A friend in a "great" school in a "great" neighborhood , who specifically bought her house because of this particular school has a DD7 same age as my DS so, both going to 3rd in the fall got all 3s and 4s "great" right well the girl can't spell work, doesn't know isn't is Is not etc. You catch my drift. Anyway, seems to me a "great" school gives "great" grades w/o merit !!!!!!!!!!!