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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]We adore our K-8. We like the academics, the atnosphere, families, facilities, happy middle school environment, nuturing feeling. It's just a great place and we want both of our kids to stay through with.[/b] I'm feeling a little antsy, though, hearing about families jumping ship early. I think most want to secure a high school spot, others might be less happy, want a bigger environment, or a more competitive sports program, I'm not really sure. What, though,  can a school do to retain more families?  If you left your K-8 early, is there anything the school could have done to "keep" you?[/quote]

So there you go. Why do you care what other families do? [/quote]

She's clearly worried that the 6-8th experience won't be as good, because of attrition. [/quote]

This will depend on the school - the 6-8th experience was great at our k-8 and I appreciated it even more when my first graduated and went to a Big 3. The MS at Big 3 was 100% lowest priority and the weakest division of the school. And my child was just as prepared for 9th grade as the rising 8th graders from the Big 3 (and more prepared in some ways).

To be honest, the attrition we saw recently at our k-8 has been to schools that weren't Big 3 (not even Big X)....which I found very interesting. The past few years, they have mostly jumped to what parents gunning for Big X would consider the "safety schools" for their child in the scenario that the family doesn't want to use their zoned public HS if their child isn't accepted to a more selective Big X. [/quote]

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