Where to look for school ratings? I am seeing different on greatschools.com than what realtor listing showing, not sure what to believe. TIA

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Different sources have different ratings. Just look up as many as you can and make as good as a decision as you can.

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Niche and greatschools are fine but take specific places in the rankings with a grain of salt. For example there may not be huge differences in the top 20 (especially non magnet). They may also index on things you might not care as much about (eg. Do you want your kid to have a good high school sports scene, or be around diverse classmates, or just get into the best possible college etc).

Also, keep in mind that the absolute best schools have issues of their own. For example, in my state, the top ranked school makes it hyper competitive to even get into AP classes, is notorious for grade deflation because it’s so hard etc. Sends tons of kids to ivies, but also pretty mercilessly leaves other kids behind. I’ve heard they place them on different tracks as early as middle school.

Even if that’s what you want to subject your kid to, consider that they may have better outcomes from a more chill school where they can stand out.

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What type of schools are you looking at? Public , private , elementary, middle, high?

Public elementary

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