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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had one child graduate from WES and one currently in middle school; both excellent experiences. I can't say enough good things about the middle school. The teachers are devoted and caring, while also holding the students to high standards. My current child's cohort is a good group of kids who look out for each other. Middle school is hard no matter where you are (hormones! changing bodies! changing brains!), but this school has really thought about the pedagogy alongside the social development that will be most beneficial for  this age group. The field trips and trips abroad build up independence and confidence together.

We're in the midst of go-round #2 with HS advising, which is excellent. Summer meetings happen with the head of the whole school and the head of the middle school to talk together with the parent(s) about their child and what might be a good fit. I think everyone in my first child's cohort ended up in a good place that has been a good fit, and we've gotten good advice for current kid, who is a very different student than the older one. Support comes from the administration and the staff at each step, and they are organized and absolutely on top of the process. [/quote]

I think WES does the 9th grade admissions problems about as well as it can be done. I doubt that there is any K-8 that does it better. But keep in mind, that the profile of your specific kid and your family is what is going to drive admissions. People often think there is more of a horse trading process between the K-8s and the K-12s than there is in reality. Your specific child is likely to get into the same set of schools regardless of whether they are at Sheridan or Norwood or St. Patrick’s or WES. There’s no special pull any one school has generally (there are always exceptions but this is more rare than people think in our experience). So you should pick WES (or Norwood or Sheridan or whatever) because you like the school and think your child will be happy and put their best foot forward. The admissions outcome is likely going to be similar at any of the schools for your specific kid.

The admissions profiles of schools do differ some, but this is almost entirely because the family/student cohorts of each school is slightly different rather than specific pull or any kind of feeder relationship. [/quote]

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