St. Patrick’s vs NPS

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Anonymous wrote:How did each school do with outplacement this year?

NPS placed about a third of this year's class at the Cathedral Schools and about a third at Landon & Holton Arms.

Above drew many this year. Rest to- HTrinity, Holy Child, Buills, Maret, Sidwell, Potomac, GDS. Congratulations (soon to be) graduates!

NPS Class of 2020

Holton-Arms School 7
St. Albans School 7
Landon School 6
National Cathedral School 5
Maret School 3
Sidwell Friends School 2
Potomac School 2
Connelly School of the Holy Child 2
Georgetown Day School 1
Bullis School 1
Holy Trinity School 1

Grand Total 37

That is a pretty nice list of outplacements. Congratulations kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No comparison. Nps is so much better. More compassionate, better teachers and administrators. Our friends son attends st Patrick’s and his lower school teacher sounds like a nightmare.

I have to agree, similar reasons. NPS does that "decade of childhood" gig extraordinarily well.

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Anonymous wrote:My children, currently in high school and college, both attended St Pats and then moved to top private schools in the area for 7th. They both had peers at their new schools who came from NPS. From the little I could see as a parent, as well as anecdotal evidence from my kids, there was no significant difference between the kids who came from St Pats and NPS. They seemed be equally well-prepared academically and generally really great kids (good citizens, honest, and kind).

I know and like many NPS families. I was happy with our experience at St Pats. My children have done extremely well at the schools they have attended since St Pats as have their peers who attended NPS. I honestly believe they are both great little schools and most children would do well at both. I think, in the end, if you have to chose between these two schools you are extremely fortunate and you should just go with whatever feels more comfortable to you and your family. Were I to be in that position tomorrow, knowing what I know now, I would choose based on how comfortable I felt while visiting each school - taking into consideration the school atmosphere - and my interactions with the administration, teachers, and other families.

+1. I wound choose between the two based on location. Never underestimate the importance of that!