<p>OMG !!! I have 2 kids living in Manhattan. My D who will be married in a few months said she would leave Manhattan if she has a baby. Mostly likely to NJ.
My son has to be at work by 7AM in midtown and works 12 hours will likely not want a long commute even if he is married. He currently rents an apt 2 subway stops away and is looking to buy something along #6 subway.
I am starting to worry about their future children’s education.</p>
<p>Both my kids had private education in the Bay Area.</p>
<p>Trinity, Collegiate, Horace Mann, Brearley, Dalton, Chapin, and Spence (NYC private schools) all send roughly a third of each class to Ivy League school, and 80-90% of students to what this site defined as “Strong schools”, top 50 national universities and top 30 liberal arts colleges. Of course, college admissions should not be the sole reason to send one’s child to a particular school, but these stats do provide food for thought.</p>
<p>Cbreeze: just tell your son to buy an apartment in district 2 Manhattan, or district 15 in Brooklyn (cobble hill/Carroll gardens/park slope, nice areas and better than manhattan) and he will be absolutely fine for public schools. I wish someone told me.</p>
<p>Payitforward: this is where I get really frustrated. I guess you haven’t read anything i or other NYers have said. It’s all reaction and prejudgment.</p>
<p>Re: this list. Interesting. Looking at it now, it brings out the worst in me. jk. But when I enrolled my 3 year old in one of the schools, years ago, you can be sure I never looked or never cared about where she would go to college. Though she isn’t at one of those top 5 schools.</p>
<p>redpoint, I see that school district 2 is the area that my son (and my D) currently rents and interested in purchasing. Are all the schools in district 2 equal?</p>
<p>I doubt they are equal, but living in district 2 avails your kids to some of the best middle schools and high schools in the city. It drives everyone else crazy. I don’t know about elementary schools, but I’m sure there are some good ones.</p>
<p>*ceramics barn with ten pottery wheels and three kilns.</p>
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<p>This is a perk that had to be specially mentioned? The urban public school my younger D attended elementary & middle school had 7 wheels & two kilns. ( also a black box theater- professional auditorium- dance studio & music room)</p>
<p>My son’s middle school (public) has a weather module (it records all sorts of data and is connected to the National Weather Service network) and a tv studio. What it doesn’t have is enough musical instruments in good repair. Which is quite a deficiency for a music magnet school. We are planning to donate a clarinet in my son’s honor at his graduation.</p>
<p>As a former district 2 parent, I believe that there is public school and there is district 2 public schools, while all schools are not equal, the district houses some of the best elementary/middle schools in the city. District 2 spans from downtown on the west side (BPC/Tribeca) to the East east side (~88th street).</p>
<p>Just my 2 cents, not even specific to this conversation but a generally known fact in private schools: the families that can afford full pay are not only paying for their children, they are subsidizing the presence of the diversity kids. Where do you think that money comes from? Not only are they paying full tuition, they are also bankrolling the schools’ annual funds, capital campaigns, etc., etc. You simply cannot have these elite institutions of learning without the participation of the 1%. I know there’s a lot of dissatisfaction about how the rich get richer, but the full tale of the tape is that many of them also ENrich the communities where they and their kids participate. The high price tag is only that high for those who can afford it…those who can’t but are still qualified and /or bring something special to the table, receive significant discounts, and the opportunity can genuinely function as a ladder to a higher tier. That’s a big part of why these slots are so competitive.</p>
<p>Cbreeze, if district 2 is still expensive they should try district 15 in Brooklyn. A great place to live, with good schools. PS 29 is one of the ones you want to be zoned for. They also have good middle schools. District 2 manhattan has great high schools also.</p>
<p>Thank you for the info. His target area is along the 6 train for quick commute to work. Gramercy Park preferably.He can afford a 1BR now, but not big enough for a future family.</p>
<p>In some cases I imagine living in a lousy school district in order to pay less for an apartment (and then pay private school tuition) makes financial sense. </p>
jk. But when I enrolled my 3 year old in one of the schools, years ago, you can be sure I never looked or never cared about where she would go to college. Though she isn’t at one of those top 5 schools.</p>