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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Objectively, the test scores and student success rates are much higher at Swanson and it is not close. Kenmore is a nicer building and it is more diverse - both very good things. We have a few friends whose kids went to Kenmore, and two of the families pulled them out for private school because their kids were not learning and they were worried they would not be prepared for high school. [/quote]

This is because there is a much higher ELL and low SES population at Kenmore. If you compare higher SES white students, the performance is about the same.[/quote]

My friends who took their kid out of Kenmore said that the big problem was that the teachers had to spend so much time on the ELL population that the other students were often idle and not learning.[/quote]

And that’s because your friends are snobs. [/quote]

Maybe, but it’s probably true. I’d be a snob if my kid gets an education. I was pick Swanson over Kenmore 1000 times. I have friends who have kids there, and after the bullying incident of the special needs child a few years ago, all I’ve heard is that parents and kids are very happy. What I hear from Kenmore parents is that it’s their only option.  [/quote]

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