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[quote=Anonymous]I realize this is a strange question, but I'm looking for a down-to-earth school that is also very academically rich and treats students like individuals.  I'd prefer not to spend $40k/year -- but it's just barely possible for us to do that (with significant sacrifice).   I've toured some schools and felt that the environment of wealth was so unusual that I worried what it would mean for my kids socially as they got into the pre-teen and teen years (e.g. social status being based on clothes, cars, fancy trips to Europe, newest Iphones, etc.)  We are very fortunate in the grand scheme of things, but we do not travel in those circles and we don't want to.  We come from public school backgrounds in middle class environments, and both enjoyed great academic success, so we have some fear of spoiling our kids.
But, we have a child who is very bright and unhappy in her large public elementary school.  We need some more attention for her -- she probably could use some serious acceleration in many areas, but not others.  She's never going to be the first kid with her hand up.  She's smart, and a deep-thinker, but cautious and tentative.  She would be happiest as a big fish in a small pond, we think.  And we have another child who seems to be as academically inclined as kids get -- she could probably benefit from as challenging an environment as possible.  She would probably also do well long-term in public, but we think we'd like them to go to school together if possible.
I'm open to suggestions.   We're in Upper NW, but have some geographic flexibility.  [/quote]

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