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[quote=Anonymous]OP, keep in mind that how well a school educates its learning disabled population and its ESOL population is important -- but if your child isn't in either of those categories, it might not be all that relevant to YOU.

I think your best bet is to find a house you can afford, in a community where you feel comfortable, with an elementary school (at least)  that people seem happy enough to send their kids; and where there are a lot of parents who are trying to be active and involved in helping to improve the school; and where there is momentum towards making the neighborhood school a better option every year.  It helps is the parents seem to be working together and there isn't a lot of sniping and bickering going on.  (Always a bad sign).

If there's an active PTA already established, so much the better -- so many schools have a very minimal PTA or one that is only involved in fund raising.   Test scores are not everything -- community involvement, after school clubs and programs, and a sense of kids being happy to be in school, are all important.   In my opinion, perhaps the most important thing to evaluate is the responsiveness of the principal.   I can't stress enough how important this is.   You can have a bad teacher or bad school policy at any school, even those with high test scores.   How respectful is the principal of parents' issues, even complaints?   Is he approachable?   Does she respond to concerns?   Will he or she attend PTA meetings and hear parents out?     This is something that is hard to figure out just by visiting the school, though; you really need to talk with current parents, especially those who have had a problem with a teacher, to find this out. [/quote]

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