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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thanks for the feedback so far.  We looked at McLean when we moved our son to private in 3rd grade.  He was accepted there, but we decided to go with a "bigger name" NW DC private.  That may have been a mistake.  Our son has done OK at the new school for the past 3 years, but he is starting to fall behind as the work gets harder and just being smart is not enough to carry the day.  He has struggled with reading for the past few years and is now working with a tutor to help him keep up with grade level reading.  Of course, reading becomes more and more important as the academic work gets harder.  He tends to skip small words as he reads, but missing a "not" can have a huge impact on getting a question right on a test.  He also struggles with writing assignments where he needs to organize his thoughts.  I spoke to another parent today who has a son in the same grade at my son's current school.  She also has a son in middle school at Field.  She loves both for different reasons based on how they fit for the two son's interests and talents.  We plan to visit Field soon to gain more insight.

Are there other schools we should be looking at besides Field and McLean for our son?  Our son's doctor suggested that Lab was not a good fit, we think because he felt his issues were not severe enough to meet the Lab criteria.  We will probably visit there as well.   We live in NW DC, so staying relatively local would be ideal.
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