Best high school in D.C.

[Anonymous]

What is the most rigorous? What are the pros of each school? I have heard a few of them described as the best in the city.

[Anonymous]

Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Banneker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the most rigorous? What are the pros of each school? I have heard a few of them described as the best in the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the most rigorous? What are the pros of each school? I have heard a few of them described as the best in the city.

Yeah, really we have that many high schools in DC you need to post this?

[Anonymous]

I think your focus should be what school is the best fit for your child. Go to open houses, ask other parents you know who have kids in HS, search these threads for the numerous posts discussing HS's.

If your talking DCPS schools you'll probably want to start with Walls, Banneker, Duke Ellington, Phelps, and McKinley. Those are the application only schools And considered by most the better schools. As far as charters, Latin and Basis are popular choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Banneker

No way, SAT scores just a tad above the national average. Curriculum is good, but few of the kids read much outside curricula lower down. Pass.

[Anonymous]

Anacostia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker

No way, SAT scores just a tad above the national average. Curriculum is good, but few of the kids read much outside curricula lower down. Pass.

Banneker has amazing PARCC scores. I would put Banneker and Walls tied at #1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think your focus should be what school is the best fit for your child. Go to open houses, ask other parents you know who have kids in HS, search these threads for the numerous posts discussing HS's.

If your talking DCPS schools you'll probably want to start with Walls, Banneker, Duke Ellington, Phelps, and McKinley. Those are the application only schools And considered by most the better schools. As far as charters, Latin and Basis are popular choices.

BASIS is not an option for high school unless you are already a student. No one is as admitted as a new student past 6th grade I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think your focus should be what school is the best fit for your child. Go to open houses, ask other parents you know who have kids in HS, search these threads for the numerous posts discussing HS's.

If your talking DCPS schools you'll probably want to start with Walls, Banneker, Duke Ellington, Phelps, and McKinley. Those are the application only schools And considered by most the better schools. As far as charters, Latin and Basis are popular choices.

BASIS is not an option for high school unless you are already a student. No one is as admitted as a new student past 6th grade I believe.

Washington Latin only took ~10 at 9th last year. So nearly impossible to get into.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker

No way, SAT scores just a tad above the national average. Curriculum is good, but few of the kids read much outside curricula lower down. Pass.

Banneker has amazing PARCC scores. I would put Banneker and Walls tied at #1.

I agree with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker

No way, SAT scores just a tad above the national average. Curriculum is good, but few of the kids read much outside curricula lower down. Pass.

Please look at the correlation between SES AND SAT scores. SAT scores are largely a reflection of parental education and income, not the quality of the high school academics. This is why you see Banneker students scoring high on PARRC and low on SAT. https://research.collegeboard.org/taxonomy/term/94

[Anonymous]

Dunbar.

[Anonymous]

Im looking at Walls Wilson and Banneker. I know Wilson is almost impossible to get into. The principal at Walls concerns me a bit. However, the curriculum at Walls seems more rigorous and a very good preparation for college.