I don't HAVE to be in this school district. The elementary school in that district is one of the top in the city and my experience with them has been amazing. Because we moved so much, we had to shuffle the kids schools (especially my son as he was older), and we had some crappy experiences with some of the schools. We bought the house specifically so that the kids could go to this school.
I am really hesitant to move them out to a different school because from all of the chaos that has happened over the last 2 years, this school has been the foundational rock for the kids. The teachers are quite amazing and the kids really love being there. Changes have been hard on them and with my son having been in like 4 schools already in his life, having found a great stable school environment for him has been really positive.
The neighborhood is generally more well-off financially, but there are a couple of pockets like the building I live in which has more middle-class and lower income families. This kinda evens out things at school and I haven't seen kids there being too flashy or have a rich kid snotty attitude. I am sure there are a few kids like that but the overall tenor of the school is very down to earth and friendly.
My son has three years before he moves to middle school and my daughter has five years. If I can secure some kinda housing that is bit better than right now, I'll be fine. I am looking into it to see what I can do. Part of this is me just increasing my income and seeing what I can rent that won't kill my finances.
There is another school nearby that is quite decent as well and I wish we had bought the house in that district. At least I would've had more options and would be able to keep the continuity for the kids. I do have some time so it's not like I need to find a new place by next month, but by next summer would be ideal.
