Flint Hill for High School.

[Anonymous]

Tell me about it. It’s a top choice for our child. Have your kids enjoyed it. Are people mostly from Vienna Oakton and adjacent? Is the non-sporty kid going to find a friend group? Are there any trips or traditions that your kids have enjoyed? I’m trying to differentiate it from other schools.

[Anonymous]

The new Upper School facilities are very nice especially the sports facilities. However, for many sports, FH is not very competitive.

We live in Vienna and a few kids in our neighborhood go there. I suspect they draw from Vienna, Oakton, Reston, and McLean area but there are kids from other regions.

[Anonymous]

Anyone bave anything else to share?

[Anonymous]

My daughters go. We are very happy there. Neither are sporty, both have lots of friends. Much less snooty than other options and secular which is important to us.

[Anonymous]

It was our (DC’s and parents’) second choice, only because of commute (from Falls Church). DC really liked it, especially the math, science, and art offerings. First and second choices were neck-and-neck, so commute and a so-so experience with the head of the US academic center (who isn’t there anymore) were the deciding factors.

[Anonymous]

Mostly Vienna, Oakton, Great Falls, McLean kids. Good number of Reston, Arlington, Herndon kids too. Then also kids from other areas.

[Anonymous]

It is not considered as strong academically as Potomac. I think of it as secular SSSAS for farther out Nova.

Has not been 1st choice for our K-8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is not considered as strong academically as Potomac. I think of it as secular SSSAS for farther out Nova.

Has not been 1st choice for our K-8.

OP didn’t ask to compare Flint Hill to either of those schools. Potomac isn’t considered as academically strong as Sidwell or the Cathedral schools.

[Anonymous]

Our children had good experiences there but were somewhat sporty.

Of note is that your college outcomes might not be different than from going public. That was not our reason for choosing private, but many think it’s the main reason so keep that in mind. We thought the college counseling at FH was very good.

[Anonymous]

The Potomac comparison is apples and oranges to me. We ruled out Potomac because they don’t offer AP. The schools my children are aiming for expect AP and the rigor of a relatively new high school (Potomac didn’t have a high school when Ingram up here) doesn’t overcome its lack of AP. Potomac is sports, pretty campus, and good kids but its lack of AP is a huge problem for a lot of families

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Potomac comparison is apples and oranges to me. We ruled out Potomac because they don’t offer AP. The schools my children are aiming for expect AP and the rigor of a relatively new high school (Potomac didn’t have a high school when Ingram up here) doesn’t overcome its lack of AP. Potomac is sports, pretty campus, and good kids but its lack of AP is a huge problem for a lot of families

I don’t think 35+ years should be considered “new” or even “relatively new” but as a nova family we also didn’t even consider Potomac for a variety of reasons that made it a poor fit for DC. We did strongly consider FH but DC ultimately chose a different school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Potomac comparison is apples and oranges to me. We ruled out Potomac because they don’t offer AP. The schools my children are aiming for expect AP and the rigor of a relatively new high school (Potomac didn’t have a high school when Ingram up here) doesn’t overcome its lack of AP. Potomac is sports, pretty campus, and good kids but its lack of AP is a huge problem for a lot of families

I don’t think 35+ years should be considered “new” or even “relatively new” but as a nova family we also didn’t even consider Potomac for a variety of reasons that made it a poor fit for DC. We did strongly consider FH but DC ultimately chose a different school.

Your child made a wise choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Potomac comparison is apples and oranges to me. We ruled out Potomac because they don’t offer AP. The schools my children are aiming for expect AP and the rigor of a relatively new high school (Potomac didn’t have a high school when Ingram up here) doesn’t overcome its lack of AP. Potomac is sports, pretty campus, and good kids but its lack of AP is a huge problem for a lot of families

Potomac might not have been the right school for you, but that's a dumb reason. The most elite schools expect students to have taken the most rigorous classes available. Potomac, like all other schools, sends a college profile that explains their AP class policy and what a rigorous curriculum looks like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Potomac comparison is apples and oranges to me. We ruled out Potomac because they don’t offer AP. The schools my children are aiming for expect AP and the rigor of a relatively new high school (Potomac didn’t have a high school when Ingram up here) doesn’t overcome its lack of AP. Potomac is sports, pretty campus, and good kids but its lack of AP is a huge problem for a lot of families

I don’t think 35+ years should be considered “new” or even “relatively new” but as a nova family we also didn’t even consider Potomac for a variety of reasons that made it a poor fit for DC. We did strongly consider FH but DC ultimately chose a different school.

Your child made a wise choice.

if they hate then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up”

[Anonymous]

The kids seem to get along well with each other at Flint Hill.