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And to be specific - TPES has 2.5x kids per grade than ESS. That would feel bigger to me, but. YMMV.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02756.pdf[/quote]

Why would a K-2 school with 600 (or whatever) students feel bigger to you than a K-5 school with 600 (or whatever) students?[/quote]
It can feel bigger to the students, because in a k-5 school with 4 or 5 classes per grade, by 5th grade, the kids will have gotten to know and been in the same class at some point with most kids in their grade. With ten classes per grade k-2 and then 3-5 in a different school that also has many classes, kids will always be one of 200 or more kids per grade vs one of 60 or 70 per grade. 
And it can be a challenge for parents who have more than one elementary aged kids and have to deal with kids in two different schools.
It doesn’t mean these aren’t great schools. It’s just a different experience from a smaller k-5 school.[/quote]

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