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I think we have some of the most rigorous publics. We have strong private schools, but not top in the country. [/quote]

According to Niche, NCS is ranked as the number 6th best all-girls private school in the country.  St. Albans was ranked as the 4th best all boys private school in the nation by the same publication.  Sidwell was ranked as the 14th best private in the nation.

Fortunately, my husband and I can afford to put our three kids into the Cathedral schools.  It has been worth every cent we are spending.

DC public schools are a disaster.  There was not a chance we would send our kids to DCPS.

According to a recent report from the D.C. Policy Center, graduation rates at D.C. public schools and public charter schools have been steadily rising since the 2018–19 school year. In 2022, 75 percent of all students graduated high school in four years, up seven percentage points from 2019. However, this progress is not reflected in measurements tracking students' academic achievement. On state assessments, the percentage of high school students that "met" or "exceeded" expectations in the math test declined from 18.4 percent in 2019 to just 11 percent in 2022. English scores stayed the same. Absenteeism is also up, with the percentage of students absent for more than 10 percent of the school year reaching a staggering 48 percent in the 2021–22 academic year, increasing from 29 percent three years prior.

My husband went to public high school in the South with 3,800 kids just in 11th and 12th grade.  He has done well.  Public school kids are not dumb, and can be extremely successful if they are driven.  Same for private school kids. This constant back and forth about public vs private is insane.  Kids can thrive in both public and private.  I happen to believe that our kids are better served by private school.  That's a choice we made.  if you send your kids to public school, that's your choice as well.

I have a kid that just graduated from HS and he is going to a large state flagship.  He wanted to do something different after having a small school experience.  I'm sure he will meet your boys from public schools there and they will be friends for life.

Back on topic, grade inflation does happen at public schools.  It has not happened at out kid's private schools.  The idea of me calling our kids school to "complain" about grades and have them adjusted is just laughable!

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