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[quote=Anonymous]We are in a neighborhood zoned for Kenmore and have a child who just finished there. She had a good experience and so did we. Not perfect, but nothing is. The school can be a bit disorganized and a few classes suffered from sub-par teachers and disruptive students but pretty sure that could be anywhere. Most teachers were nice, engaging, and my child had a nice cohort of friends from elementary and also made plenty of new ones.

Arts classes are excellent - art teacher, dance PE instructor, also plays/musicals if your child is interested are all top notch. We also had good social studies/geography teachers and good English teachers. Science was a disaster one year but fine the next. Math was fine one year but not great he next. No reported bullying that affected my child or her friends, although we heard of some boys bullied on the bus. That said, the atmosphere for special needs kids is very positive.

Sports teams were disappointing - we had very mixed experiences which seemed to vary by sport. Good news is she became interested in a new sport because she liked that coach and team better than a sport she had played for years.

Most of our neighbors sent kids to Kenmore willingly. A few got in to HB but only one that we knew chose Jefferson as a transfer to avoid Kenmore. My advice is talk to as many current or recent former parents and kids as you can and give it a try. I’ve always said if a school didn’t work for my child I would make a change but as yet with Title I elementary and then Kenmore, haven’t needed to. [/quote]

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