About-face...

As it turns out, I may have spoken too soon about Deerfield Academy. Irene really enjoyed St. Paul's, which is in Concord, New Hampshire. Only 75 minutes away.

As for whether it's better or worse, I really can't say. U.S. News & World Report doesn't do an elite boarding school ranking and so they can be hard to compare. It's something Irene has been trying to figure out. Endowments and class sizes are just readily available criteria.

St. Paul does have a strong Episcopal tradition. And a monster chapel.