There is an educational misunderstanding, which can be said that almost all parents and children in our whole society are deeply involved and suffer greatly. The relationship between key schools and general schools, in the final analysis, is the question of which school your child is suitable for.
To measure the quality of a school's education, we should not only look at how high its enrollment rate is, but also look at the ratio of its export quality (college entrance examination scores) to its entrance quality (the quality of students entering this school, that is, the scores and rankings of senior high school entrance examinations). This ratio is greater than 1, which shows that the students' academic performance has improved and the quality of education in the school is relatively high; Equal to 1, indicating that the students who entered this school have not made any progress in their studies and the teaching quality is mediocre; If it is less than 1, it shows that the teaching quality of this school is very poor, and the academic performance of students entering this school has decreased year-on-year. There is no essential difference between the teaching quality of key schools and ordinary schools. The reason why they have such a high enrollment rate and online rate in the college entrance examination is only because of its high quality of students, because it monopolizes high-quality students in the college entrance examination.
From the point of view of being conducive to children's growth and stable improvement of academic performance, I personally think that a school that is relatively suitable for children to enter high school should at least be in the middle of the admission score line of the school you want children to enter (preferably in the front), and it is best to be in the top 20% or 30% of all candidates in this school or in the top 10- 15 of the classes they enter.
If your child's real academic performance is a little worse than what I said, don't go straight to the point, even the average level of ordinary schools can't be reached, then let nature take its course and go to any school you can. Children can enter a new school happily or graduate from this school smoothly and safely. No matter whether the children can go to college or not, as long as they can stand on their own feet in society and stay out of trouble after graduation, what are parents dissatisfied with?
If you really think that your child is very talented and has a much better learning foundation than children of the same age, and belongs to a particularly excellent type of child, then you might as well choose a school with better primary school conditions for him at the latest in junior high school. Of course, the premise is that his academic performance should be among the best among children of the same age in the school you choose for your child. There is no need to spend money on choosing a school in high school.
Therefore, parents must have a normal mind, and never demand what level their children should reach or what school they should be admitted to. Otherwise, they may not only fail to achieve the goal you want to achieve, but also be counterproductive.
Please remember: only the best school for children is the best school! Only such a school can provide your child with the most suitable soil for his growth to the maximum extent.