General Info

8th Grade High School Choice


Whether you are a current 8th grade parent/guardian going through the steps with your student, have a kindergartner, or somewhere in between, you might be interested in Lyme’s high school choice process. In Lyme, Students have choice for their high school experience - we have tuition agreements with the following schools: 


Check out the High School Matrix tab to learn more about each school.


Students can also choose to attend independent/private schools.


Our 8th grade students enter their last year of Lyme School somewhere along the spectrum of: “I know exactly where I am going to high school next year” and “I have no idea and I need help figuring it out!” Regardless of where they might be, we coordinate with counselors at our tuition-agreement high schools to provide visit days, family information sessions, and shadowing opportunities to help every student and family with the process. A lot of those events take place in the fall and early winter. I also work with students and talk about their own values, interests, worries, as well as things that excite them about high school. 

Area high schools all do a great job of helping with student transitions to make them as smooth as possible for the fall. Students typically have a plan for where they will be next year in the early to mid spring - some last minute changes are also possible for families and that’s ok, too! We want to ensure that families and students have all the information to make the choice that is best for them. For some students, it is hard to imagine not being with kids you have been in class with for possibly more than nine years. Some students feel more ready for the change than others. It is a special and unique situation for our families and we are here to help with whatever questions about the process they might have.


Please reach out if you have questions or need information!