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But then why are people on this thread saying Wilson is as good as or better than Walls, academically? Isn't that just objectively not true? [/quote]

Wilson is a much larger school than Walls and is also a neighborhood school.  Perhaps one way of framing the question is: What opportunities and experiences will an excellent student have when you compare the two schools?  It’s quite easy to see that a given excellent student might have a “better” experience at Wilson, which might have a wider variety of both excellent classes and extracurricular options vs a much smaller school with a selected population.  As with any school, fit matters. [/quote]

Good way to frame the question. But where is it ‘easy’ to see that the experience is better at Wilson? Other than subjective self reports, I mean.  AP tests? Participation in math/science/humanities/chess/arts competitions or performances?  College admissions? Scholarships, awards or other regional or national forms of recognition? [/quote]

The PP said that it was easy to see how an excellent student "might" have a better experience--and, yes, for all the reasons you suggest: the larger size means there are more clubs (some of which are really first-rate, e.g. robotics team, debate team, newspaper), more APs, more STEM...but some other students might do better in a smaller, less chaotic environment...I think the point is that it is not a given that Walls is better for bright, motivated students and, in fact, Wilson may be a better choice for many (and many top student do, in fact, choose Wilson over Walls when they are in boundary for Wilson).[/quote]

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