The only people that I know who send their kids to private school in my westchester town, with one of the highest ranked high schools in New York, have money to burn or their kids have learning issues and need the smaller class size. Why would you want to pay our crazy taxes and send them to private school if money is not growing on your backyard trees. Our high school does VERY well year after year. The admissions counselors know the rigor of our school and the level of competition that exists. Just the stress alone of going to a school that is not in close proximity can be difficult for an overworked, and very tired teenager. The fact that she can’t be number one is a little disheartening to me in that you are actually focusing on that as a sixth grader. Kids who are not number one get into top tier schools, too. Just my humble opinion…