<p>I have a daughter that is currently at a college prep at 20k per year. She went to public all the way through 8th grade but noticed her grades were dropping due to many distractions including being coed. Also, we moved her because 1/3 of the kids from the public high school were ending up at the community college instead of a 4 year college and we didn’t want that for our daughter. It was a hard decision at first since we are in a good school district. She is now in her 2nd year and we are VERY happy we moved her to private. She is still in touch with her old public school friends and the private school education is much harder and better preparation for college. We love the school she goes to. It’s single sex and only 100 girls in her 2013 class. They get personal attention from the teachers and administration. Our goal has never been to get her into an Ivy League school however there are schools that have more success at that. </p>
<p>It is not the school that produces Ivy League kids…it is up to the student and whether they want to work hard during their high school years. I know plenty of kids that are capable of going to an Ivy League but they don’t want to work that hard and instead want to have a fun high school experience. In conclusion, you can go to the worst high school and get into an Ivy League school if you want to…private school doesn’t guaranty anything because they can’t do the work for your child.</p>