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[quote=Anonymous]One isn’t necessarily better than the other.  It depends on a ton of factors, including the private at issues, your particular kid and their needs, etc.

Our older two went to APS from k-8 and then switched/ our current 8th grader will switch to private for 9th. Our youngest is still in an APS elementary and probably will switch to private for middle or HS. We loved our elementary school but many of the things I loved over private (walking distance from school and all friends and sports teams nearby) don’t exist at ATS. Although people I know whose kids went to ATS loved it.

I would consider the following:

Do you eventually want to end up in private?
If so, that weighs in favor of starting there. It can be hard to move from public to private when they’re older because kids don’t want to leave their friends.  Admission to private also generally is harder in the older grades.

Would private be a financial sacrifice for you?  FWIW, it wasn’t for us at all and we still chose public for elementary mostly because we liked the school and sense of community.  But l definitely would not sacrifice financially for private elementary.  It’s just not that big of a difference to make it worth it.  Save the money for private HS if that is a good fit for your kid or for college.

Is there a reason why your DC needs a really small class?  E.g. learning differences or issues with anxiety or socially.

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