Average SAT Scores for Top Local Catholic Schools

[Anonymous]

The data is from Niche (which I take it as self-reports from the unrepresentative sample that is Niche users). Gonzaga's website reports its average SAT as 1295 (vs 1330 on Niche).

[Anonymous]

When will people stop citing Niche?

[Anonymous]

As somebody who worked with SAT data, most of the average scores for these schools and public (even top public schools) are lower than you think. As somebody said not everybody getting 1500. Especially with school-day testing, where the majority of the kids test-- low and high performers.

[Anonymous]

This seems like a better - albeit dated - means of comparing SAT scores and other relevant metrics: https://www.lotusprep.com/best-high-schools-dc/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

Well yeah... Middle of the pack for free. Imagine paying $50k±/year and getting these scores. Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

Well yeah... Middle of the pack for free. Imagine paying $50k±/year and getting these scores. Yikes.

Some of us don’t care about SAT scores averages. That wasn’t even on my list of concerns when we selected our Catholic high school.

And why criticize these scores anyway? They’re all solid scores.

DCUM is far too obsessed with putting others down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

Well yeah... Middle of the pack for free. Imagine paying $50k±/year and getting these scores. Yikes.

Yet, here you are with your nose pressed up against the window of our fancy restaurant, salivating over meal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a better - albeit dated - means of comparing SAT scores and other relevant metrics: https://www.lotusprep.com/best-high-schools-dc/

I agree this list is more accurate. Visitation should always rank before Stone Ridge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of those are lower than the average SATs of surrounding public.

Surrounding public is more likely to have a group of low performers who aren't taking the SAT at all.

And most privates don't take those low performers as students. So that evens out, yet, some of the surrounding publics still have a higher SAT average.

Oh, yea, I know I know... test scores don't matter that much. Tell that to OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of those are lower than the average SATs of surrounding public.

True, there are fewer Asians at Catholic schools.

haha.. so true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

They are paying like $50k+ per year for their test scores to fall in the middle of the pack. Not impressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

Well yeah... Middle of the pack for free. Imagine paying $50k±/year and getting these scores. Yikes.

Some of us don’t care about SAT scores averages. That wasn’t even on my list of concerns when we selected our Catholic high school.

And why criticize these scores anyway? They’re all solid scores.

DCUM is far too obsessed with putting others down.

LOL.. I bet you've put down public schools plenty of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

Well yeah... Middle of the pack for free. Imagine paying $50k±/year and getting these scores. Yikes.

Yet, here you are with your nose pressed up against the window of our fancy restaurant, salivating over meal.

Someone who is paying $50K for an average burger at a fancy restaurant is just dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

Well yeah... Middle of the pack for free. Imagine paying $50k±/year and getting these scores. Yikes.

Yet, here you are with your nose pressed up against the window of our fancy restaurant, salivating over meal.

Someone who is paying $50K for an average burger at a fancy restaurant is just dumb.

Are you that obtuse to not be aware that there are other factors into why people attend private over public? You think it’s one note and that’s it? You would be on the low end of the SAT scores if you would even take it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our FCPS public's average is higher than about half of those.

Then your school isn’t particularly impressive

Right, you basically just said your school falls in the middle of the pack.

They are paying like $50k+ per year for their test scores to fall in the middle of the pack. Not impressive.

Even less impressive that you can’t afford it.