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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it’s relative absence on this forum. Cute little place, with rather mundane academics. No one breaking down doors to figure out how to get in.[/quote]
That has more to do with PDS going from PK-2 (i.e., you have to apply again elsewhere within 4 years) than anything about the school's educational merits.  For parents looking to send their kids to a (P)K-8 or (P)K-12, PDS would be a non-starter.  It's a great school if you're okay with the limited number of years.  We were, and are quite pleased.[/quote]

Exactly!  Very much a function of PDS having only 100 families at one time vs. a PK-12 grade school which could have well over 1000 families at a time (and therefore more alumni).  With higher grade levels, there is also a large number of kids from public schools and other private schools (K-6, K-8) that will be looking and interested in talking about a school that goes to 12th grade.  The so called "absence on the forum" has nothing to do with quality.  PDS attracts a smaller subsets of families that are interested in a private school focused on the early years and located in the suburbs.  There are a lot of families interested in the school but that don't want to have to go through the application process again after 2nd grade.  There are families that prefer that model because it gives them the chance to reevaluate their child's strengths and interest and pick a private school that best aligns with the kids needs (same sex, co-ed, sports focus, art / music focus, smaller school, bigger school, etc.)  It is hard to know what your 4 year old will be like when they are 8-9 years old.

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