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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, trying to get this back on track.  Whatever cluster you choose, pay CLOSE attention to the elementary school.  Don't make a judgment only based on the high school when your kid isn't even in K yet.  In our experience, the quality of the elementary schools in the Wootton cluster varies widely.  We stupidly assumed that if we bought in that area, the schools would be comparable.  We were wrong, and we now send DC to private.  We would have been much better off buying a cheaper house in a less "desirable" school cluster and making the same private school decision.[/quote]

You may also want to pay close attention to the MS. I think this must be where it starts with this cluster. I am actually not in either one, but have had the pleasure of encountering a group of Frost "athletes" and their mothers over the past year and cannot believe the level of competitiveness--and not in a good way--a few of them have introduced. Talk about toxic. I realize it's a generalization, but something to consider if, in fact, this hyper-competitiveness is happening at Wooton, Frost may be where it's starting. Why not look that the WJ cluster?[/quote]

Want to talk about competitive? We have friends whose kids go to Sherwood and the competition over there for athletics is cut throat. If your kid is a "decent" athlete they don't have a chance at a sports team. There is a huge emphasis on sports (not as much on academics). Although I have no personal experience with QO, given their success in the athletics world (particularly football), I can't imagine that there isn't a huge sports culture there. [/quote]

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