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I doubt it. Most private schools don't care how badly you do as long as your tuition check doesn't bounce. One of my childhood friends who lived on the same street as I did went to a swank private school while I was shipped off to the local public school. She flunked her way through high school and was never asked to leave. She's an investment banker now after going to Duke. I outscored her on the SAT by a full 300 points. She's no smarter than I am...her parents were just wealthier.

Individual personal stories are not a good substitute for decisions on big issues i.e. are private schools better than public. I do think private schools have a huge advantage in that they don't have to educate problem children, they can kick them out. And they don't have mandates to deal with. But there are plenty of terrible private schools, plenty. And the resources aren't there for big things as they are in public schools,,,labs, gyms, equipment etc. But on the whole, what they gain in order, discipline, parental involvement and a decent set of kids seems to give them a huge advantage to me. I would willingly send my kid to a less desirable school to have them get a normal life without a bunch of thugs and gangs and drugs, and to go to school with kids from good families.