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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Between Jefferson and Eliot-Hine, I'd look at subtest scores for whatever group your kid is in, look at different sports and extracurriculars, and mostly think about the commute. [/quote]

As a white person, I find limited value in the subtest scores. Either the data is suppressed because there aren't that many white kids in the first place, or the data is there but is more or less the same across schools - in the aggregate, white kids generally do OK no matter where you go.

Having a sizeable cohort of kids who are capable of doing grade-level work seems like a more valuable measure.

Am I missing something?[/quote]

Stop reassuring people that whiteness will make their kid do fine-- you don't have the data to know that, and people are choosing for their specific child not an aggregate child.

For a lot of people, it's not that they think their own child will do poorly. It's because a lack of a substantial high performing peer group will make it a less enjoyable experience and limit what the school can offer. [/quote]

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