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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is currently a fifth grader in public school and does well in his classes and on the standardized tests. He is zoned for Kenmore middle school and W-L high school. Some of our neighbors have said that students really fall behind in Kenmore because the teachers need to focus on behavioral issues, and they are not prepared for W-L. Interested in others' experiences with Kenmore. [b]We're considering moving him to a private middle school, as we don't want him to fall too far behind[/b]. [/quote]

What private in your estimation would prevent him from “falling too far behind?”

Kenmore has more challenges than other APS middle schools and less so than others.  Unfortunately, like most things in public school world, that is largely a reflection of the housing values that makeup Kenmore’s geographic boundaries.

This idea that you could avoid them by sending your kid to private school for MS isn’t really clearly thought through.   Most parochial schools are not academically stronger than APS.  Most independent schools are similarly situated …. [b]unless you are willing to fork over $55k+, in which case you probably don’t live in Kenmore’s district to begin with.[/b]  [/quote]

There are plenty of $1.5 to 2-mill plus homes in bounds for Kenmore. It does have a very high concentration of affordable apartments however relative to the other APS schools. [/quote]

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