<p>D is in 8th grade at such a school as your second example, only it goes all the way through high school and it has a record of getting 100% of its seniors admitted to college-colleges that work well for THEM. The small environment allows the kids to get one-on-one attention should they need it, with everything from working a grade (or two or three) ahead in a subject, to help catching up. The college and career counselor will sit with families to help with college applications, FAFSA, scholarships, whatever they need. And the colleges are taking notice.</p>
<p>We love this place and though the district has several large public HS with IB, Cambridge, AP and more, we won’t consider sending our D anyplace else. </p>
<p>8th grade is NOT too early to think these things through-some of D’s schoolmates have chosen to leave, only to come back because they find that they don’t like being just one of the crowd.The school starts the kids researching majors and colleges as early as 6th grade so that by the time they’re ready to start making lists, they don’t need a site like CC because they already know what their limitations or expectations are-and their parents do too.</p>