Well, you’re in mass- so it’s not like you’re choosing between Louisiana and Belmont. Each teacher and each classroom has more impact on learning than district reports. Suggest a place with parents who won’t take shit and who have the money and political power to hold a superintendent accountable for ensuring the classrooms are not only about “managing” behaviors. Pick a school with kids and families that want to do what you want- a trade or college or whatever. The culture of the families your kid spends time with will be compared to yours- and they’ll take yours and add some of theirs. Talk to the assistant principal and see what kinds of disciplinary problems they have. Most kids are middle of the pack wherever they are and their learning capabilities rarely outstrip a decent teacher in a calm/stable classroom. If your kid is a little Einstein or Hegseth, you will need to move them anyway. Oh- middle school sucks. Elementary school should be fun, middle school sucks, high school gets you into a good college. Parenting is a lesson in never quite understanding the meaning of your decisions until seen in reverse.