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[quote=Anonymous]There are no studies that would show what would happen to your specific child under specific different scenarios.  We only have general studies and averages.  Your child could end up with the "wrong crowd" at Wilson, could end up a "star pupil" at Coolidge, or "hate school" at McKinley.  We cannot see the future, or any number of given circumstances that could impact the way your child turns out.

Generally speaking, your child will be "fine."  Fine means a happy, healthy, fully functioning adult with a college education, capable of supporting themselves/their family and contributing to society.  For most people, this scenario is all you could want for a child.

If you want "more" than that, then yes, you probably need to figure out some different ways to give your kids more of an advantage.  Maybe that is private tutoring, sports coaching, art lessons, music school, etc. Maybe that is a different High School, Private School, Homeschool, etc. Maybe it is Harvard or bust.  Maybe it is the Olympics or failure. But those types of goals are not what most people expect for their kids. And therefore, most studies will not tell you whether your future Harvard/Olympian/Presidential candidate/Supreme Court Justice/etc will be "fine" at any high school in DC.

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