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[quote=Anonymous]You never know how your bright, straight A public middle school kid will perform relative to their classmates when you transfer them to a top private for 9th grade. Almost all bright kids who do the work have straight As in public middle school. Only a small fraction of them will get the grades at a top private that are needed for a chance at top college admissions because the private schools will give out plenty of Bs and some Cs, even for kids who are working very hard and doing all the work. The top privates very much stratify the cohort by grades.

I moved 3 kids to a "Big3" for 9th grade.  All moved with straight As in public. One soared and graduated top 10% (3.95 at a school where the average is 3.5) and is at a top Ivy. One did very well (3.8) and is at Michigan. The third is TBD.  I couldn't have predicted this prior to them moving.  I'm not sure what would have happened to them grade-wise or college outcomes if they hadn't moved as I've never had a public school graduate.

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