[sammyg2]

Jim, you peaked my interest so I went to the school's website and found this:

"At our elementary campus we have our Kindergarten through Eighth grades. The school is supported by the members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and is in direct association with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Academically, St. Paul's has a proven track record with the performance of the Standardized Achievement Testing. The past ten years, St. Paul's has averaged as a school in the mid to upper 70th percentile. We offer art, music, choir, and band classes, foreign language in grades 5th through 8th, student council, and competitive and intramural sport programs. Our facilities include 28 classrooms, two Pentium™ computer labs, 9,000 volume library, music/multimedia rooms, sports field, and gym/fellowship hall on our church campus. "


Part of the credit has to go to the school, but also to the parents. This school is not cheap so the parents who send their kids there tend to be more active participants in the education.
Most of the kids to come from upper middle class families, which also helps.
To gain admission the student AND the parents must submit a resume and pass an interview to make sure they are serious about the education process and are willing to be good mentors and supporters, not only scholastically but spiritually. Basically the school can pick and choose so Johnny with the criminal record and who can't read doesn't get in, neither does the kid who can't speak english. that gives this school a big advantage over the public school system.
Plus if a student isn't behaving or doesn't perform to his or her ability, they give them a talking to and another chance. After that they get the boot.
With a two year waiting list, it isn't fair for a problem kid to drag down the rest of the students when other good students can't get in.