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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The conventional wisdom is that single sex is better for boys in the middle school time period (wiggliness, inability to sit still/focus as much) and better for girls in high school (self-silencing, boys dominating class discussion).

As others have said, much depends on your child's personality and of course on the specific school and what they do with the single sex element.[/quote]

I'm just starting to consider an all boys school for my son who will be entering K next year.  He's socially immature but academically ready.
 I was thinking that if I could find an all boys class he might be on par with the other boys and not compared against more mature girls.[/quote]

To my knowledge there are not any boys schools that start in K.

Mater Dei in Bethesda starts in 1st grade. The Heights in 3rd, St Anslems in 6th, Landon  in 3rd, St Albans in 4th, Georgetown Prep in 9th and Gonzaga in 9th.

We went to one of the above schools and found it very beneficial for DS. It gave the boys a chance to act like themselves in the classroom and not try to impress the girls especially if it was something that would be perceived as not cool. (art, music, understanding history etc)

There was plenty of time and opportunities  for the boys to interact with girls outside of school.
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