Acceptance rate at GDS, St. Albans, Potomac, and Flint Hill?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP asked about rates and the truth is that most schools don't publish that data. General consensus is the Potomac, STA and GDS are in the 10-15% acceptance rate and, as others have mentioned, Flint Hill is markedly higher.

How do people even reach this general consensus? It would be good to know an insider. People always claim the acceptance rate at such and such school is X%, because Y number apply for Z spots. But we know nothing about the yield rate (the rate at which accepted students actually select the school) so there is really no way to know unless you work in admissions.

[Anonymous]

Speaking for our Big-3, we were told admissions rate for PK was about 10% (200 applicants for 20 spots). As a welcome parent for accepted and new families, the yield rate seemed quite high. The clear majority of spots were accepted--we didn't seem to go far down wait lists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP asked about rates and the truth is that most schools don't publish that data. General consensus is the Potomac, STA and GDS are in the 10-15% acceptance rate and, as others have mentioned, Flint Hill is markedly higher.

It really depends on the grade. STA has approximately 10 or fewer spots open in 4th grade depending on how many Beauvoir boys are accepted and decide to attend. The Cathedral Foundation charter requires STA and NCS to prioritize admission for qualified students from Beauvoir.

Beauvoir graduates about 85 students in 3rd grade, roughly half boys. Of the 40+ boys, some prefer to go on to coed or non-religiously affiliated schools. Approximately 80 to 85% of the boys who apply to STA are accepted. On average about 35 boys go on to STA leaving about 10 open spots. STA aims for 15 students for each of its three Form C (4th grade classes).

Some years, a higher percentage of Beauvoir boys apply and are selected so you could be looking at only 4or 5 spots open for non-Beauvoir boys.

5th grade admissions is based on attrition only
6th STA adds another 10 students
7th another 10
9th last large entry year, admits about 20- 25 students for a graduating senior class of about 80-85.

Beauvoir’s K admissions is at about or below the 10% mark. 21 students admitted, no sibling preference, over 200+ applications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP asked about rates and the truth is that most schools don't publish that data. General consensus is the Potomac, STA and GDS are in the 10-15% acceptance rate and, as others have mentioned, Flint Hill is markedly higher.

It really depends on the grade. STA has approximately 10 or fewer spots open in 4th grade depending on how many Beauvoir boys are accepted and decide to attend. The Cathedral Foundation charter requires STA and NCS to prioritize admission for qualified students from Beauvoir.

Beauvoir graduates about 85 students in 3rd grade, roughly half boys. Of the 40+ boys, some prefer to go on to coed or non-religiously affiliated schools. Approximately 80 to 85% of the boys who apply to STA are accepted. On average about 35 boys go on to STA leaving about 10 open spots. STA aims for 15 students for each of its three Form C (4th grade classes).

Some years, a higher percentage of Beauvoir boys apply and are selected so you could be looking at only 4or 5 spots open for non-Beauvoir boys.

5th grade admissions is based on attrition only
6th STA adds another 10 students
7th another 10
9th last large entry year, admits about 20- 25 students for a graduating senior class of about 80-85.

Beauvoir’s K admissions is at about or below the 10% mark. 21 students admitted, no sibling preference, over 200+ applications.

BVR numbers could be even lower since we have a sibling that was given priority in K…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP asked about rates and the truth is that most schools don't publish that data. General consensus is the Potomac, STA and GDS are in the 10-15% acceptance rate and, as others have mentioned, Flint Hill is markedly higher.

It really depends on the grade. STA has approximately 10 or fewer spots open in 4th grade depending on how many Beauvoir boys are accepted and decide to attend. The Cathedral Foundation charter requires STA and NCS to prioritize admission for qualified students from Beauvoir.

Beauvoir graduates about 85 students in 3rd grade, roughly half boys. Of the 40+ boys, some prefer to go on to coed or non-religiously affiliated schools. Approximately 80 to 85% of the boys who apply to STA are accepted. On average about 35 boys go on to STA leaving about 10 open spots. STA aims for 15 students for each of its three Form C (4th grade classes).

Some years, a higher percentage of Beauvoir boys apply and are selected so you could be looking at only 4or 5 spots open for non-Beauvoir boys.

5th grade admissions is based on attrition only
6th STA adds another 10 students
7th another 10
9th last large entry year, admits about 20- 25 students for a graduating senior class of about 80-85.

Beauvoir’s K admissions is at about or below the 10% mark. 21 students admitted, no sibling preference, over 200+ applications.

2 years ago STA added 18 boys in 9th grade--my kid was one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP asked about rates and the truth is that most schools don't publish that data. General consensus is the Potomac, STA and GDS are in the 10-15% acceptance rate and, as others have mentioned, Flint Hill is markedly higher.

It really depends on the grade. STA has approximately 10 or fewer spots open in 4th grade depending on how many Beauvoir boys are accepted and decide to attend. The Cathedral Foundation charter requires STA and NCS to prioritize admission for qualified students from Beauvoir.

Beauvoir graduates about 85 students in 3rd grade, roughly half boys. Of the 40+ boys, some prefer to go on to coed or non-religiously affiliated schools. Approximately 80 to 85% of the boys who apply to STA are accepted. On average about 35 boys go on to STA leaving about 10 open spots. STA aims for 15 students for each of its three Form C (4th grade classes).

Some years, a higher percentage of Beauvoir boys apply and are selected so you could be looking at only 4or 5 spots open for non-Beauvoir boys.

5th grade admissions is based on attrition only
6th STA adds another 10 students
7th another 10
9th last large entry year, admits about 20- 25 students for a graduating senior class of about 80-85.

Beauvoir’s K admissions is at about or below the 10% mark. 21 students admitted, no sibling preference, over 200+ applications.

2 years ago STA added 18 boys in 9th grade--my kid was one of them.

BTW the rest for this class (2025)
6th: 5 boys
7th: 10 boys
8th: 1 boy
9th: 18 boys
10th: 3 boys
11th: 2 boys

The later admits are athletes and replaced other athletes.

[Anonymous]

STA is not accepting as many boys to STA anymore. I have heard it is closer to 23 instead of the 30-35.

[Anonymous]

STA is not accepting as many boys from BVR anymore. I have heard it it closer to 23 instead of 30-35.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're interested in GDS, St. Albans, Potomac, and Flint Hill. DS will be applying for 4th Grade (currently attending a public school) and DD will be apply for Kindergarten. We live in McLean, but work in DC so the commute shouldn't be a problem. Does anyone have insight on the acceptance rates of these schools?

STA admissions for 4th is basically non existent plus STA is for boys and begins in 4th. GDS is touch as well. Potomac easier and then Flint Hill easiest of the group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:STA is not accepting as many boys from BVR anymore. I have heard it it closer to 23 instead of 30-35.

False.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're interested in GDS, St. Albans, Potomac, and Flint Hill. DS will be applying for 4th Grade (currently attending a public school) and DD will be apply for Kindergarten. We live in McLean, but work in DC so the commute shouldn't be a problem. Does anyone have insight on the acceptance rates of these schools?

STA admissions for 4th is basically non existent plus STA is for boys and begins in 4th. GDS is touch as well. Potomac easier and then Flint Hill easiest of the group.

Meaning they admit about 30-35 BVR boys and the remaining 15 usually are legacies and siblings. PP is wrong about not admitting BVR boys. It is in the legal PECF charter. They must admit a certain percentage. Nice try pp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're interested in GDS, St. Albans, Potomac, and Flint Hill. DS will be applying for 4th Grade (currently attending a public school) and DD will be apply for Kindergarten. We live in McLean, but work in DC so the commute shouldn't be a problem. Does anyone have insight on the acceptance rates of these schools?

All excellent schools -- it will largely depend on whether those are entry years or not.

For example, I believe that 4th is an entry year for Potomac so in some ways it may be easier to get in there than Flint Hill. On the other hand, it may be easier to get into K at Flint Hill than Potomac.