National Merit Semifinalist for DMV Private Schools

[Anonymous]

Minimum score on PSAT for NMSF is the same everywhere. Achieving NMSF approximately means the student scored at 99.5th percentile on their PSAT.

NM Commendation is still very good, but has a lower threshold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Minimum score on PSAT for NMSF is the same everywhere. Achieving NMSF approximately means the student scored at 99.5th percentile on their PSAT.

NM Commendation is still very good, but has a lower threshold.

Totally wrong. https://www.mcelroytutoring.com/blog-post.php?id=5332

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Minimum score on PSAT for NMSF is the same everywhere. Achieving NMSF approximately means the student scored at 99.5th percentile on their PSAT.

NM Commendation is still very good, but has a lower threshold.

Incorrect.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

Potomac: 9/115 7.8%

How many at Potomac earned a score of 223, which is the cut off in DC?

8

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Percentage for TJ is near 30%, a bit higher than Basis McLean’s (7/30), a lot higher than other DMV public and private schools.

I just googled.
https://www.fcps.edu/news/two-hundred-thirty-seven-fcps-students-are-2023-national-merit-semifinalists
And counted roughly. TJ has about 131, so it’s 131/452, which is 29%.

https://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:::NO:0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID,P0_EDSL:300,0

Basis Mclean is 7/30=23%.

Both are great.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

GDS has 125 students in class 2023? Isn't each grade in GDS upper school ~150 students?

4/150 2.7%

I dont know why you are so invested in this. My DC is a senior at GDS and the kids couldn’t care less about the PSAT. The school does not push PSAT.
But if it makes you feel better…

[Anonymous]

Holton has 5 out of 88.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

GDS has 125 students in class 2023? Isn't each grade in GDS upper school ~150 students?

4/150 2.7%

I dont know why you are so invested in this. My DC is a senior at GDS and the kids couldn’t care less about the PSAT. The school does not push PSAT.
But if it makes you feel better…

Totally believe you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

GDS has 125 students in class 2023? Isn't each grade in GDS upper school ~150 students?

4/150 2.7%

I dont know why you are so invested in this. My DC is a senior at GDS and the kids couldn’t care less about the PSAT. The school does not push PSAT.
But if it makes you feel better…

Just correcting the record pal. Don’t get your panties in a knot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

GDS has 125 students in class 2023? Isn't each grade in GDS upper school ~150 students?

4/150 2.7%

I dont know why you are so invested in this. My DC is a senior at GDS and the kids couldn’t care less about the PSAT. The school does not push PSAT.
But if it makes you feel better…

Let me guess. Your kid was not among the 4 winners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

GDS has 125 students in class 2023? Isn't each grade in GDS upper school ~150 students?

4/150 2.7%

I dont know why you are so invested in this. My DC is a senior at GDS and the kids couldn’t care less about the PSAT. The school does not push PSAT.
But if it makes you feel better…

Let me guess. Your kid was not among the 4 winners.

Lol why the snark? Be happy for your kids. Mine (and many on his cohort) skipped the PSAT altogether.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

GDS has 125 students in class 2023? Isn't each grade in GDS upper school ~150 students?

4/150 2.7%

I dont know why you are so invested in this. My DC is a senior at GDS and the kids couldn’t care less about the PSAT. The school does not push PSAT.
But if it makes you feel better…

Just correcting the record pal. Don’t get your panties in a knot.

I am happy with the education my kid is getting and don’t feel the need to crow about some percentage calculated with wrong data

[Anonymous]

Evidently you do; move on.

[Anonymous]

Minimum score on PSAT for NMSF is the same everywhere. Achieving NMSF approximately means the student scored at 99.5th percentile on their PSAT.

NM Commendation is still very good, but has a lower threshold.

Totally wrong. NMSF varies by state and DC is set at the same level as the highest state cutoff. Commended is a lower number set by National percentage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Walls: 6
Sidwell: 5
GDS: 4
STA: 3
Gonzaga: 3
NCS: 2
SAAS: 2
Basis DC: 1
JR/Wilson: 1
Maret: 1
WIS: 1
Whittle: 1

Impressive results for DC public schools:

Public: 8
Private: 22

Walls beat every private school in the DC—kudos to them!

And, for privates, Gonzaga bested NCS and SAAS.

What does this look like per capita?

Whittle 1/20 5%
Sidwell: 5/125 4%
Walls: 6/150 4%
SAAS: 2/50 4%
STA: 3/80 3.75%
GDS: 4/125 3.2%
NCS: 2/80 2.5%
Basis DC: 1/50 2%
Gonzaga: 3/225 1.3%
WIS: 1/80 1.3%
Maret: 1/125 0.8%
JR/Wilson: 1/375 0.2%

GDS has 125 students in class 2023? Isn't each grade in GDS upper school ~150 students?

4/150 2.7%

I dont know why you are so invested in this. My DC is a senior at GDS and the kids couldn’t care less about the PSAT. The school does not push PSAT.
But if it makes you feel better…

Let me guess. Your kid was not among the 4 winners.

Lol why the snark? Be happy for your kids. Mine (and many on his cohort) skipped the PSAT altogether.

Not associated with GDS (a different DC private) but I remember last year or two years ago only one kid got NMSF from GDS. And their college admissions was still fantastic. I agree with the PP that many kids in DC privates don't care as much. Their schools do not make it a big deal.