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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi,
I live in a part of DC with decent elementary schools but bad middle and high schools. Something I hear casually said among the other parents at our elementary school is that they might "just go private" for middle or high school.

Is it really that straightforward? Are there just tons of private schools with openings in 6th grade? I think my fear is that we count on that and then end up not getting in anywhere. And what kind of criteria do they use to admit kids? Is it based on the kid's academic / extracurricular performance? Do siblings get in automatically?

I guess I just need a complete primer on privates. Thank you for any info and for taking pity on a total novice. [/quote]

It's a striver wannabe / miser thing to say. Nobody who can afford private primary says this. And it's deluded because you can't make up for lost time. k-6th is 7 pivotal years of life. Your kid is not on the same rung when they transfer in at age 12 or 13; from academics, to socially, and everything in-between.[/quote]
This is true.  Last year I had an 8th grader and a 9th grader transfer into a top local private that costs over 50 grand per student from public.  Both got straight A’s in public, were in a gifted program where they took all academic courses, and still had to adjust to the harder workload.  Socially they were okay.[/quote]

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