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What are considered the best elementary schools in the state? Obviously, Wheeler and Moses Brown and the like are on those lists, but what about something under $15k/a year? Nothing public. Religious affiliation isn't important.
I understand this is entirely subjective and am just curious. If you send your children to a private school, I'd love to hear why you love/hate it. Thanks.
It really depends on what you are looking for- the "best" isn't the best for every child. I've known students who have been miserable at Wheeler or MB- and flourished in a nurturing, less competitive school like Gordon in East Prov or Rocky Hill in East Greenwich. I also know families who are very happy with Mercymount, a Catholic school in Cumberland.
I can't answer your question but I don't think you are doing your children any great favor sending them to private schools over a good public school. Private school will insulate them from the rest of the world. They will likely only meet children from families just like yours and not learn that not everyone is the same or has money. My kids learned a lot by going to a more diverse but high quality public school. They made friends with kids who were Israeli, Indian, African-American, South American, Russian, Polish, Spanish and others. One child was a "Best Buddy" for a kid from Iran whose father was a translator for American forces. My kids saw that they had a lot more than many of their friends so as they got older they were less materialistic than other kids. My kids also learned how to cope with problem kids in classes and how to learn in a group environment which prepared them well for college. You can't learn things like that from a private school. JMHO, Jay
I can't answer your question but I don't think you are doing your children any great favor sending them to private schools over a good public school. Private school will insulate them from the rest of the world. They will likely only meet children from families just like yours and not learn that not everyone is the same or has money. My kids learned a lot by going to a more diverse but high quality public school. They made friends with kids who were Israeli, Indian, African-American, South American, Russian, Polish, Spanish and others. One child was a "Best Buddy" for a kid from Iran whose father was a translator for American forces. My kids saw that they had a lot more than many of their friends so as they got older they were less materialistic than other kids. My kids also learned how to cope with problem kids in classes and how to learn in a group environment which prepared them well for college. You can't learn things like that from a private school. JMHO, Jay
I live in Buttonwoods. My children would attend Park, which decidedly not a great school by even Warwick standards, much less state or nationwide ones. If I lived in a better district, it would be a consideration. I understand they won't be exposed to much diversity, I wasn't either growing up in Catholic school and I always wish I had been.
It really depends on what you are looking for- the "best" isn't the best for every child. I've known students who have been miserable at Wheeler or MB- and flourished in a nurturing, less competitive school like Gordon in East Prov or Rocky Hill in East Greenwich. I also know families who are very happy with Mercymount, a Catholic school in Cumberland.
I'm just looking for a place that provides a good education, preferably a place that still has music and art classes, plenty of extra curriculars. I assume what most people want in a school.
St. Philomena School in Portsmouth is a great school. About $8K per year. 2x Blue Ribbon School. A lot of the doctors send their kids over there. It's a Catholic school, but there is a sizable non-Catholics (or even Christians) there. Check em out.
Stony Lane ES in N. Kingstown for public, another Blue Ribbon school.
OP wanted schools under 15K. Portsmouth Priory's boarding tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year is $54,630 and the day tuition is $35,860. Parents should plan on approximately $1,500 of additional costs for books, fees, and school-sponsored trips. There is also an additional fee of $875 for international students.
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