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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s anecdotal but my 8th grader at Hardy says almost everyone she k owes is applying to some sort of private for next year.

My other child graduated 2 years ago from Hardy when JR was still an option and did not have the same experience with so many peers applying to privates.

I think a lot of parents who are on the front end of this change are skeptical (given these types of posts looking for information). [/quote]

And what is your plan for your 8th grader next year? If you’re also going private, it stands to reason you’re experiencing an attention bias in your observations. Also as the previous poster wisely said, it is likely MacArthur will have lower scores until suddenly it doesn’t. All of Hardy’s 8th graders can’t go private - there’s not enough private school seats nor do all families (including the IB ones) have the funds for that. I’m sure some of the higher income families will peel off next year but it’s likely many of them already would. It will be the middle class and lower income families with strong students that have no other option that will improve MacArthur til it’s good enough for those with choices. That will take some time. [/quote]

I dunno. My 8th grade DC is applying to a handful of privates and we can't afford it. My child is strong academically and sees that MacArthur has dismal performance so far. Sounds like MacA did a great job of getting solid teachers, but starting by giving 2 years of students the option of J-R was a mistake. In future years it will be fine, but, no, this year's 8th graders are not excited about it.[/quote]

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