Advice for Catholic Schools in Montgomery County

[Anonymous]

Hello, I will be moving to Montgomery County in the Fall. I have a girl who will be entering Kindergarten, and a 3-year-old boy. I am interested in finding an academically rigorous catholic girls' school for my daughter, preferably one connected to an active parish and with an affiliated boys' school where my son can go and that's also connected to the parish (the parish connections can be loose). Any advice for the best boy and girl single-sex-education catholic schools that have some connection to one another? Thank you!

[Anonymous]

There are no single sex Catholic elementary schools affiliated with a parish. Most parish schools are (p)k-8 and co-ed

[Anonymous]

Not much single sex at that age, and none of it connected to a parish or each other. Two thoughts that you could look into are Stone Ridge/Mater Dei or Avalon/Brookwood.

[Anonymous]

Not single sex but MON in Darnestown is great. Many boys go to single sex Catholic schools from there.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. Thanks for the replies. Are Stone Ridge and Mater Dei considered the most academically rigorous of the MoCo elementary/middle catholic schools?

[Anonymous]

They are more expensive but not necessarily the most academically rigorous in my opinion. Are you looking only in the Bethesda/Potomac area? That might help us direct you.

Little Flower has a great reputation as does St. E's in Rockville. I've heard mixed things about St. Jane's.

[Anonymous]

You might consider Stone Ridge.

[Anonymous]

Chill out. Except for St. Anselms, all of the schools have overlapping academic rigor. Kids from any of the schools can (and do) go to any of the high schools. Figure out what is most workable for where you are living.

[Anonymous]

There is also The Heights for boys (grades 3-12) and Oakcrest for girls (in Northern Va, I think). These are very conservative, but well liked by those who attend.

[Anonymous]

Hi, this is OP. What's the deal with St. Anselms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Thanks for the replies. Are Stone Ridge and Mater Dei considered the most academically rigorous of the MoCo elementary/middle catholic schools?

Definitely up there for sure. Good schools.