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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm neighbors with 2 rising first graders from Peabody, and both families have told me that almost the entire class is going to Watkins. A few more classes like that and Watkins will be a different place.[/quote]

I'm the parent of a rising First Grader from Peabody who will be going to Watkins.  I currently only know of two kids (from a total of four classes) in the entire school NOT going to Watkins.  I'm sure there are more than a handful, but, honestly, I just don't know of more than two, and I've been asking....(and I presently haven't heard of anybody going to MV, though maybe my kid's in another circle.)

As for SES status, if it's any indicator, I've been to A LOT of birthdays that cost over $500.  And The school's starting to look  like a mini-Boden catalog.

There's also a visible demographic shift between my K child's class and my Pk3 child's.  (The PK3 class is diverse, but my impression--based on no hard-data, but impressions from fellow parents--is that it's more uniformlyl higher SES.)
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I will be very interested to see if a critical mass of your kid's Peabody class stays through 2nd or 3rd grade. It would be great if that happened, but I have my doubts. Come lottery time next year, my guess is there won't be a single middle/high SES family that doesn't put in some picks for a different school/better MS option. [/quote][/quote]

for all the rancor about Watkins on this site, the renovation plans are impressive and even the immediate surrounding blocks are undergoing significant positive development changes (depending on your perspective).  Watkins also has some phenomenal built-in fundraising mechanisms like the Cap Hill Classic and the Renovators House Tour which bring a lot of funds without requiring big checks from parents.  There are also just enough at risk students to help with the per pupil funding model.  Watkins isn't there yet, but in 2-3 years it will likely be another story.[/quote]

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