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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.

I'm sorry my first post was unclear.  We are moving to the area of these two schools and I don't know whether we should focus our housing search on 1) one school zone exclusively, 2) both zones but lean towards one if we are choosing between houses in each zone, or 3) both zones and buy a house in either zone based on the homes and not on the schools.

To 10:55:
Please re-read my post.  I did not write that they begin tracking in kindergarten.  I wrote that my DS will be in kindergarten and they begin tracking in third grade.  I also wrote that the schools are not in this area.  I included my child's age and the fact that he hasn't started school as an [b]acknowledgment[/b] that I don't know where he will fall in terms of ability compared to his peers in the new area.  I do have some idea where he falls in his current full-day pre-K class of 20 kids in this area and compared to kids we know who are not in his class and/or do not live in this area.

I acknowledge that grade 3/4 is when true abilities start to emerge.  That is why they start tracking in third grade and not kindergarten.  But I don't want to move in 4 years unless it is necessary, so I would like to think through this decision [b]to the extent possible [/b] now.

Also, even if DS is not in the highest group, the tracked school might be the best choice because he would get more attention at his level.  On the other hand, there are arguments that on-level or below-level kids benefit from learning with kids who are ahead of level.

I would appreciate BTDT experience from parents of children with varying strengths and who were in one type of classroom, the other type, or even tried both.  [/quote]

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