackson was more rigorous. My kid had barely any work at Thoreau and the classes are supposed to be only Level 4 kids but I suspect that they are not.  [/b]

5. Will any of these places (Thoreau, Jackson, Kilmer) be an easier social transition for a kid who won't have a core group coming from elementary school because of moving from out of state? In other words, are any of them more likely to have more social changes going into 7th grade rather than everyone from elementary going to the same middle school?  [b] I would assume Thoreau &gt; Madison would be the easiest transition, but the kids I know who went from Luther to Madison are doing fine as well.  I know one or two kids who went from Kilmer to Madison and they said it's tough, but again, it's all kid dependent.  [b]

7. Is there anything else I'm not aware of that would be different between the schools? I think they offer basically the same things, right, in terms of classes, sports, extracurriculars?
[b] You can look at the different school websites to see what extracurriculars are offered.  For instance, if your kid wants to take Mandarin, that's offered at Jackson but not Thoreau.  Also, if your kid will be doing Geometry in 7th, you'll want to go to Jackson and not Thoreau.  [/b] [/quote][/quote]

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