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[quote=Anonymous]I think the best way to research school options is to a) figure out where you want to live/what commute is acceptable and what your budget is b) look at test scores (an incomplete picture, but informative)/demographics/student teacher ratio and all this info is accessible on greatschools.com.  Then you decide whether you can handle the uncertainty of magnets and charters that comes with urban schools, or if you would rather have less choice but a very solid option, which impacts where you buy a house as well.

If you are considering privates, you can look on greatschools.com, although obviously test scores won't be there.  Then you can look at the comments on greatschools/DCUM (take those with a grain of salt).  You can also look at the city-data forum for some of the same general impressions.  You can look at US news and world report for high schools and see how it ranks (again, sometimes informative, like how many students take APs, but no the full picture).  Once you have a general idea of what you are looking for, you can skim the schools websites and get a sense of what the curriculum is like.  You can also talk to neighbors/friends and, most importantly visit the schools.  Good luck.[/quote]

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