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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live on the Hill.  My kid is in 4th grade at another Hill school.  I know many families who tried Watkins, and most of them stayed through 4th and even onto 5th.  Many of them are happy and tell me their kids have had excellent teachers.  I feel like Watkins is more of a known entity through the upper grades.  [/quote]

I hear a lot of teachers at Watkins are leaving, up to a third this year alone; we'll see the end numbers later.  My spouse tells me Watkins is a non-starter because there are a lot of behavioral problems.  We have neighbors who are moving to MoCo and pulling their rising 3rd grader out of there because at least some of the classes aren't challenging; they're taking their rising first-grader with them so no more play dates for us.  I'm not aware of really any meaningful percentage of  IBs who stay past second grade at Watkins.  My street is becoming very silent from the lack of youngsters.[/quote]

I've lived on the Hill for more than a decade, and many families come and go once DCs face the ES-MS transition. Our family and others have kids in WL and Basis and plan to stay, but decided to skip SH. That said, I know lots of IB Watkins families who've chosen other schools through the lottery. We're IB to another ES and we're very happy, but it still goes to SH, so DC will follow sib to Basis. As for your own, decision it depends on how comfortable you feel with the atmosphere. Walk through the school on a non-tour day and observe the classes. Check out the common areas, including bathrooms, specials classrooms, cafeteria and library, and feel free to use a critical eye. I've heard many options about LT and Watkins over the years, but higher SES families have been choosing other schools for a few years now. Check MOTH and talk to your neighbors, but if it were my DC,  I'd choose LT! Good luck.[/quote]

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