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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SSFS family here. Been at the schools 5+ years. 2 kids with experience in both MS and LS. Last year was awful, but I’m surprised to say I think it made the school better.

This year is going incredibly well. We are extremely impressed with the new leadership and the transparency of the new board. It’s a totally different approach to partnership and it’s working. Teachers also seem much happier. [b]My kids have both clearly stated that they intend to stay through 12th.[/b]

You should definitely ask the admissions office about the re-enrollment numbers. They are impressive and a great sign of how families are feeling about the school.[/quote]

Good luck with that.  Any viable upper school aims to replace the number of graduating seniors with a similar number of incoming freshmen to maintain their numbers.  Those numbers are more than just numbers.  Those numbers impact that overall "feel" of a school.  They impact course offerings, athletics, clubs, etc.  The current 9th grade is barely 20 kids.  That's not even half of the number that graduated in 2025.  The incoming number of 9th graders will also not even reach half of the current graduating seniors.  See where I'm going with all of this?  While the enrollment numbers may be pleasantly surprising, it was a very low bar of expectations to begin with and the impact on upper school is huge.  And while the students themselves are all lovely and tight knit -even more so as someone mentioned (seemingly because of the drama of last year), it is quiet and not in a good way and it's only going to get quieter and more dull.  It's foolish to stay and it's foolish to enroll as a new family.  This school needs another year or two to truly demonstrate if it is viable beyond the next 2-3 years.  While I hope it is.  I unfortunately very much doubt it will be.  I[/quote]

Very good point. [/quote]

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