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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Superiorwitt]For additional context.. are the top 10 elementary schools(mostly upper NW) THAT much better than options elsewhere in the city?

ie Janney, Key, Stoddart, Oyster-Adams etc.[/quote]

Well, yes in terms of their test scores. But they have a much easier road because of their high-income student body, and they don't struggle with retention because they feed into a good high school. So it's not necessarily the case that their teachers are actually more skilled or that your child will have a better experience in preschool. Also, those schools don't offer PK3 and not everyone gets in for PK4 even if you live in the boundary. And you can have a dud teacher at any school.

You need to decide for yourself what "better" means. If it means a school that's over-performing its demographics, if it means language instruction or Montessori, if it means feeding to a good high school, if it means experienced teachers, etc. Parents have all different opinions about these things. Focus on the needs of your child, not on ratings and sites that grind up data and spit out a score with no nuance and no knowledge.[/quote]

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