St. John the Beloved in McLean

[Anonymous]

Hi all- moving to the area in summer. Does anyone have any feedback on this catholic school? How big are the class sizes and is there a long waitlist? How likely to get in by September?

[Anonymous]

Just call and ask. The school will be happy to discuss.

[Anonymous]

I feel that you’ll have no problem getting in

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know anything about this school in terms of community and academics?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know anything about this school in terms of community and academics?

In terms of community, most students are from the surrounding McLean neighborhoods since the majority matriculate to McLean High School after grade 8. So it should have a “neighborhood” feel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel that you’ll have no problem getting in

To the contrary I’ve heard it’s near impossible for many grades.

[Anonymous]

Great school! But plan to use the xlnt local public schools if you can't get it. They also expect you to be an active parishioner. Those applicants come before new people in town

[Anonymous]

Our Catholic neighbors prefe St Luke’s on Georgetown Pike, even though StJB is closer. Not sure why. Might want to look into both schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great school! But plan to use the xlnt local public schools if you can't get it. They also expect you to be an active parishioner. Those applicants come before new people in town

This is not true. The school has a very high percentage of non-Catholics and does not charge non-Catholics more money to attend. That’s unheard of for a parochial school.

[Anonymous]

How does it compare to St. Luke or St. James? Or are they pretty interchangeable, apart from location?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does it compare to St. Luke or St. James? Or are they pretty interchangeable, apart from location?

Each one has a different feel. St. Luke would be my third choice. Are you a practicing Catholic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great school! But plan to use the xlnt local public schools if you can't get it. They also expect you to be an active parishioner. Those applicants come before new people in town

This is not true. The school has a very high percentage of non-Catholics and does not charge non-Catholics more money to attend. That’s unheard of for a parochial school.

?? It’s standard for nova catholic schools to have a catholic rate and a non-catholic rate. Priority acceptance criteria is also standard practice - ex: siblings, parishioners, then non-parishioners…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Each one has a different feel. St. Luke would be my third choice. Are you a practicing Catholic?

I’m not the OP, but can you say more about the feel? I am a practicing Catholic but attend a different parish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great school! But plan to use the xlnt local public schools if you can't get it. They also expect you to be an active parishioner. Those applicants come before new people in town

This is not true. The school has a very high percentage of non-Catholics and does not charge non-Catholics more money to attend. That’s unheard of for a parochial school.

Uh, St. Luke most definitely charged us the non-catholic fee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great school! But plan to use the xlnt local public schools if you can't get it. They also expect you to be an active parishioner. Those applicants come before new people in town

This is not true. The school has a very high percentage of non-Catholics and does not charge non-Catholics more money to attend. That’s unheard of for a parochial school.

Uh, St. Luke most definitely charged us the non-catholic fee.

Right here. Catholic parishioner fee, Catholic non-parishioner fee and non-catholic fee. https://stlukeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/23-24_Tuition_and_Fess.pdf