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[quote=Anonymous]I think the PP's concern about the BCC cluster is pretty silly. A new middle school is going to be built in this catchment; the question is where (probably southern part of Kensington.) It won't be ready till at least 2017, so it presumably won't impact your kids. It will help, not hurt property values to have a brand-new middle school with a smaller population. Anyway BCC is a great school, and the feeder schools are great - I know, I have kids there.

In general, you can't go wrong at any of these schools. If you want to be really careful about the choice, find some real-live parents to talk to - via the PTAs or neighborhood associations. Based on the nonsense posted by the above PP and the anecdotal bias toward WJ that I suspect is not reflective of the broader opinion, I'm not sure if you're getting a good sampling of views here. As a parent in this area I know all these reputations, but I always wonder if they are just stereotypes: is Whitman today genuinely cut-throat and high-pressure? Is BCC truly more diverse than WJ (check the stats)? What are the real cultures of these schools? Your best bet for finding out is not a web board that at the moment mostly draws parents of young children.[/quote]

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