Getting into Flint Hill for middle school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

I know two people who are extremely happy at FH. But FYI, Green Hedges (K-8) and New School of NoVA (6-12) are both close by FH.

[Anonymous]

Wow, someone had any negative (and fair) comment about Flint Hill reported and erased.

[Anonymous]

My very unofficial word-of-mouth sense for is that outside of the most elite schools, there is a bit less interest in private schools as compared to the past three years. Mostly because public schools have gotten back to normal.

[Anonymous]

I think it's open entry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's open entry?

No it isn’t.

[Anonymous]

This is from their website. It may be helpful re: entry points. Good luck!

Our natural entry points are grades JK, K, 5, 7, and 9. JK has one class; we add a second section in Kindergarten and a third section at 5th grade. In middle school, each grade includes approximately 100 students. Our largest entry point for new students is 9th grade. Our 9th grade class is generally comprised of 60% returning students and 40% new students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is from their website. It may be helpful re: entry points. Good luck!

Our natural entry points are grades JK, K, 5, 7, and 9. JK has one class; we add a second section in Kindergarten and a third section at 5th grade. In middle school, each grade includes approximately 100 students. Our largest entry point for new students is 9th grade. Our 9th grade class is generally comprised of 60% returning students and 40% new students.

Although ninth grade takes more students, I wouldn’t be surprised if it is more competitive than 5 or 7 because you have a lot of students coming from K-8 privates.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is from their website. It may be helpful re: entry points. Good luck!

Our natural entry points are grades JK, K, 5, 7, and 9. JK has one class; we add a second section in Kindergarten and a third section at 5th grade. In middle school, each grade includes approximately 100 students. Our largest entry point for new students is 9th grade. Our 9th grade class is generally comprised of 60% returning students and 40% new students.

Although ninth grade takes more students, I wouldn’t be surprised if it is more competitive than 5 or 7 because you have a lot of students coming from K-8 privates.

The strongest high school students at FH are the ones who go from strong K-8's like Little Langley and Nysmith. They are better prepared than the FH middle school students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is from their website. It may be helpful re: entry points. Good luck!

Our natural entry points are grades JK, K, 5, 7, and 9. JK has one class; we add a second section in Kindergarten and a third section at 5th grade. In middle school, each grade includes approximately 100 students. Our largest entry point for new students is 9th grade. Our 9th grade class is generally comprised of 60% returning students and 40% new students.

Although ninth grade takes more students, I wouldn’t be surprised if it is more competitive than 5 or 7 because you have a lot of students coming from K-8 privates.

The strongest high school students at FH are the ones who go from strong K-8's like Little Langley and Nysmith. They are better prepared than the FH middle school students.

This is often true at most of the k-12s, even the elites, because you can’t predict what kind of student a kindergartener or even a 4th grader is going to be by HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

The passive voice says so much about this comment.

[Anonymous]

If your child is a reasonably strong student without behavior issues at their previous school and who doesn't need access to the learning center, I'd say your chances for 7th grade admissions are strong.

We've got kids there and when I've heard of students not being accepted it was either because of lack of space in the learning center or the rumor mill saying it was because of behavioral issues in their previous school.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.