co-ed non-religious private

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In addition to Maret, Sidwell and GDS, the only coed high schools within the DC metro are:

Bullis
Potomac
Field
Burke
McLean

The others, affiliated with a protestant religion, albeit mostly just in name, similarly to Sidwell, are:

St. Andrews
St Stephens St Agnes School

The area is lacking a coed school that is top notch in both academics AND athletics. You kind of get one or the other, or a school focused on the arts. No one one school has the full package. The closest to that ideal would be, IMHO, Potomac and, as their athletics improve, Maret.

Most families who want the best academics and best athletics combined tend to go with the Cathedral single sex schools as they do have somewhat frequent cross interactions in high school.

Was there a poll taken of school preferences among "families who want the best academic and best athletic combined"? They missed us, I guess. BTW, we didn't pick the Cathedral schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In addition to Maret, Sidwell and GDS, the only coed high schools within the DC metro are:

Bullis
Potomac
Field
Burke
McLean

The others, affiliated with a protestant religion, albeit mostly just in name, similarly to Sidwell, are:

St. Andrews
St Stephens St Agnes School

The area is lacking a coed school that is top notch in both academics AND athletics. You kind of get one or the other, or a school focused on the arts. No one one school has the full package. The closest to that ideal would be, IMHO, Potomac and, as their athletics improve, Maret.

Most families who want the best academics and best athletics combined tend to go with the Cathedral single sex schools as they do have somewhat frequent cross interactions in high school.

Even the schools themselves don't claim to be "the best" - it is all about fit. BUT uber competitive parents who obsess about being "the best" are the reason girls at NCS are such a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In addition to Maret, Sidwell and GDS, the only coed high schools within the DC metro are:

Bullis
Potomac
Field
Burke
McLean

The others, affiliated with a protestant religion, albeit mostly just in name, similarly to Sidwell, are:

St. Andrews
St Stephens St Agnes School

The area is lacking a coed school that is top notch in both academics AND athletics. You kind of get one or the other, or a school focused on the arts. No one one school has the full package. The closest to that ideal would be, IMHO, Potomac and, as their athletics improve, Maret.

Most families who want the best academics and best athletics combined tend to go with the Cathedral single sex schools as they do have somewhat frequent cross interactions in high school.

What about Sandy Spring Friends?

Quaker.

As is Sidwell, which is on the list.

[Anonymous]

This area is blessed with great private schools - there really is a good fit for anyone if you are willing to travel a bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In addition to Maret, Sidwell and GDS, the only coed high schools within the DC metro are:

Bullis
Potomac
Field
Burke
McLean

The others, affiliated with a protestant religion, albeit mostly just in name, similarly to Sidwell, are:

St. Andrews
St Stephens St Agnes School

The area is lacking a coed school that is top notch in both academics AND athletics. You kind of get one or the other, or a school focused on the arts. No one one school has the full package. The closest to that ideal would be, IMHO, Potomac and, as their athletics improve, Maret.

Most families who want the best academics and best athletics combined tend to go with the Cathedral single sex schools as they do have somewhat frequent cross interactions in high school.

Was there a poll taken of school preferences among "families who want the best academic and best athletic combined"? They missed us, I guess. BTW, we didn't pick the Cathedral schools.

I took that poll. It asked me what kind of academics I wanted and I selected "mediocre", for athletics I chose "lousy".