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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Not trying to brag at all! Sometimes I see discussions on this board about whether private is actually better than public for academically-inclined kids.  We just started private, but I have not been convinced to date that my kid was around stronger students (academically speaking) in private as compared to his public (given that our APS school pulls from relatively rich neighborhoods).  This seems to suggest that he is, indeed, surrounded by a stronger cohort, and I'm thrilled he's not at the very top of his class anymore. [/quote]

PP, and I totally hear you.  Honestly, what you are paying for in privates is smaller class sizes and an academically better performing cohort of kids.  For example, my DS is middle of the pack by nature (upper middle at best), and we do private for that very reason.  If he is going to be “average” then I’d rather it happen within a group of bright kids.  Obviously, there are exceptions to my rule of thumb within public — magnet schools being a great example, but this is mostly how it plays out.[/quote]

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