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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the flight from public school has ramped up another level. It happened in the 21 and 22 cycles, related to the pandemic and we all thought some kids would leave private when things went “back to normal” (which some did). But this feels like a new wave of people leaving public school and trying for private spots. [/quote]

This year's 6th and 9th applicant pool got hammered by the pandemic.  It'll be bad again next year but should return to normal after that.[/quote]

Last year’s results were great. This years’s were awful. Please explain why this isn’t the new normal?[/quote]

The rising 9th graders missed almost their entire middle school experience and got a really bad first impression from 6th and 7th.  They also had a lot of learning loss and would be the cohort of kids that might have switched to private k-8 for middle school during the pandemic.  Last year's class would have had a mostly normal 6th grade.  That impression might have given them enough hope to try another year at public for high school.

The rising 6th graders had a bad 3th and 4th grade with the learning loss from that showing up in 5th as academics get started for real.  Last year's class would have had a similar profile but the hope of a clean post-pandemic start for 6th.  They also would have heard all the pandemic mishaps about their middle shool.

Speaking as the parent of a current freshman - i couldn't agree with you more.

There probably is a new wave and a new normal forming but this year has some anomolies that make it unique.
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What was wrong with 7th grade?  In Arlington, we were back full time by then.  Only missed 6th grade doing virtual.  I feel like we've basically recovered from that already.[/quote]

Agree. I’d argue the current 9th graders had worse middle school experience. They only had 8th grade for full year which was an awkward and chaotic year to then get thrown in high school. Rising 9th graders had all of 7th and all of 8th in person (non unlike my Jr High that was only 7th/8th). [/quote][/quote]

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