Most famous DC Private

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Anonymous wrote:Probably the most well known schools are:

Sierra Canyon (Kardashians/jenners/bronny)
Crossroads (so many celebs)
Beverly Hills High School (same; shout out to West Beverly too )
Andover
Exeter
Permian (Friday Night Lights)
IMG Academy (sports factory across multiple sports)
St. Vincent-St. Mary (lebron; because he didn’t play college this one has a higher profile)
Lower Merion (Kobe; same)
Laguna Hills (Hills, Laguna, etc. this is fading but still a fairly broad demo)
Sidwell (Clintons/Obamas). Nothing else in DC is on this level of name ID.
Not sure what from NYC breaks through — could see a case for Dalton, Spence, Bronx Science, Stuyvesant but none seem that famous to like an average person in the Midwest.

This is macabre but the most famous are probably actually the ones with major tragedies like Columbine and the like.

Laguna Hills? Kardashians? Friday Night Lights? Lol! When is the last time you read a book? Only reality tv watchers know those schools or people.

Further more OP said DC schools.

I think we're getting to the heart of this pointless conversation.

98 percent of people don't think about famous private schools. If you're in the 2 percent who do, you can probably be broadly split into three categories:

1. those who are close to major population areas who think about the traditional definition of education eliteness. These are the people who think of and definitely have heard of St. Albans, Sidwell, Madeira, Exeter, Andover, Deerfield, St. Paul's, Choate, Hotchkiss, Dalton, Chicago Latin, Lawrenceville, et al

2. those who watch a lot of TV and care about things like where the Kardashians send their kids, and I guess then you know about Laguna High School or whatever it is

3. people who follow sports closely, who are likely to know all kinds of batshit no-name highschools that play national sports schedules, and a handful of famous jock schools (St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale, IMG Academy etc) and on that list are several notable DC area schools... If you're the kind of person who knows anything about where NBA players come from, you definitely know DeMatha... And, I had to look this up, but apparently, the school that has sent the most kids to the NBA is Oak Hill Academy, in Dulles. Love it or hate it, Gonzaga has moved onto that list of private schools that are well known by people who pay attention to sports highschool hotspots.

Either way, tldr, almost nobody knows of any highschools. In the select world of nerds/freaks and weirdos who do, DMV does okay.

LOL Oak Hill Academy is south of Roanoke, 5.5 hours from DMV. Not the same as Oak Hill Christian. It grew in popularity after Kevin Durant attended for a year or two before coming back to MD. It's a similar school as IMG.

Agreed, but categories 2 and 3 are far bigger than category 1. If you only followed this forum, you’d think it was the reverse. Since there’s no school in this area that fits into category 1, the most “famous” school in the DC area is still Dematha by a mile.

Sidwell easily fits into category 1. As a matter of fact, the poster who created the categories above used Sidwell as an example. Sidwell was put on the national/international map by the Clintons and the Obamas (arguably category 2, but way better than the Kardashians). Sidwell basketball (and two NBA players —Bey and Hart) also ticks the category 3 box. One could convincingly argue that Sidwell is the only school on the East coast that checks all 3 “fame” boxes.

It appears that you struggle with reading comprehension and/or you attended Dematha.

Comments like this are a great look for Sidwell.

Please get over yourself.

Instead of sitting around pining for the long gone obama days, maybe Sidwell parents can push the school to actually update and maintain its buildings. It's not yet dilapidated, but it's certainly faded. Sad that they've let it go. Same with Maret (actually much worse for Maret).

Lol—Sidwell’s current campus is fine, but allow me to introduce you to Sidwell’s new Upton Campus (for grades 9–12), which is scheduled to open fall 2026. The current US will be renovated and open to LS students in 2029. Click on the photos.

Link: https://shine.sidwell.edu/the-new-upper-school/

When this new and improved campus is unveiled, I wonder what Sidwell’s dedicated critics will say then. I know they’ll come up with something.

LMAO. You've sent a link to a fundraising campaign that's been going on for about a decade. They've got glitzier photos now of something that still doesn't exist, but that doesn't mean it's real. And with the costs of material, construction labor, and interest going up like crazy, my bet is it's never happening.

Maybe they can raise a little money by letting the nursing home patients back into that white elephant of a building that's been draining Sidwell's funds since 2015.

Construction starts this summer (June).
I can already tell that Sidwell’s haters are really going to be upset in 2026. Oh well…

It’s not easy being the best at so many things.

If a shovel actually hits dirt there this summer, then come back and tell us all about it. Will it be worth having kicked the nursing home patients to the curb a decade ago?

Yes, totally worth it!
On a serious note, you need to actually read a newspaper article about the sale of the nursing home. Absolutely no one was “kicked to the curb.”

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Anonymous wrote:Do you consider Stone Ridge a sports factory? Because Katie Ledecky (a far more decorated athlete than Josh Hart) went to Stanford and graduated in under 4 years.

Bullis and Georgetown Prep have players currently in the NFL. There's a player on the Chicago Cubs who went to Georgetown Prep and Duke. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a pitcher who went to STA and Princeton.

Kristian Fletcher went to Landon and was a trialist with Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund before signing with DC United as a 17 year old.

You would have us think that Josh Hart and Saddiq Bey are special snowflakes?

None of the schools listed above, except perhaps STA, is Sidwell’s academic peer. You don’t have to worry much about your grades if you’re an athlete at Bullis, Gonzaga, Prep, etc. Sidwell expelled Josh Hart due to poor grades. The Sidwell community protested for months before he was allowed to return, and he was tutored by teachers, parents and other community members until graduation.

US soccer (especially men’s soccer) is not qualified to be a part of this conversation. You can’t even name the Bullis and Prep players. Nameless, faceless players on teams with 60+ players each. While Katie Ledecky is certainly a “decorated” swimmer, I missed the name of her professional sports team…because that’s what this conversation is about.

Actually, this conversation was about most famous DC private. It's still not Sidwell.

I know that’s your fervent dream. However, logic, reason and commonsense say otherwise.

To make matters worse (for you), it’s also the oldest and most prestigious independent school in DC.

It's no STA.

You’re right, it’s much better.

Sidwell Friends School (founded in 1883), consistently ranked the #1 private school in DC.

St. Albans School (founded in 1909), consistently ranked somewhere behind Sidwell.

Ranked number one where?

You're really childish.

And you’re really in denial.

I’ll let the internet give you the answers you seek: https://letmegooglethat.com/

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is famous because of the Obama girls and Chelsea Clinton. Aside from that, no one outside the area would have ever heard of it. It’s no different than Sierra Canyon. It’s had a couple children of very famous people (Obama/Clinton) or (Lebron/extended Kardashians).

It doesn’t really matter why Sidwell is famous. It just is. The fact remains that no other DC school is more famous.

OP, that’s your answer.

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LOL no, the Vegas sports books have the Knicks at 20-to-1 odds of winning it all. Josh Hart is a perfectly serviceable player who hasn't exceeded a VORP of 2 in any season so far despite a first-round draft pedigree.

Sidwell effectively "wiped the slate clean" because only his academic performance moving forward affected whether he got to stay. His past grades didn't matter anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL no, the Vegas sports books have the Knicks at 20-to-1 odds of winning it all. Josh Hart is a perfectly serviceable player who hasn't exceeded a VORP of 2 in any season so far despite a first-round draft pedigree.

Sidwell effectively "wiped the slate clean" because only his academic performance moving forward affected whether he got to stay. His past grades didn't matter anymore.

My reference to winning pertains to the series against the Pacers. Are there any other DC private school alums in the NBA playoffs this year who have made it this far?

His past grades did matter because he had to improve his grades once he returned to Sidwell. What else would you expect Sidwell to do? They didn’t remove his past bad grades from his transcript. You’re using the wrong terms. The slate wasn’t wiped clean. His grades remained as they were on his transcript. However, he had to do much better academically or he was out for good.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL no, the Vegas sports books have the Knicks at 20-to-1 odds of winning it all. Josh Hart is a perfectly serviceable player who hasn't exceeded a VORP of 2 in any season so far despite a first-round draft pedigree.

Sidwell effectively "wiped the slate clean" because only his academic performance moving forward affected whether he got to stay. His past grades didn't matter anymore.

My reference to winning pertains to the series against the Pacers. Are there any other DC private school alums in the NBA playoffs this year who have made it this far?

His past grades did matter because he had to improve his grades once he returned to Sidwell. What else would you expect Sidwell to do? They didn’t remove his past bad grades from his transcript. You’re using the wrong terms. The slate wasn’t wiped clean. His grades remained as they were on his transcript. However, he had to do much better academically or he was out for good.

But they still let him back in, which should've never happened in the first place if Sidwell actually took academic performance seriously.

As mentioned upthread, Luka Garza is with the Timberwolves, who are still in the playoffs.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL no, the Vegas sports books have the Knicks at 20-to-1 odds of winning it all. Josh Hart is a perfectly serviceable player who hasn't exceeded a VORP of 2 in any season so far despite a first-round draft pedigree.

Sidwell effectively "wiped the slate clean" because only his academic performance moving forward affected whether he got to stay. His past grades didn't matter anymore.

My reference to winning pertains to the series against the Pacers. Are there any other DC private school alums in the NBA playoffs this year who have made it this far?

His past grades did matter because he had to improve his grades once he returned to Sidwell. What else would you expect Sidwell to do? They didn’t remove his past bad grades from his transcript. You’re using the wrong terms. The slate wasn’t wiped clean. His grades remained as they were on his transcript. However, he had to do much better academically or he was out for good.

But they still let him back in, which should've never happened in the first place if Sidwell actually took academic performance seriously.

As mentioned upthread, Luka Garza is with the Timberwolves, who are still in the playoffs.

Wrong. Sidwell takes academic performance very seriously, but the school isn’t heartless. They gave Josh Hart a second chance, and the grace that Sidwell displayed was worth it. Look at how well Josh Hart has done. Good for Sidwell, and even better for Josh Hart.

Btw, the Timberwolves are down 3 in this series. Luka and his teammates aren’t coming back from that deficit. They’re done!

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Giving him a second chance that no other student would get isn't taking academic performance very seriously.

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Ask the kids.

STA boys love the school, come back for alumni events, send their kids there.

Sidwell kids CANNOT WAIT TO LEAVE !

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Anonymous wrote:Do you consider Stone Ridge a sports factory? Because Katie Ledecky (a far more decorated athlete than Josh Hart) went to Stanford and graduated in under 4 years.

Bullis and Georgetown Prep have players currently in the NFL. There's a player on the Chicago Cubs who went to Georgetown Prep and Duke. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a pitcher who went to STA and Princeton.

Kristian Fletcher went to Landon and was a trialist with Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund before signing with DC United as a 17 year old.

You would have us think that Josh Hart and Saddiq Bey are special snowflakes?

None of the schools listed above, except perhaps STA, is Sidwell’s academic peer. You don’t have to worry much about your grades if you’re an athlete at Bullis, Gonzaga, Prep, etc. Sidwell expelled Josh Hart due to poor grades. The Sidwell community protested for months before he was allowed to return, and he was tutored by teachers, parents and other community members until graduation.

US soccer (especially men’s soccer) is not qualified to be a part of this conversation. You can’t even name the Bullis and Prep players. Nameless, faceless players on teams with 60+ players each. While Katie Ledecky is certainly a “decorated” swimmer, I missed the name of her professional sports team…because that’s what this conversation is about.

Actually, this conversation was about most famous DC private. It's still not Sidwell.

I know that’s your fervent dream. However, logic, reason and commonsense say otherwise.

To make matters worse (for you), it’s also the oldest and most prestigious independent school in DC.

It's no STA.

You’re right, it’s much better.

Sidwell Friends School (founded in 1883), consistently ranked the #1 private school in DC.

St. Albans School (founded in 1909), consistently ranked somewhere behind Sidwell.

Ranked number one where?

You're really childish.

And you’re really in denial.

I’ll let the internet give you the answers you seek: https://letmegooglethat.com/

Thanks for the advice to use Google. I typed in NUMBER 1 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL WASHINGTON DC. Google sent back . . . BASIS!!!!! I hit that link and Sidwell is indeed #2!

I thought, well, this must be a mistake! So I searched for rankings for the previous year, as maybe someone might remember the Obama children and all that glory! Alas, Google led me to the earlier ranking. When GDS was number one. Again, Sidwell was #2.

So, yes. Google told me the tale of Sidwell. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask the kids.

STA boys love the school, come back for alumni events, send their kids there.

Sidwell kids CANNOT WAIT TO LEAVE !

STA and GDS kids literally cry at the thought of leaving, while NCS and Sidwell kids can't wait for the grind to end.

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NERD FIGHT!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Do you consider Stone Ridge a sports factory? Because Katie Ledecky (a far more decorated athlete than Josh Hart) went to Stanford and graduated in under 4 years.

Bullis and Georgetown Prep have players currently in the NFL. There's a player on the Chicago Cubs who went to Georgetown Prep and Duke. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a pitcher who went to STA and Princeton.

Kristian Fletcher went to Landon and was a trialist with Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund before signing with DC United as a 17 year old.

You would have us think that Josh Hart and Saddiq Bey are special snowflakes?

None of the schools listed above, except perhaps STA, is Sidwell’s academic peer. You don’t have to worry much about your grades if you’re an athlete at Bullis, Gonzaga, Prep, etc. Sidwell expelled Josh Hart due to poor grades. The Sidwell community protested for months before he was allowed to return, and he was tutored by teachers, parents and other community members until graduation.

US soccer (especially men’s soccer) is not qualified to be a part of this conversation. You can’t even name the Bullis and Prep players. Nameless, faceless players on teams with 60+ players each. While Katie Ledecky is certainly a “decorated” swimmer, I missed the name of her professional sports team…because that’s what this conversation is about.

Actually, this conversation was about most famous DC private. It's still not Sidwell.

I know that’s your fervent dream. However, logic, reason and commonsense say otherwise.

To make matters worse (for you), it’s also the oldest and most prestigious independent school in DC.

Sidwell: 1883
Georgetown Prep: 1789

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Anonymous wrote:Ask the kids.

STA boys love the school, come back for alumni events, send their kids there.

Sidwell kids CANNOT WAIT TO LEAVE !

Lol—Sidwell alumni can’t wait to leave, yet they return to campus by the hundreds every year for reunion, and meetup across the country for alumni events.

They hate it so much, but over 30 alumni return to campus every year for the “Let Your Life Speak” day to share their personal and professional experiences with MS and US students.

https://www.sidwell.edu/alumni/volunteer/let-your-life-speak

Some of you hate Sidwell so much that you make up easily refutable lies. That’s how you know Sidwell’s the best.

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Anonymous wrote:Giving him a second chance that no other student would get isn't taking academic performance very seriously.

I see that you don’t understand, or you simply don’t have the range for this conversation. Either way, I’m done discussing this point with you.