Big 15??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Madeira
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St Stephens St. Agnes
12. Prep
13. St. Johns
14. Bullis
15. Episcopal

Missing a few but this looks right.

I know many STA and NCS parents that wouldn’t even put them above Sidwell. The top 4 are probably correct with Sidwell or GDS #1/2 and STA/NCS #3/4.

You have said this multiple times. Disagree. I can think of 5 families that left Sidwell for one of the Cathedral schools. Sidwell has a lot of unhappy families. It is definitely 3rd or 4th but not above the others. You don’t have to be a Cathedral family to think this.

No, I'm the PP who said it first. No one in their right mind would put STA/NCS above Sidwell. As an NCS parent, Sidwell is always first considering notability, alum and matriculation.

It's not though. There are many many parents that did not even consider Sidwell. It is not considered as elite as you may think it is. For anyone that tends to be preppy or more traditional or conservative it is not really a good fit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Madeira
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St Stephens St. Agnes
12. Prep
13. St. Johns
14. Bullis
15. Episcopal

Missing a few but this looks right.

I know many STA and NCS parents that wouldn’t even put them above Sidwell. The top 4 are probably correct with Sidwell or GDS #1/2 and STA/NCS #3/4.

You have said this multiple times. Disagree. I can think of 5 families that left Sidwell for one of the Cathedral schools. Sidwell has a lot of unhappy families. It is definitely 3rd or 4th but not above the others. You don’t have to be a Cathedral family to think this.

Maybe you confused me with someone else. That was the first time I responded. Knowing people at the majority of the schools, I've always heard Sidwell was #1 other than a few BIM folks who pop up on the board occasionally. These are parents with kids at NCS, STA, Holton, GDS, etc. People always debate about the so called Big 3/Big 5/Big 10, whatever, but Sidwell is always mentioned in the Top 1 or 2.

You don't know a lot of people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The challenge with trying to lump all these schools together is that they aren't all really pulling the same from across the DMV. There are some catholic kids for whom non-catholic schools aren't even on their radar. And many of the kids going to schools like Sidwell/NCS/STA aren't considering the catholic schools.

So, I think you'd need separate lists. And at least amongst the catholic schools, I don't remember them talking about "big 3/5"..but there were schools with clear reputations. This was the buzz I remember:

Prep/Visitation: These were the hardest to get into...and you either were the top of the class from your k-8 or you had some sort of connection.

Gonzaga/St. Johns: Sports and for SJC...girls could wear pants and kids could march around with fake weapons.

Good Counsel: You didn't get in anywhere else...and you didn't live in an area that had good public schools.

Holy Cross: Mean girls who weren't at the top of their class but ahead of Holy Child girls.

Holy Child: Catholic girls who didn't get into any other school...nicer than Holy Cross...but not known for being the sharpest.

Stone Ridge: Had some brainy kids and always tried to convince people that they were as competitive as visitation...but never actually were.

For the non-catholics, here is the buzz I remember:

Sidwell: The school for ringers - smart/connected...really hard to get into

GDS: Grungy/alternative/smart kids...also hard to get into but not like Sidwell.

Holton: better than Landon...why are they lumped together? Solid theater/arts program...kids are smart.

Landon: sports

Maret: Nobody has heard of it outside of DC...and back in the day...many DC people didn't even know what it was.

NCS: mean, smart girls

STA: the boys school in DC that is next top NCS (in fairness...I was a girl applying so nothing more registered here)

Potomac: Also wasn't talked about in my circles and I didn't hear about it until I was applying with children (my parents also weren't driving to VA)

Bullis: Sports...not that academically competitive but not as bad as say...Good Counsel or Holy Child on the catholic side. Probably comparable to SJC on the catholic side.

Your descriptions are outdated but I think your point that these schools are all catering to different audiences is correct. One other factor to consider is those that have a lower school versus those that don’t. Someone who wants all girls and wants to start early will pick Stone Ridge (the only one that starts in Prek) or Holton/NCS 3rd/4th and would never even look at Visi, Madeira etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This list is so wrong. Girls and boys schools are not equal in any way just because they have a relationship of some sort. This list is better.

1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Bullis
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St. Johns
12. Prep
13. St. Anselms
14. Madeira
15. St. Steven St. Agnes

This is the best one so far.
I think Potomac over Maret is correct. Maret has slipped the past few years. I might put Holton over Maret as well.

Considering ALL factors PP, not even an STA/NCS parent would put themselves above Sidwell. Here is the better list with an additional college matriculation factor:

1. Sidwell
2. GDS
3. NCS
4. Potomac
5. STA
6. Holton
7. Maret
8. Bullis
9. Madeira
10. Landon
11. St Andrews
12. Stone Ridge
13. SJC
14. Prep
15. Visi
Notice how there is no BIM or St. Anselms.

LOL.
The delusion from Potomac parents never cease to amaze me. Always trying to insert themselves where they don't belong. Now they are ranking the school above STA.

Potomacs college acceptances, academics, resources, diversity and community beg to differ.
Signed GDS parent.

No, it does not.
College acceptances, academics are better at STA.
The delusion is strong with Potomac

[Anonymous]

I believe that most of the people making a list are Potomac parents, trying to make the school relevant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Madeira
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St Stephens St. Agnes
12. Prep
13. St. Johns
14. Bullis
15. Episcopal

Missing a few but this looks right.

I know many STA and NCS parents that wouldn’t even put them above Sidwell. The top 4 are probably correct with Sidwell or GDS #1/2 and STA/NCS #3/4.

You have said this multiple times. Disagree. I can think of 5 families that left Sidwell for one of the Cathedral schools. Sidwell has a lot of unhappy families. It is definitely 3rd or 4th but not above the others. You don’t have to be a Cathedral family to think this.

No, I'm the PP who said it first. No one in their right mind would put STA/NCS above Sidwell. As an NCS parent, Sidwell is always first considering notability, alum and matriculation.

It's not though. There are many many parents that did not even consider Sidwell. It is not considered as elite as you may think it is. For anyone that tends to be preppy or more traditional or conservative it is not really a good fit.

Don't most conservative's believe in "alternative facts?" Outside of the DC region, Sidwell probably has the most recognizable name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This is a strange exercise as it is based on nothing more than someone’s feelings.

If you send your kid to a school that is the best fit for them they will shine when they apply to college. No cap.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This list is so wrong. Girls and boys schools are not equal in any way just because they have a relationship of some sort. This list is better.

1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Bullis
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St. Johns
12. Prep
13. St. Anselms
14. Madeira
15. St. Steven St. Agnes

This is the best one so far.
I think Potomac over Maret is correct. Maret has slipped the past few years. I might put Holton over Maret as well.

Considering ALL factors PP, not even an STA/NCS parent would put themselves above Sidwell. Here is the better list with an additional college matriculation factor:

1. Sidwell
2. GDS
3. NCS
4. Potomac
5. STA
6. Holton
7. Maret
8. Bullis
9. Madeira
10. Landon
11. St Andrews
12. Stone Ridge
13. SJC
14. Prep
15. Visi
Notice how there is no BIM or St. Anselms.

LOL.
The delusion from Potomac parents never cease to amaze me. Always trying to insert themselves where they don't belong. Now they are ranking the school above STA.

Potomacs college acceptances, academics, resources, diversity and community beg to differ.
Signed GDS parent.

No, it does not.
College acceptances, academics are better at STA.
The delusion is strong with Potomac

We have no way of knowing if college acceptances are better at STA because the school/students provide nearly zero transparency. Your word isn’t enough.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This list is so wrong. Girls and boys schools are not equal in any way just because they have a relationship of some sort. This list is better.

1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Bullis
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St. Johns
12. Prep
13. St. Anselms
14. Madeira
15. St. Steven St. Agnes

This is the best one so far.
I think Potomac over Maret is correct. Maret has slipped the past few years. I might put Holton over Maret as well.

Considering ALL factors PP, not even an STA/NCS parent would put themselves above Sidwell. Here is the better list with an additional college matriculation factor:

1. Sidwell
2. GDS
3. NCS
4. Potomac
5. STA
6. Holton
7. Maret
8. Bullis
9. Madeira
10. Landon
11. St Andrews
12. Stone Ridge
13. SJC
14. Prep
15. Visi
Notice how there is no BIM or St. Anselms.

LOL.
The delusion from Potomac parents never cease to amaze me. Always trying to insert themselves where they don't belong. Now they are ranking the school above STA.

Potomacs college acceptances, academics, resources, diversity and community beg to differ.
Signed GDS parent.

No, it does not.
College acceptances, academics are better at STA.
The delusion is strong with Potomac

We have no way of knowing if college acceptances are better at STA because the school/students provide nearly zero transparency. Your word isn’t enough.

DP. They send out a complete list of where each graduate is going. It is announced. Can't be more transparent than that. In the spirt of being humble, yes you are correct, they are not going to send out a public list of colleges their grads are attending. I can assure you anyone in the know can tell you they had 1/6 kids go to Ivies last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is solid.
-Signed GDS alum and parent

Sorry, NCS and St. Albans are two schools, so they should be #2 and #3. That pushes GDS out of the top 3.

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This list is so wrong. Girls and boys schools are not equal in any way just because they have a relationship of some sort. This list is better.

1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Bullis
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St. Johns
12. Prep
13. St. Anselms
14. Madeira
15. St. Steven St. Agnes

This is the best one so far.
I think Potomac over Maret is correct. Maret has slipped the past few years. I might put Holton over Maret as well.

Considering ALL factors PP, not even an STA/NCS parent would put themselves above Sidwell. Here is the better list with an additional college matriculation factor:

1. Sidwell
2. GDS
3. NCS
4. Potomac
5. STA
6. Holton
7. Maret
8. Bullis
9. Madeira
10. Landon
11. St Andrews
12. Stone Ridge
13. SJC
14. Prep
15. Visi
Notice how there is no BIM or St. Anselms.

LOL.
The delusion from Potomac parents never cease to amaze me. Always trying to insert themselves where they don't belong. Now they are ranking the school above STA.

Potomacs college acceptances, academics, resources, diversity and community beg to differ.
Signed GDS parent.

No, it does not.
College acceptances, academics are better at STA.
The delusion is strong with Potomac

We have no way of knowing if college acceptances are better at STA because the school/students provide nearly zero transparency. Your word isn’t enough.

DP. They send out a complete list of where each graduate is going. It is announced. Can't be more transparent than that. In the spirt of being humble, yes you are correct, they are not going to send out a public list of colleges their grads are attending. I can assure you anyone in the know can tell you they had 1/6 kids go to Ivies last year.

My point is there’s very little publicly available information about STA’s college matriculations (year to year). As a result, your posts/words/assurances are worthless. Nothing you, or other STA parents, say matters because it cannot be corroborated. Btw, I have daughters so STA’s college admissions are completely irrelevant to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This list is so wrong. Girls and boys schools are not equal in any way just because they have a relationship of some sort. This list is better.

1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Bullis
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St. Johns
12. Prep
13. St. Anselms
14. Madeira
15. St. Steven St. Agnes

This is the best one so far.
I think Potomac over Maret is correct. Maret has slipped the past few years. I might put Holton over Maret as well.

Considering ALL factors PP, not even an STA/NCS parent would put themselves above Sidwell. Here is the better list with an additional college matriculation factor:

1. Sidwell
2. GDS
3. NCS
4. Potomac
5. STA
6. Holton
7. Maret
8. Bullis
9. Madeira
10. Landon
11. St Andrews
12. Stone Ridge
13. SJC
14. Prep
15. Visi
Notice how there is no BIM or St. Anselms.

LOL.
The delusion from Potomac parents never cease to amaze me. Always trying to insert themselves where they don't belong. Now they are ranking the school above STA.

Potomacs college acceptances, academics, resources, diversity and community beg to differ.
Signed GDS parent.

No, it does not.
College acceptances, academics are better at STA.
The delusion is strong with Potomac

We have no way of knowing if college acceptances are better at STA because the school/students provide nearly zero transparency. Your word isn’t enough.

DP. They send out a complete list of where each graduate is going. It is announced. Can't be more transparent than that. In the spirt of being humble, yes you are correct, they are not going to send out a public list of colleges their grads are attending. I can assure you anyone in the know can tell you they had 1/6 kids go to Ivies last year.

My point is there’s very little publicly available information about STA’s college matriculations (year to year). As a result, your posts/words/assurances are worthless. Nothing you, or other STA parents, say matters because it cannot be corroborated. Btw, I have daughters so STA’s college admissions are completely irrelevant to me.

Please. Is that why you spend so much time, on so many threads, criticizing STA for not publicizing matriculation results? For some bizarre reason—despite the fact that you have “daughters”—you’ve got an obsessive curiosity about and/or axe to grind with a boys school. Oh, and WAY too much time on your hands. Stop perseverating. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This list is so wrong. Girls and boys schools are not equal in any way just because they have a relationship of some sort. This list is better.

1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Bullis
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St. Johns
12. Prep
13. St. Anselms
14. Madeira
15. St. Steven St. Agnes

This is the best one so far.
I think Potomac over Maret is correct. Maret has slipped the past few years. I might put Holton over Maret as well.

Considering ALL factors PP, not even an STA/NCS parent would put themselves above Sidwell. Here is the better list with an additional college matriculation factor:

1. Sidwell
2. GDS
3. NCS
4. Potomac
5. STA
6. Holton
7. Maret
8. Bullis
9. Madeira
10. Landon
11. St Andrews
12. Stone Ridge
13. SJC
14. Prep
15. Visi
Notice how there is no BIM or St. Anselms.

LOL.
The delusion from Potomac parents never cease to amaze me. Always trying to insert themselves where they don't belong. Now they are ranking the school above STA.

Potomacs college acceptances, academics, resources, diversity and community beg to differ.
Signed GDS parent.

No, it does not.
College acceptances, academics are better at STA.
The delusion is strong with Potomac

We have no way of knowing if college acceptances are better at STA because the school/students provide nearly zero transparency. Your word isn’t enough.

DP. They send out a complete list of where each graduate is going. It is announced. Can't be more transparent than that. In the spirt of being humble, yes you are correct, they are not going to send out a public list of colleges their grads are attending. I can assure you anyone in the know can tell you they had 1/6 kids go to Ivies last year.

My point is there’s very little publicly available information about STA’s college matriculations (year to year). As a result, your posts/words/assurances are worthless. Nothing you, or other STA parents, say matters because it cannot be corroborated. Btw, I have daughters so STA’s college admissions are completely irrelevant to me.

Please. Is that why you spend so much time, on so many threads, criticizing STA for not publicizing matriculation results? For some bizarre reason—despite the fact that you have “daughters”—you’ve got an obsessive curiosity about and/or axe to grind with a boys school. Oh, and WAY too much time on your hands. Stop perseverating. Let it go.

Nope, I’m a different poster. I’m not sure who you’re referring to, but it sounds like there’s more than one person who thinks you’re stretching the truth about the STA’s college admissions. Are you posting these phantom college matriculations all over DCUM forums? That’s bizarre! It also sounds like you spend so much time on DCUM that you think you can identify people who question STA stats. Pot meet kettle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of big 3/5, what is the big 15?! You can’t add or take away schools, only rearrange them. Don’t even think about adding BIM. Sister and brother schools go together.
Criteria: prestige, merit, matriculation, tradition, rivalries, notability, alums, etc.

1. Sidwell
2. NCS and STA
3. GDS
4. Maret
5. Potomac
6. Holton and Landon
7. Bullis
8. Maderia
9. WIS
10. SR and GP
11. SJC
12. Episcopal
13. St Andrews
14. St Stephens St Agnes
15. Visi and Gonzaga

This list is so wrong. Girls and boys schools are not equal in any way just because they have a relationship of some sort. This list is better.

1. STA
2. NCS
3. Sidwell
4. GDS
5. Potomac
6. Maret
7. Holton
8. Bullis
9. Landon
10. Gonzaga
11. St. Johns
12. Prep
13. St. Anselms
14. Madeira
15. St. Steven St. Agnes

This is the best one so far.
I think Potomac over Maret is correct. Maret has slipped the past few years. I might put Holton over Maret as well.

Considering ALL factors PP, not even an STA/NCS parent would put themselves above Sidwell. Here is the better list with an additional college matriculation factor:

1. Sidwell
2. GDS
3. NCS
4. Potomac
5. STA
6. Holton
7. Maret
8. Bullis
9. Madeira
10. Landon
11. St Andrews
12. Stone Ridge
13. SJC
14. Prep
15. Visi
Notice how there is no BIM or St. Anselms.

LOL.
The delusion from Potomac parents never cease to amaze me. Always trying to insert themselves where they don't belong. Now they are ranking the school above STA.

Potomacs college acceptances, academics, resources, diversity and community beg to differ.
Signed GDS parent.

No, it does not.
College acceptances, academics are better at STA.
The delusion is strong with Potomac

We have no way of knowing if college acceptances are better at STA because the school/students provide nearly zero transparency. Your word isn’t enough.

DP. They send out a complete list of where each graduate is going. It is announced. Can't be more transparent than that. In the spirt of being humble, yes you are correct, they are not going to send out a public list of colleges their grads are attending. I can assure you anyone in the know can tell you they had 1/6 kids go to Ivies last year.

My point is there’s very little publicly available information about STA’s college matriculations (year to year). As a result, your posts/words/assurances are worthless. Nothing you, or other STA parents, say matters because it cannot be corroborated. Btw, I have daughters so STA’s college admissions are completely irrelevant to me.

Please. Is that why you spend so much time, on so many threads, criticizing STA for not publicizing matriculation results? For some bizarre reason—despite the fact that you have “daughters”—you’ve got an obsessive curiosity about and/or axe to grind with a boys school. Oh, and WAY too much time on your hands. Stop perseverating. Let it go.

Nope, I’m a different poster. I’m not sure who you’re referring to, but it sounds like there’s more than one person who thinks you’re stretching the truth about the STA’s college admissions. Are you posting these phantom college matriculations all over DCUM forums? That’s bizarre! It also sounds like you spend so much time on DCUM that you think you can identify people who question STA stats. Pot meet kettle.

DP. Different poster than above and I can assure you STA kids and families have nothing to prove. If they did they would post a public page. They could post it and boast and brag but they don’t need to do that. I agree with pp something is very off with your posts. I can guess which school your kids are at. You have a real chip on your shoulder.

[Anonymous]

Sidwell
2. NCS
3. Potomac/STA.
4. Holton
5. Maret
6. SR and GP
7. Landon
12. Visi and Gonzaga
13. SAES
14. Episcopal
15. St Stephens St Agnes

This is the list. You have to pull those girls/boys schools apart, as they aren't close. Sorry, but STA has gone way down hill. The top students are amazing and have top notch college placements, but from the middle on down, they do not come close to Sidwell or NCS. From what I can tell, even Potomac does much better than STA, once you get past those first 30 kids or so. And Landon isn't close to any of those either. Holton is much stronger thank Landon. Landon only places kids as well as they do because of sports, and that day is sunsetting too. I removed the ones that really aren't even in this conversation.