Average SAT Scores for Top Local Catholic Schools

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Anonymous wrote:Trust me, no Catholic parent is selecting these schools based upon scores - we never even thought about it. Catholics don’t view our schools like many view the independent schools (ie, college admission stats and or standardized test scores). We go for other reasons and for the most part, many of the parents at Visi or Gonzaga are wealthy/very connected or highly educated. They can go to most any college/university and still get a great job because of the network. They don’t see college like you - a gateway into a different higher class. For example, we are in Chevy Chase. The goal for most of our girls has always been Visi, going generations back. We are not at all interested in the independent schools even if they sent their entire graduating class to Harvard. I know that statement seems extreme but there isn’t really a way to emphasize just how much our families laser focus on the schools at the top of the list and there are many tears and lots of hand wringing if our kid doesn’t get in.

+100 We only looked at Catholic schools for our DD, even though I’m confident she could’ve gotten into any of the T3 schools. (99% HSPT, all A’s in MS, high performer in her club sport, member of an outside orchestra, fluent in several languages because we’ve lived overseas.) We (and she) were only interested in a Catholic foundation in a school that is not hell-bent on wokism. We want her to have a well-rounded education without wasting time on DEI nonsense. Whether the school she’s attending has a high SAT average doesn’t matter to us, what matters is her own score. She’ll take honors and AP courses, and if needed, a SAT prep.

Your post has me second-guessing whether it's really a good idea to send my kid to a Catholic school.

Send your kid to whichever school is the best for them. If you/they want an education based on Catholic foundational values, then by all means go to a Catholic school. If these more conservative Catholic values are too much, then there are plenty of public and secular privates you’d be happier at.

As others have pointed out, ridiculous bragging about your kids' achievements and throwing around catch-phrases like "DEI nonsense" have absolutely nothing to do with "Catholic foundational values". You sound absolutely insufferable and I'd be embarrassed to share a school community with you.

Not asking you to share a school community with me, and hoping you wouldn’t. It doesn’t sound like Catholic schools are for you if you can’t accept Catholic practices and traditions.

You appear to know about as much about Catholic practices and traditions as Rastafarian practices and traditions and I can’t imagine anyone in their right mind wanting to share a school with you. I can only hope that you are in fact a troll.

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Anonymous wrote:Niche data is a joke. It is based on reported scores, not actual scores.

And where is Georgetown Prep in your summary?

And I’m pretty sure that SJC has more National Merit Scholars than Gonzaga.

Catholic Boy School Academic Rankings:

Georgetown Prep
SJC
GZ

And what else did you pull out of your ass today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Niche data is a joke. It is based on reported scores, not actual scores.

And where is Georgetown Prep in your summary?

And I’m pretty sure that SJC has more National Merit Scholars than Gonzaga.

Catholic Boy School Academic Rankings:

Georgetown Prep
SJC
GZ

SJC is not a Catholic boys school. It is also not better than Gonzaga academically.

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Anonymous wrote:Trust me, no Catholic parent is selecting these schools based upon scores - we never even thought about it. Catholics don’t view our schools like many view the independent schools (ie, college admission stats and or standardized test scores). We go for other reasons and for the most part, many of the parents at Visi or Gonzaga are wealthy/very connected or highly educated. They can go to most any college/university and still get a great job because of the network. They don’t see college like you - a gateway into a different higher class. For example, we are in Chevy Chase. The goal for most of our girls has always been Visi, going generations back. We are not at all interested in the independent schools even if they sent their entire graduating class to Harvard. I know that statement seems extreme but there isn’t really a way to emphasize just how much our families laser focus on the schools at the top of the list and there are many tears and lots of hand wringing if our kid doesn’t get in.

+100 We only looked at Catholic schools for our DD, even though I’m confident she could’ve gotten into any of the T3 schools. (99% HSPT, all A’s in MS, high performer in her club sport, member of an outside orchestra, fluent in several languages because we’ve lived overseas.) We (and she) were only interested in a Catholic foundation in a school that is not hell-bent on wokism. We want her to have a well-rounded education without wasting time on DEI nonsense. Whether the school she’s attending has a high SAT average doesn’t matter to us, what matters is her own score. She’ll take honors and AP courses, and if needed, a SAT prep.

I hope this is satire. If you were a true Christian, a true believe in the message of Jesus, you would never use the term "wokism". Instead, you are arrogant and insufferable. Blessed are the meek, lady.

DP. Why is this term so triggering for you? It’s the new PC. And lots of us what to avoid it.

Triggering is not the appropriate word. I'm just annoyed by faux Christians going on and on about how important the "Catholic" in Catholic schools is to them when all they really care about is their own wealth and status. Anything that challenges their status quo or their privileged status and their belief that they are superior must be avoided, so they mock it. It's just so hypocritical and tiresome.

Not sure what you expect from people who worship a false prophet who sits on a throne.

Please go back to entertaining yourself by putting up your virtue-signaling yard signs. How else will you tell your neighbors what they should think....

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I’m OP who originally posted the data. I am Catholic and my DD is enrolled at Visi. This post was more so a “hey this is interesting” and that is all. Not sure why all of the non Catholics are so triggered by this data. And as an aside, I have absolutely no problem with DEI programming done correctly. I don’t think you can claim to be Catholic and be so unwelcoming of other races and cultures. That said for those putting down the scores, we literally don’t care. We want a Catholic education for our kids so it comes down to finding the best fit, not SAT scores. We aren’t envious or have a desire to go to the independent schools which may have higher scores.

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Catholicism and woke-ism are very compatible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Catholicism and woke-ism are very compatible.

LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m OP who originally posted the data. I am Catholic and my DD is enrolled at Visi. This post was more so a “hey this is interesting” and that is all. Not sure why all of the non Catholics are so triggered by this data. And as an aside, I have absolutely no problem with DEI programming done correctly. I don’t think you can claim to be Catholic and be so unwelcoming of other races and cultures. That said for those putting down the scores, we literally don’t care. We want a Catholic education for our kids so it comes down to finding the best fit, not SAT scores. We aren’t envious or have a desire to go to the independent schools which may have higher scores.

+100

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP who originally posted the data. I am Catholic and my DD is enrolled at Visi. This post was more so a “hey this is interesting” and that is all. Not sure why all of the non Catholics are so triggered by this data. And as an aside, I have absolutely no problem with DEI programming done correctly. I don’t think you can claim to be Catholic and be so unwelcoming of other races and cultures. That said for those putting down the scores, we literally don’t care. We want a Catholic education for our kids so it comes down to finding the best fit, not SAT scores. We aren’t envious or have a desire to go to the independent schools which may have higher scores.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Catholicism and woke-ism are very compatible.

LOL!

DP: It's absolutely true, and you would agree if you knew about Catholicism beyond clickbait headlines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this real or from Niche?

You can get the real numbers from the actual SAT report of you kid because it shows you the school average.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this real or from Niche?

You can get the real numbers from the actual SAT report of you kid because it shows you the school average.

The average of the students who sat for that one test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None of these sources are accurate. These are all based on self reported scores on a site most people don’t even know about. The only score that matters at your kids school is your kids. So average scores aren’t really something to care about.

The average matters because you need to compare your kid to the school average the way colleges will. (This is also why a lower school average helps your kid if they score well, but not over 1550). But you will know what that real number is because it will be on your child's SAT report.

I wish the number reported on this thread was correct for DC's school because that would have been great for my kid. However the real number in the SAT report is 150 points higher than what was posted here, putting my kid well below the school average. Great score though, good enough for the current target list, and we are proud of our kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this real or from Niche?

You can get the real numbers from the actual SAT report of you kid because it shows you the school average.

The average of the students who sat for that one test.

Which often is everyone or nearly everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Niche data is a joke. It is based on reported scores, not actual scores.

And where is Georgetown Prep in your summary?

And I’m pretty sure that SJC has more National Merit Scholars than Gonzaga.

Catholic Boy School Academic Rankings:

Georgetown Prep
SJC
GZ

SJC is not a Catholic boys school. It is also not better than Gonzaga academically.

Gonzaga is not a true Catholic school due to lack of diversity. It’s population is more akin to the Cathedral schools and should be compared as so.