Y'all are all really overstating how good of a school Allen is. Sure, it's good, but it's not even in the Top 5 Public Schools in Dallas. Southlake, TAG, Plano West, Coppell, and Highland Park are all much better than Allen. Even the McKinney schools and the other Plano's are better. When you count in the top privates like Hockaday, Jesuit, Ursuline, Cistercian, St. Mark's, and Greenhill, all of which are on the same level or higher than the top 5 public schools, you realize that Allen isn't that great of a school in comparison to the other many schools in Dallas. I know several families who moved out of Allen's school district once their children started approaching high school age because of the immense size of it.

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Posted by Fred Farkle

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 5/20/14 at 12:07 pm to TigerSaintInDallas

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Y'all are all really overstating how good of a school Allen is

I don't think so - I agree with you that the schools you mentioned are all top notch. And I don't think anybody claims any of the public schools are on the level with Dallas' top privates - which are some of the best privates in the country. But I think Allen is every bit as good - especially for those interested in pursuing a top education - as any of the other public schools you mentioned. Plus you don't have to spend $1.5 million to live in HP.

It is big - and if big is scary - then Lovejoy is where some are moving. Also a great district right next door. But none of the folks I know made that choice because Allen was deficient. They did it because they were concerned about their particular child getting lost in a big school.

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