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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the person looking for the "truth":  The truth is your middle class child will be fine at any of these schools.  The high FARMS schools have extra resources to help meet the challenges faced by high poverty children and children who need extra language support. If your child is gifted, they may even get a little extra attention at these schools because they have more resources overall.  Everyone will master the grade level curriculum (at least everyone middle class). BUT, and this is a big but, the lower FARM schools extend the curriculum more for everyone.  There is less effort needed to get kids to master the curriculum (The kids are not smarter--they just have more support at home by and large, and mastery of the language ,and fewer complications imposed by poverty).  So, the terrific APS teachers (and they are almost ALL terrific across all schools) at the low poverty schools have the luxury of teaching and doing more. And they do.  So, your kid will be fine at Randolph, but they will learn a ton more at Taylor or Glebe or Henry.  In middle school, there is by and large LESS differentiation, not more.  So, again, you are better off with less poverty and fewer language issues. I have lived it, with kids who attended elementary in the S. and the N. and middle in the N (comparing to friends at the S. middle school). [/quote]

Thank you for your insight, PP!  It's very much appreciated!  
Just one more question:  Which grade(s) were your kids in when you moved?  (Did you feel that it was significant in retrospect - "so glad we moved in grade x because "- it seems from your post you feel that it was more important for middle school?...)[/quote]

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