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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. So this is what I have based on all your information (thank you all again for your inputs).
1. Public schools throughout CA are terrible compared those in Fairfax (dumbed-down "equitable" math, low scores nationwide etc.) So getting my kids into a private school with a decent curriculum is a hard requirement (and hopefully pick one with as less as progressive stuff as possible).
2. Assuming my kids got admitted into a good private school, I am looking at roughly $80K tuition for both. Which leaves me with $150K-$170K-ish (pre-tax) assuming my spouse works. Looks like areas in or near SV are out of the question just because my income is not sufficient. Commuting 1.5 - 2hrs twice a week would be barely tolerable for me. That area should be as safe as Fairfax. Is there such an area? (If not, I guess the discussion ends here and I just decline the offer).[/quote]

Have then go to St Francis in MV (great records from my secular mom friends) and live in good parts of MV and you will have a nice life. Don’t decline! CA is horribly run but it’s a great place to spend a few years because even the most horrible management can’t extinguish the nature and weather! And smartest people around you! [/quote]

OPs kids aren’t getting into St. Francis. [/quote]
Why not?![/quote]

Admissions season is almost over. St. Francis is competitive in the best of years but this year has been crazy, even local kids who would have gotten in for sure in years before are not going to get in. There aren’t going to be spots for off cycle admissions from unknown public schools from across the country. [/quote]

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