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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Posters on this thread asked for opinions on Barnesville. There are many better schools to pay for. Green Acres comes to mind. Norwood and many Catholic Schools."

I'm the PP who was asking for opinions about Barnesville. We would look more closely at Norwood and Green Acres, but they are expensive. I suppose you get what you pay for in many cases, though? [/quote]

Yes, the costs for Norwood or Green Acres will be way more. Barnesville is not in the same league academically or in terms of a student needing any extra help or any learning disabilities.  Students from the other schools after 8th grade go off to significantly better High Schools over all and are well prepared for MCPS. In other words the transition to a MCPS high school is pretty seem less academically.

Do you get what you pay for at those that is a hard question. They are excellent schools, but like any other school they need to be a good fit for your child and nothing is perfect. At more than $35,000 a year for many families these schools need to be an environment that's way better.  Our DC was getting lost in an amazing public school, for us it was a game changer.

Some people want private school for prestige, some have poor public schools, some kids need smaller class sizes or a change of venue to succeed. There are so many reasons why people choose a school, no one knows your child better than you.

If Barnesville is more of a financial fit for your family, my suggestion is to ask as many people as possible their experiences. Look on reddit and any other reviews, yelp etc. Take it all with a grain of salt and decide if you want to try for a year.

If you do decide to try it, keep an eye on where your child will be headed from there. Then make sure to keep up the academics with some tutors so they can succeed easily after leaving Barnesville. We did that as did some other families. With tutoring you would still come out ahead over paying $35,000 or more per year for the other schools. Just a thought.

Good luck in your search.

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