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[quote=Anonymous]Two adjacent neighborhoods with different elementary schools. Both feed to the same MS and HS.

School/Neighborhood A:

*Housing budget goes further. Could probably afford 3-4 bedroom house, about 2000 sq feet, yard, reasonably updated
*Families in our peer group generally happy with ES though it doesn't have as strong of a reputation as School B
*School has smaller classes - average is about 16-17
*School has higher rates of FARMS and ESOL and generally lower test scores
*Test scores among whites about equal to test scores among whites in School B
*Whites are minority in the school, about 15% (Before the flames start throwing - we chose this area bc we value diversity but are admittedly a little uncomfortable that our child might be the only white kid in his class)

School/Neighborhood B:

*Houses are more expensive. Could probably afford 3 bedroom house, less than 1500 sq feet, small yard, need to be updated
*Families are generally happy with the ES
*Class sizes are larger - average 20-25
*School has overall higher test scores
*Wealthier school population = more active PTA = more fundraising = more "special activities"
*Whites are about 35% of school population

Which would you choose? Bonus points if you can correctly identify the neighborhood/schools :)[/quote]

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