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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks so much. Kid is older than first grade. However, commute to school will be 30-45 minutes (including traffic). So driving would be the same. In bounds school is good but not for my kids. Academically it isn’t as good for older elementary kids. More concerned about academics. After reviewing older posts, it seems like Brent isn’t as academically good. Seems like it is good for k-3 and after that parents say that they needed to supplement for middle school. Is this true? They are combining third and fourth grades? [/quote]

If you are at a decent IB and think it’s not working for your kid, I am skeptical either of these is the solution for you. (Unless it’s a social fit issue.) Brent combines 4th & 5th and I have heard from zero 5th grade parents who like it. I think Brent is fine academically before that, especially in math. But considering how rich the kids are, I don’t think there’s evidence of a lot of value add. Nice community, good location… but if your kid is already in 2nd, so you get 1-2 years in the actual building and deal with a ton of disruption? Hard pass from me.

Hyde-Addison I’ve heard decent things about. Not as much of a community feel because so heavily OOB. Good teachers though and evidence of value add in test data… but fewer extras than Brent and the actual scores are comparable to Brent, just considerably more impressive for demographics. So it depends again what you don’t love about your current school.

If you attend a walkable IB, I would think long and hard about think either of these were good options at a 30-45 minute commute. Maybe HA if the feed matters to you and you’re willing to commit to this commute long term.[/quote]

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