How good is Maret?

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t apply and my child didn’t want such a small school. That was THE factor for us. But, as a relatively disinterested person my take is this. It is a good school with good outcomes and hard admissions due to size and being good. Desirable for some due to its smaller size. But… and this is probably why it is a touchy topic… it does not have the cache of Sidwell, NCS/St Albans, or GDS. Full stop. As a local, it was a school for artsy kids back in the day and that did not necessarily mean academically excellent artsy kids. Back then Sidwell, GDS and St Albans/NCS were already super hard to get into and regularly churning out great college admits. And FWIW, Potomac didn’t even have a high school. So the landscape has changed and Maret has changed and it seems academically much more respectable. But… it is not in the same league as NCS/St Albans and Sidwell. And the Maret people sound a little ridiculous constantly insisting it is. But I don’t have any hate. Just a dose of reality. Some kids and families may prefer it over those “better” schools. We didn’t apply to a single DC school after factoring in transportation and some of the after school requirements. We considered some and would not have put in application at Maret because it is smaller than our child wanted. Everyone has different goals and expectations for high school. But here is the thing. Maret is very good. It’s like Williams or Amherst. But it isn’t Harvard or MIT and those others are.

Sounds about right. Why presidents choose to send their kids to Sidwell over maret?

I thought Barron Trump went to St. Andrew's Episcopal, not Sidwell?

Trump went to St. Andrew's, but Clinton's & Obama's chose Sidwell.

Which is where they must have learned how to use apostrophes.

The apostrophe usage is correct. St. Andrew’s is singular possessive in the name of the school.

Oh honey. Check out the errors in how Clinton's and Obama's are punctuated. But you made me laugh, so I'll allow it, as long as you're not an English teacher.

You can also read this as "[Barron] Trump went to St. Andrew's, but Clinton's [child] & Obama's [children] chose Sidwell." So in that way, the PP was correct and you were wrong (but you're still rude either way).

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t apply and my child didn’t want such a small school. That was THE factor for us. But, as a relatively disinterested person my take is this. It is a good school with good outcomes and hard admissions due to size and being good. Desirable for some due to its smaller size. But… and this is probably why it is a touchy topic… it does not have the cache of Sidwell, NCS/St Albans, or GDS. Full stop. As a local, it was a school for artsy kids back in the day and that did not necessarily mean academically excellent artsy kids. Back then Sidwell, GDS and St Albans/NCS were already super hard to get into and regularly churning out great college admits. And FWIW, Potomac didn’t even have a high school. So the landscape has changed and Maret has changed and it seems academically much more respectable. But… it is not in the same league as NCS/St Albans and Sidwell. And the Maret people sound a little ridiculous constantly insisting it is. But I don’t have any hate. Just a dose of reality. Some kids and families may prefer it over those “better” schools. We didn’t apply to a single DC school after factoring in transportation and some of the after school requirements. We considered some and would not have put in application at Maret because it is smaller than our child wanted. Everyone has different goals and expectations for high school. But here is the thing. Maret is very good. It’s like Williams or Amherst. But it isn’t Harvard or MIT and those others are.

Sounds about right. Why presidents choose to send their kids to Sidwell over maret?

I thought Barron Trump went to St. Andrew's Episcopal, not Sidwell?

Trump went to St. Andrew's, but Clinton's & Obama's chose Sidwell.

Which is where they must have learned how to use apostrophes.

The apostrophe usage is correct. St. Andrew’s is singular possessive in the name of the school.

Oh honey. Check out the errors in how Clinton's and Obama's are punctuated. But you made me laugh, so I'll allow it, as long as you're not an English teacher.

You can also read this as "[Barron] Trump went to St. Andrew's, but Clinton's [child] & Obama's [children] chose Sidwell." So in that way, the PP was correct and you were wrong (but you're still rude either way).

Ha!

[Anonymous]

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This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.





A bunch of kids left from the 11th grade class as well. Five or 6 when they moved to 9th and then a few this year too. Pretty unusual.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.





A bunch of kids left from the 11th grade class as well. Five or 6 when they moved to 9th and then a few this year too. Pretty unusual.



The poster suggests that this coincides with the tenure of the new HOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.




Not sure where you are getting your information from, but 20% is simply not true. Also keep in mind that the 8th grade class is about 55 kids. About five kids leave between 8th and 9th each year. I think 6 or 7 left last year, so *maybe* slightly higher than normal, but not much higher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.




Not sure where you are getting your information from, but 20% is simply not true. Also keep in mind that the 8th grade class is about 55 kids. About five kids leave between 8th and 9th each year. I think 6 or 7 left last year, so *maybe* slightly higher than normal, but not much higher.

I lol’d

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.

Not sure where you are getting your information from, but 20% is simply not true. Also keep in mind that the 8th grade class is about 55 kids. About five kids leave between 8th and 9th each year. I think 6 or 7 left last year, so *maybe* slightly higher than normal, but not much higher.

I lol’d

10 kids left between 8th and 9th grade this year so not quite 20% but not far off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.

Not sure where you are getting your information from, but 20% is simply not true. Also keep in mind that the 8th grade class is about 55 kids. About five kids leave between 8th and 9th each year. I think 6 or 7 left last year, so *maybe* slightly higher than normal, but not much higher.

I lol’d

10 kids left between 8th and 9th grade this year so not quite 20% but not far off.

I wish our school would counsel out the weaker students before high school too

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.

Not sure where you are getting your information from, but 20% is simply not true. Also keep in mind that the 8th grade class is about 55 kids. About five kids leave between 8th and 9th each year. I think 6 or 7 left last year, so *maybe* slightly higher than normal, but not much higher.

I lol’d

10 kids left between 8th and 9th grade this year so not quite 20% but not far off.

I wish our school would counsel out the weaker students before high school too

Unfortunately, that's not why they left, most weren't counseled out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.

And the reason is ….

The 97% retention rate is an old statistic from the Marjo years

Last year 20% of the eighth graders left at the end of the year and I think all but two were Jewish families. There were other issues beyond perceived antisemitism, but there were definitely more departures than are typical.

Not sure where you are getting your information from, but 20% is simply not true. Also keep in mind that the 8th grade class is about 55 kids. About five kids leave between 8th and 9th each year. I think 6 or 7 left last year, so *maybe* slightly higher than normal, but not much higher.

I lol’d

10 kids left between 8th and 9th grade this year so not quite 20% but not far off.

I wish our school would counsel out the weaker students before high school too

Unfortunately, that's not why they left, most weren't counseled out.

Are you sure? Did you conduct a survey?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College admissions look solid. Lots of Ivies.

Is this all you care about?!

OP - it’s a good school but you want to make sure it’s a good fit for your child. Don’t listen to crazy hyper competitive band name seeking people like PP. unfortunately they’re everywhere, but they really take away from an otherwise good experience.

[Anonymous]

Can someone clearly spell out the main reasons for departure. Of course people leave for different reasons, but what is the main culprit ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone clearly spell out the main reasons for departure. Of course people leave for different reasons, but what is the main culprit ?

Was a fairly normal year and families left for a variety of reasons, which is typical heading into 9th grade: better fit for HS focus or academic ability, athletics opportunities, geographic moves, etc.

Don’t think there’s much more to be clear about. There are folks - mostly one troll on here - who want to throw out conspiracy theories but there’s no there there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone clearly spell out the main reasons for departure. Of course people leave for different reasons, but what is the main culprit ?

Was a fairly normal year and families left for a variety of reasons, which is typical heading into 9th grade: better fit for HS focus or academic ability, athletics opportunities, geographic moves, etc.

Don’t think there’s much more to be clear about. There are folks - mostly one troll on here - who want to throw out conspiracy theories but there’s no there there.

Got it. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Maret is a lovely school with a great community. We visited several other top privates but Maret was our favorite. We wanted a joyful community with strong academics but without all the pressure. We started in 9th and our child is happy, as are we.