Schools with largest Asian American representation in NW DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This analysis doesnt hold water when NoVa privates are included - there are plenty of wealthy 1st generation asian-americans sending kids to privates - they just prefer to live in NoVa.

Langley: 5.5% Asian
Potomac: 8.7% Asian
Congressional: 11.2% Asian

[Anonymous]

Yeah schools always say they are diverse but elite schools we have visited (the top 6 in the top 3) look like their ancestors came over on the May Flower instead of a Boeing airplane in 1976.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:An Asian-American parent of a DC independent school student here - All of the upper NW independent schools are predominately white. If you prefer an ethnic mix more like the elite test-in publics -- Jefferson, Blair, Stuyvesant (NY), or Lowell (SF) -- you just won't find it in independent schools. I doubt there is much difference in the Asian-American population, percentage-wise, between any of the DC independent schools. But, there are probably enough Asian-American students that they don't feel particularly isolated. I think it is a bit tougher for moderate-income African-American and Latino students. My impression is that bi-racial children make up half or more of the Asian-Americans, plus a scattering of adoptees with white parents.

Considering the fact that 70%+ of Asian-Americans are foreign born, it will be a while before there are enough acculturated upper-middle class Asian-Americans who are eager to spend $40k/year on K-12 tuition. It is a lot easier for first-generation immigrants to relate to testing in to a magnet public school or buying a home in a good public school district than it is to navigate the slightly stuffy, very wealthy, liberal arts oriented world of expensive private schools.

This analysis doesnt hold water when NoVa privates are included - there are plenty of wealthy 1st generation asian-americans sending kids to privates - they just prefer to live in NoVa.

Look at the subject line. Nobody is including NoVa schools here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - It would help to know why you are asking the question.

I am Asian American with Asian American children and am looking at independent schools in the NW DC area. I have observed that many schools here, while claiming to be committed to "diversity," seem to uphold a version of diversity that in practice is really a surprisingly antiquated version that focuses almost exclusively on black-white relations. I would like to find a school that fairly aggressively diversifies its student body (and faculty and staff) to include more Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other kinds of ethicities. In other words, I would like to see a school that actually walks the walk of diversity, rather than simply talks the talk. FWIW, we are transplants from the West Coast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An Asian-American parent of a DC independent school student here - All of the upper NW independent schools are predominately white. If you prefer an ethnic mix more like the elite test-in publics -- Jefferson, Blair, Stuyvesant (NY), or Lowell (SF) -- you just won't find it in independent schools. I doubt there is much difference in the Asian-American population, percentage-wise, between any of the DC independent schools. But, there are probably enough Asian-American students that they don't feel particularly isolated. I think it is a bit tougher for moderate-income African-American and Latino students. My impression is that bi-racial children make up half or more of the Asian-Americans, plus a scattering of adoptees with white parents.

Considering the fact that 70%+ of Asian-Americans are foreign born, it will be a while before there are enough acculturated upper-middle class Asian-Americans who are eager to spend $40k/year on K-12 tuition. It is a lot easier for first-generation immigrants to relate to testing in to a magnet public school or buying a home in a good public school district than it is to navigate the slightly stuffy, very wealthy, liberal arts oriented world of expensive private schools.

I had never heard this before. WOW!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP - It would help to know why you are asking the question.

I am Asian American with Asian American children and am looking at independent schools in the NW DC area. I have observed that many schools here, while claiming to be committed to "diversity," seem to uphold a version of diversity that in practice is really a surprisingly antiquated version that focuses almost exclusively on black-white relations. I would like to find a school that fairly aggressively diversifies its student body (and faculty and staff) to include more Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other kinds of ethicities. In other words, I would like to see a school that actually walks the walk of diversity, rather than simply talks the talk. FWIW, we are transplants from the West Coast.

Funny enough, I fully agree with this and we're trying to approach things the same way...and we're Hispanic. We haven't found it -- closest are Oyster-Adams and WIS, with great diversity but unfortunately too low Asian-American representation.

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TJ has a ton of Asian students. 70% of this year's freshman class, in fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ has a ton of Asian students. 70% of this year's freshman class, in fact.

So I've heard. However, we have no desire to live in NoVa, so while TJ is an incredible school, it is not relevant to our particular needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This analysis doesnt hold water when NoVa privates are included - there are plenty of wealthy 1st generation asian-americans sending kids to privates - they just prefer to live in NoVa.

Langley: 5.5% Asian
Potomac: 8.7% Asian
Congressional: 11.2% Asian

Nyith - 40% asian, including 25% indian

western fairfax has more asians than inside the beltway populations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - It would help to know why you are asking the question.

I am Asian American with Asian American children and am looking at independent schools in the NW DC area. I have observed that many schools here, while claiming to be committed to "diversity," seem to uphold a version of diversity that in practice is really a surprisingly antiquated version that focuses almost exclusively on black-white relations. I would like to find a school that fairly aggressively diversifies its student body (and faculty and staff) to include more Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other kinds of ethicities. In other words, I would like to see a school that actually walks the walk of diversity, rather than simply talks the talk. FWIW, we are transplants from the West Coast.

If you want the west coast feel consider western fairfax - nw dc is not like california but fairfax county ha that mix

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - It would help to know why you are asking the question.

I am Asian American with Asian American children and am looking at independent schools in the NW DC area. I have observed that many schools here, while claiming to be committed to "diversity," seem to uphold a version of diversity that in practice is really a surprisingly antiquated version that focuses almost exclusively on black-white relations. I would like to find a school that fairly aggressively diversifies its student body (and faculty and staff) to include more Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other kinds of ethicities. In other words, I would like to see a school that actually walks the walk of diversity, rather than simply talks the talk. FWIW, we are transplants from the West Coast.

If you want the west coast feel consider western fairfax - nw dc is not like california but fairfax county ha that mix

We are committed to living in the city and close to work, so there is no way we would move to Fairfax or Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This analysis doesnt hold water when NoVa privates are included - there are plenty of wealthy 1st generation asian-americans sending kids to privates - they just prefer to live in NoVa.

Langley: 5.5% Asian
Potomac: 8.7% Asian
Congressional: 11.2% Asian

Nyith - 40% asian, including 25% indian

western fairfax has more asians than inside the beltway populations

So not interested in long commutes. Sorry. Also, not interested in Nysmith.

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You're welcome.

[Anonymous]

There was a long thread before on why Asians are underrepresented in independent schools. You may be able to find it if you do a search. The bottom line seems to be Asians are not interested rather than the schools are actively discriminate them. This is very different than the elite college situation.

Our little private school in MOCO wanted to market to Asian Americans. It is hard. Because they mostly go to Wootton.

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In 2010, Asians were 5.6% of the US population and 4.5% of the DC population. About 6.5% in DC & MD. Controlling for income, location, and interest in private school, 7%-8% is not so terrible.