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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you so much for the replys. I want to make it clear that it wasn't because there weren't "enough" white faces, but because based on sites like great schools it looked like there were literally no white students enrolled -- pretty sure on multiple sites it said they made up 0% of the student body. Again, I am more than happy with white students not being the majority, I just don't want my son to feel different from other students or feel like he might be singled out. I appreciate that the responders took my question seriously and with the intent that is was offered in. Sometimes it is difficult to gauge how an honest question with no ill will will be reacted to on the forum.

We will definitely be attending an open house, and I am super hopeful that this will be the school for us as my husband is Catholic and I went to Catholic school for a while and loved the education. It is also very convenient for us as we are about to move into a house about three blocks away.

I have been a bit perplexed as to why it seems that so many DCUM families send their kids to school so far outside the neighborhood when there is a school that seems to be very well liked by the families that attend and is so central to the neighborhood. I'm also a bit frustrated by that fact, though I recognize many families might be confused and troubled like I am through my research and, therefore, not consider as strongly as we should. I am hopeful that word doesn't get out too strongly about how good the school is so we to have a good shot at getting in a few years if it is the right fit :)

Thank you again for the feedback. If anyone has other insights about this or other schools that are within easy commuting distance to Brookland and relatively affordable, I would love to hear about them for all grade levels. We looked at St. Anslem's and even though my husband and I make relatively high incomes (even for DC), I just can't justify the price unless it is a last resort. There are more things I want to spend money on for my family than tuition. As someone who was educated by public schools in the Deep South (not the most highly regarded systems in case you were wondering) and has also achieved success at the top of my field, I firmly believe that the family plays a much stronger role in education and achievement than the school. It would be very difficult for me to ever justify paying that much for primary education or even secondary education (I also passed up DC area schools for my grad degree in favor of a small southern state school, and have had more success than others in my own office with the same degree and around $150k less debt -- just my two cents/rant on education costs!).

Thanks again. [/quote]

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