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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for all of the feedback.  My DH strongly agrees with holding her back as well.  Some of my hesitation is that I was a late July birthday myself, but there was never a question of holding me back in public school in the 1980s and so it was my experience to be the youngest in the class.  Funny enough, my childhood best friends all had summer birthdays as well and in retrospect we were all the same maturity-wise (and in terms of physical development, too!).  DD is our oldest child, and it's so interesting to see how class room age cut-offs have shifted, particularly in private schools.  Thanks again for the timely and helpful responses. [/quote]

School is very different now than when we were growing up in many ways. Kindergarten is closer to first grade academically. Schools are more partner/group project heavy and in my experience it’s way easier for older / more socially mature kids to work with others than their younger counterparts. This can get even more challenging the older the kids get.  If you are at a private, they should be able to make sure your daughter is challenged. I think you can only put so much stock in Admissions tests—my son did very well but he’s plenty challenged at his school.[/quote]

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