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What school did you decide on? Lower Merion School District
Calendar year your child entered 2011
Grade your child entered 1st
What neighborhood are you in? Montgomery County
What schools did you consider? CW Henry, Lower Merion Schools, Greene Street Friends
What factors were most important to you? Tuition, Location, Reputation, Public Eduction, School Performance (test scores, success of graduates), Teacher Quality, Principal Quality, Diversity
What first attracted you to the school? Excellent reputation, public school
What were the critical factors that led to your choice? All my kids could go to a neighborhood elementary, middle and high school that provided quality education. We attended two local public schools in NW Phila and were not thrilled with the education our child was receiving. The move was difficult for us parents but we are thrilled with our decision. All LMSD schools have foreign language 3x a week starting 2nd grade, excellent art and music programs, afterschool activities, and parent participation. The schools are more diverse than you would expect – including children of Asian, Indian, and European background as well as African American. Of my child’s class of 18, 8 are non-white. Several kids in the class do not have English as a first language. Taxes are crazy high but at least the school quality reflects that.
Did you relocate in order to choose this school? Yes
On the political spectrum, I consider myself to be liberal
Please share anything else about your experience
This is a snapshot of one parent’s school choice. You can read other parent testimonials and help other parents. Take five minutes to complete an anonymous survey to tell PSS and our readers about your school choice!
This blog should focus on schools that serve students who live in Philadelphia. What's next, reviews of the Cherry Hill School District?
This blog has always focused on the school search PROCESS in _Greater_ Philadelphia, not on schools themselves. To your point, even if this blog were to focus only on city-specific topics, this report is from a parent who decided to leave the city is greatly relevant. Many city parents are considering this same choice.
You think people need this blog to know that families move out of Philly, which spends less than $14K per student, to a district that spends almost $22K per student and shockingly find it of high-quality? Such back-patting in this post. Oooh, the small class isn't entirely white and "several" students have other first languages. Quelle surprise! Curious that the parent doesn't mention the rate of "economically-disadvantaged" students as the PSD puts it – obvious what kind of "diversity" matters (the rich kind)! This blog, which has so much promise, frequently turns into a journal of unexamined privilege.