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By most accounts, Mercer Island, Washington, is an ideal place to raise a family. It's expensive (just about anywhere near Seattle is), but there are perks. The public schools are among the highest-achieving in the state. The kids here seem to have everything, including near-perfect grades.
"A quarter of our class has GPAs over 3.9," said student Zitong Wang. It all sounds pretty good, right? Correspondent Lee Cowan spoke with Wang and three fellow members of the Class of 2020 – Thomas Lee, Meghana Kakubal and Joe Gormley – during their last semester before heading off to college.More Related News