What a throwback this is - I attended FASNY from 8th grade to 10th grade, back when there was no 11th or 12th grade.
I came to FASNY from an all American private school when I was 13 or 14, having been out of the French education system since I was 8 years old.
Getting a 4/20 on my first dictée was not fun at all but I improved very fast and eventually chose the Bac L. In any case climbing that mountain was way better than after-school tutoring via the CNED ;)
French American School of New York, 145 New Street, Mamaroneck