http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/168709/Public-vs-Private-in-East-Bay-Area I'm trying to decide whether to send my 5 year old to school in a private or public school. The public elementary has a good rep/test scores. My concern is junior high (I know it's early to worry about that but I'm trying to make the right decisions now) and the public junior highs aren't great here. We can't really afford private but we're going to work it out if that's what we decide. We also have two more younger kids that we'll have to send as well. GreatSchools en-us alma23 I'm going to try this year for a public school, it will the first year fo our family, we have 3 boys, the oldest attended private school since kinder to ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/168709/Public-vs-Private-in-East-Bay-Area?cpage=1#comment_210720 5100.210720 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:13:05 -0700 chrispix If your child is starting elementary, and there's a good public elementary school, save your money and go public. There's no reason you can't switch to private when they hit ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/168709/Public-vs-Private-in-East-Bay-Area?cpage=1#comment_172438 5100.172438 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:13:16 -0700 cubedmom I know I do fundamentally agree. I think it has to do with class size. I have friends & family telling me to go private because the kids sometimes get ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/168709/Public-vs-Private-in-East-Bay-Area?cpage=1#comment_170301 5100.170301 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:43:14 -0700 leeski Why do public schools get such a bad rap. Lots of my neighbors kids have been through the Berkeley system and they are now attending great universities. It's really all ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/168709/Public-vs-Private-in-East-Bay-Area?cpage=1#comment_170016 5100.170016 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:01:01 -0700