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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My older one went to parochial middle and MCPS HS magnet.  Younger one went to regular MCPS middle and MCPS HS magnet.

OP if you want MCPS for HS, there is no question on whether you should switch for middle school. You want your kid with the strongest peers and MCPS accelerates math and language quicker than parochial school. If you send your kid to parochial for middle, when they get into HS they will be “behind”, which we experienced with my older child.

Parochial has a different path so stronger peers will be Geometry in 9th rather than Algebra 2.  My friends whose kids stayed in private have done wonderfully 1500 plus SATs etc, but it’s a different system and moving from public to private for HS will definitely make your kid feel behind.

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The last paragraph is key I think. Overall, outcomes are probably pretty similar for a kid with the same resources/abilities. However, switching back and forth between private and public is disruptive and can absolutely leave the private school kids "behind" by a year in math specifically.

My child did the first year of MS during covid, which led a larger-than-average swathe of parents to move their kids to private. Those who came back for HS either needed to cope with being in "grade level" math (Geometry in 9th) or do Geometry over the summer to catch up with the rest of their cohort going into Algebra II.

YMMV, but it's worth asking what math your child will have completed in the parochial school by the end of 8th grade, if you are planning to return to public for HS. [/quote]

IME it really does't matter as long as you reach calc by 12th. Truth.[/quote]

"OP if you want MCPS for HS, there is no question on whether you should switch for middle school. You want your kid with the strongest peers and MCPS accelerates math and language quicker than parochial school. If you send your kid to parochial for middle, when they get into HS they will be “behind”, which we experienced with my older child"

100% correct.

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