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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do people want to move to an area with better public schools, even though they have to pay more for a similar house?  The reason is that the education, on average, is much better in the better school:  peers, on average, are better; teachers, on average, are better; facilities, on average, are better; course offerings, on average, are better.  The expected education outcome is better.  Otherwise, why would invest in schools at all?  [/quote]

Exactly! You also have some families who value different grades. I have two kids at top elementary school in DC, I plan to go private for middle/High. You have some people that do private for elementary and middle, public for High. [/quote]

Good luck. Do you know this is easier said than done? [b]At our top (JKLM) DCPS elementary last year, at least 12 kids applied to the top privates at 6th and one got in.[/b]  ONE.  It's not like you can just "go private for middle school" unless you go several tiers down for private. 
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I just love this.  First, it's so barfworthy to say "JKLM."  Plus it's so ridiculous to claim to be in the know about what every kid in your school is doing.  "At least 12 applied and only one got in?"  What are you doing, stalking your neighbors?

You're all so damned competitive.  [/quote]

I knew where kids applied because I was friendly with many parents in the class and we all talked. I know where kids ended up attending 6th grade because it was common knowledge and printed in the graduation program.  
You're apparently the weirdo without friends among parents at your child's school. [/quote]

Just stop it.  The so-called JKLM schools are not small.  Did you talk to every single parent?  I guarantee that you didn't, because there are enough "weirdos" there like me -- you know, the type who have better things to do than obsess over their kids and gossip over who is going where for 6th grade -- to prevent you from getting all the information that you appear to crave.

It is absolutely NOT "common knowledge" that 12 of your silly kid's classmates applied to private schools and one got in.  It just isn't.

Weirdo.

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Good Lord. 
If anything the odds were longer---I'm sure I didn't know everyone who applied.  I did know where they ended up attending--it was broadcast to the entire grade in the program in June. There was ONE kid who ended up getting in and going to a Big3 private.

[b]Why are you so set on arguing this point?[/b]  I don't get it.  [/quote]

Because you're so demonstrably weird and wrong and it's annoying AF.  Even if it's true that only one went, it doesn't mean that only one got in!  You just admitted that you're sure you "didn't know everyone who applied" so how do you know everyone who got in??  Also, did you consider the possibility that there are other very strong students at these schools who could have gotten in but didn't apply because their parents are interested?  Bottom line:  your inaccurate and incomplete data obtained from gossiping and obsessing doesn't prove a thing.  Other than that you need to get a life, that is.

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You’re not wrong. These are fantastic schools and there’s been a concerted effort to stand up some of the DCPS. If we could have gone to Key for middle and high school we would have done! Instead we are headed to Big 3 (so more than 1 family since I don’t know you PP). But we were extremely interested in public options because they should be better. Hardy has better facilities than many $40k plus schools. But you have to pay your property taxes and support your schools and teachers. [/quote]

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