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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I grew up in this area and went to DCPS.  I had friends from my neighborhood that went to privates, and others who moved and went to the suburban "elite" public high schools.  Looking at us as adults, there is little difference in outcomes based on the types of schools attended.  When I was looking at schools for my kids, I focused on finding a school assignment where there would be a decent number of other middle-to-upper-middle class black families.  Not all kids feel the need to have a peer group that looks like them, but some do, and if my kids fall into that category, then I want them to have a good peer group available.  I think that is what made the difference for me and my peers growing up - none of us went to truly crappy schools - but ultimately, we were influenced and motivated by our peers to do well and succeed academically.  I think this sort of environment can be difficult to find in the area public schools and that is why many black families look to privates.  I don't know if that will be an option for us financially, so we just went with a diverse MCPS.  [/quote]

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