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[quote=Anonymous]The numbers are right. They're not counseled out, they leave.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Way off for St. Albans. There is nowhere near 30% attrition in grades 4-8, and even less involuntary attritition -- a good percentage of the small number who do not go on to the upper (high school) level make the decision because they want a co-Ed high school. Once you're there it is actually quite supportive, too.[/quote]

30% leave - you agree with that, 3 a year, that number is even low for 8th grade.  tThe reason is not way off. When my left my school I said something similar. But it was for reasons I did not need to share with other.

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I don't get the math on this.  There are 40 kids in the fourth grade, and 60 kids by the end of 8th grade.  There is not attrition of 18 students (30% of 60) between the time a class starts in 4th grade and gets to high school -- not even close.  And even 12 total (30% of the original 40 in the class) is very high -- most of those original 40 C Formers go on to the high school.  If you're familiar with the schools around here, St. Albans might be one of the LEAST aggressive about "counseling out," particularly compared to the Pre-K through 12 schools (and that is not to criticize, it makes more sense that student fit would change more between ages 4 and 14).  [/quote][/quote]

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