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[quote=Anonymous]OP's experience rings true to me.  My kids are products of a mediumly-successful small suburban town's public school district.  I'm not in DMV either.

My kids had a pretty subpar math background in elementary.  I sent them to Mathnasium for 3 years each to remedy that.  They have exceeded my math skills at the same grade.  So that got fixed with money.

I think the caliber of teachers has dropped off a lot since we were kids.  Women have more job choices now.   And there are a lot of increased teacher job responsibilities even though the pay is low.  A lot of the teachers I meet these days are "people people" rather than well-organized academic nerds (which is how I would describe my best K-12 teachers).

OP, I think the situation that you describe is common.  I don't think that private school will necessarily fix the problem.  Educational trends and teacher shortages affect private schools also.  You definitely should look before you leap.

My recent graduate is at a selective flagship.  His grades have mostly been very good.  I agree with the posters above who said that high school years usually get better because of AP classes and ECs.  I traded off academic rigor for my kids' happiness.  It usually feels like I made the right decision.  But I was always clear-eyed about problems.[/quote]

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