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[quote=Anonymous]My DS will enter kindergarten next fall. We are choosing between two public schools that are very similar to each other in size and resources. The major difference is that starting in third grade School 1 differentiates kids by level for academic subjects and they switch teachers/classrooms (though gym,  art,  etc. are with mixed homeroom groups).  School 2 does not have kids switch classrooms but says that the teachers design lesson plans to teach to different levels within the classrooms.

I grew up in a School 1 so that is my baseline, but the principal of School 2 swears by her method. I expect that DS would be in the most advanced group, but don't know that.

Both schools score highly on Great Schools.

School 1 is slightly more diverse across race and SES, but not substantially more.

School 1 has a fantastic playground.

School 2 has a newer building, more light and generaly nicer.

They feed into the same middle and high schools.

Which would you choose and why? (They are not in this area, so naming them doesn't matter). Or are they equal and we should buy the house we like slightly better? Thanks![/quote]

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