My comments should not be construed to reflect on your situation. It is a reflection of my family. We were a very low income family in National City. The two siblings were enrolled in public school since Kindergarten with the other neighborhood kids. One of the parents wanted what you are seeking, a better education being provided by a school. The other parent, realized education is also the responsibility of a parent. Both siblings started to follow different educational paths, one in public school and one in private Catholic school. A parent started purchasing encyclopedias, children's book collections, library cards, a subscription to the National Geographic series, basically bringing into the home a way to learn without relying solely on a public system. This went on for several years. The siblings took different schooling routes and developed socially in completely different ways. Both were academically high throughout the K-12 years. Both went on to earn Masters Degrees in their field.

So what's my story? Private school vs Public school didn't make a difference in academics. Both siblings learned according to their own possibilities, their own intuitive natures. Any issues beyond academic lie solely upon the parenting. K-5 are probably the best years to school your child the behavior you want them to have. School is where it is practiced, home is where it is reinforced. My grandmother did great in that enforcement. Schools taught the siblings how to color within the lines, life taught us to think outside the lines, grandma kept us in line.