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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live on the Hill, basically between these two IBs. My kids are ES age and attend another local school. Maury 10 times out of 10.[/quote]

Exact same geographical situation here. The drive will be slightly more annoying to get over to Maury versus Watkins from JBAB but I think most people you poll who are in this area would go with Maury anyway. I think in some years there's been a JBAB shuttle to certain Hill schools, so perhaps not an issue, but I don't know the specifics. One other caveat is, as someone else mentioned, if you need before/aftercare. You'd want to check with Polite Piggies to see if they have space (it does fill up and usually quickly) or try to join another setup/enrichment/whatever. Someone at Maury would know better on where that stands. A big perk of Watkins is its contract with FLEX that doesn't cap enrollment. I also wouldn't put stock in middle school feeder patterns or scores right now as a lot can change before then, not just with the schools but also with where you live.

I know people can have very strong feelings on Hill elementary schools and where they would/wouldn't send their children. I think it's largely overblown and nitpicked -- they are all environments where kids can thrive, especially with parent support, which sounds like yours has. At the end of the day, I would probably pick Maury for my kid. The schools are equally convenient to us, Maury recently went through a modernization and we have a good network of friends there. But you really can't go wrong with Watkins, Maury, Payne, LT, Brent, Chisholm, JO, etc. It's a good problem to have, OP! [/quote]

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