Catholic schools with academic rigor in NOVA

[Anonymous]

Piggybacking on a recent thread asking this question with respect to DC: which Catholic schools in NOVA are considered academically rigorous? Asking primarily about K-8, but would love to hear about high schools too.

[Anonymous]

Definitely not St. Agnes.

[Anonymous]

My friend who sends his kids to OLGC in Vienna is fairly vocal in his assertion that it’s more rigorous than Thoreau MS.

[Anonymous]

St. Mary’s, St. Louis, St. James, St. Mark

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely not St. Agnes.

Why do you say that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St. Mary’s, St. Louis, St. James, St. Mark

not st. marks

[Anonymous]

The diocesan schools in NoVA follow the same curriculum, so I wouldn’t expect a wide variety between the K-8 ones. And I don’t think the high schools vary all that much either.

[Anonymous]

St Luke has a math track that has Geometry in 8th grade. Foreign language kids routinely place into level 2 in high school.

[Anonymous]

St Agnes is quite rigorous. Excellent high school placement this year with almost half the class going to Visitation or Gonzaga this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St Agnes is quite rigorous. Excellent high school placement this year with almost half the class going to Visitation or Gonzaga this year.

A lot of that could also be attributed to having a lot of students with parents who have the ability to pay the higher tuition rate for the independent Catholic high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend who sends his kids to OLGC in Vienna is fairly vocal in his assertion that it’s more rigorous than Thoreau MS.

I had two go through OLGC recently and I will say, it depends. Some subjects are much more rigorous than FCPS and others not as much.

[Anonymous]

None

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St. Mary’s, St. Louis, St. James, St. Mark

St Louis is where kids who don't get aap go

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St Luke has a math track that has Geometry in 8th grade. Foreign language kids routinely place into level 2 in high school.

Yes, strong math track. Science also strong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St. Mary’s, St. Louis, St. James, St. Mark

St Louis is where kids who don't get aap go

I have three kids at St. Louis and I can’t think of any cases where this applies. Most of the non-military kids have been there since preschool or kindergarten.