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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anything that offers an experience comparable to the Cathedral schools?  Or to Sidwell Friends School?[/quote]
Polytechnic (in Pasadena) might be worth a look.  Serious academics, very good college placements, the culture seems fairly middle-of-the-road (not super progressive, not super conservative).  Due to location it probably doesn't attract as many Hollywood types as some of the others mentioned.[/quote]

Previous poster well describes the Polytechnic culture.  The School maintains a manageable, even intimate size.  I believe a typical high school class each year hovers between 95 - 105 students.  Poly draws all kinds - academics from Caltech, JPL, the Claremont colleges, Occidental, and USC; parents in traditional fields of law and finance still officed in close-in, Downtown L.A.; the children of doctors and medical professionals, "industry" people, artists, musicians, NPR, L.A. Times, and other journalists; first-and-second generation immigrant families; old L.A. families whose names are found on local streets and landmarks; all sorts of entrepreneurs, tech industry types, and local business owners; and commercial real estate and development people - among others.  In addition to what the previous poster offered, I would also add that the school has just as many families of modest means, as those who are uber-wealthy, and that most families fall in the various degrees of that middle range.[/quote]

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