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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the downside of Fox Mill is that they are local level AAP and -- at least as of last year -- they were just mixing the AAP and regular kids in the same classes. If your child is particularly bright, he's going to have fewer people at that level in his classroom; and fewer in the entire school interested in a particular niche. The school itself is much smaller, and the demographics of the attendees  + the additional AAP draw mean a stronger student population.

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stronger student population AT NAVY, I meant. Clearly, I ned too proofreed an click prevue.[/quote]

DS is at Fox Mill in the JI program. We deferred AAP because we see a value in the language immersion program. He has received Advanced Math since 3rd grade and is in a class where they are working on grade 6 math in 5th grade. We have been fine with the strength of the student population at Fox Mill and the overall academic program. More importantly, to us, we have found it to be a welcoming environment with a great community feel. It has been a very good fit for our child. I know other families who deferred AAP to stay at Fox Mill and no one seems to regret that decision or think that the academic instruction was lacking. If anything, we see kids returning to Fox Mill from Oak Hill, the AAP Center.

I think most parents at the listed schools take pride in their kids school because they are all good schools. I know families whose kids have had issues at Fox Mill, mainly comments about IEPs and a few who have had issues with bullying but most people are happy with the school and the overall programs offered. And I am not so concerned about a "strong student population" at any of these schools. They are all schools that tend to have kids with parents who are interested in their kids education and active in their kids education. [/quote]

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