Received Lower Lab Invite - but live in BPC with child in PS 276 - what to do?

[Sa777]

Hi - Randomly we got an invite to Lower Lab Manhattan (Upper east) while our daughter is a Kindergartner in PS 276 in Battery Park City. We are happy with PS 276 and our neighborhood but unsure what to do at this point given Lower Lab is a well reputed school.

She loves studies , does a homework easily and is very creative (drawing, painting, building)

We love BPC as a neighborhood and commuting her to school everyday seems unfair to her and to us. Moving also seems like a less palatable option given we love BPC so much.

Would love to get feedback and thoughts here based on how much is the differential between a G&T school like Lower Lab vs a decent district school like PS 276.

Does it affect her future prospects?

Thanks so much for your thoughts and ideas!!

[Tribecamom]

Congratulations!! LL is supposed to be amazing. I say take it!! Did you just get the call or email? So odd how everything is rolling out this year. What a mess.

[test321]

If you are happy in PS276, stay with it because you know what you're getting. Lower Lab has a lot of unhappy parents that aired their concerns on insideschools that the website stopped allowing comments.
https://insideschools.org/school/02M077


Just because a school is well known doesn't mean it is a good fit for your child. If moving is not an option, do you really want your child to commute in a post pandemic world with crime on public transportation and all over? And let's be honest, with the current political climate G&T programs will be phased out.....I am sure your child will do well whatever you decide.

[Sa777]

Congratulations!! LL is supposed to be amazing. I say take it!! Did you just get the call or email? So odd how everything is rolling out this year. What a mess.

Thanks! Received an email.

[Chloe]

Dc is at LL and we're very happy. We commute from downtown and the trip is worth it to us.