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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From their Wiki site:

The Middle School, representing grades 6 through 8, has 306 students total with the following breakdown: 97 in Sixth Grade, 99 in Seventh Grade, and 110 in Eighth Grade. The Upper School, representing grades 9 through 12, has 453 students total with the following breakdown: 114 in Ninth Grade, 106 in Tenth Grade, 115 in Eleventh Grade, and 118 in Twelfth Grade.[1][/quote]

I have an 8th grader at SSSAS now and it is a gigantic grade and has been oversubscribed since K.  As of today the directory says they have 103 students, while the 9th grade has 114 (so a difference of only 11).  For comparison, the 7th grade has 94 and 6th has 86. In the past there has been an 8th grade exodus for boarding schools and some of the big Catholic boys schools (like Gonzaga) but I have no idea how many people are applying out.  The 8th grade is also very girl heavy, I believe it is about 2/3 girls in the grade.

Also you should talk to some current 8th grade parents re that grade as the majority of them will probably still be there in 9th. There are some strong cliques and other issues that seem to be specific to that grade, I am not sure if it is due to the fact that it is so large for SSSAS or the gender imbalance or what, but everyone knows about it and IMO it's a real problem.[/quote]

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