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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmm...seems something is missing:

SWW: mostly white
Banneker: mostly black

Not sure what that says to you OP, if anything, but it's what most people seem to talk about a lot on here. [/quote]

To be fair: SWW is actually only ~half white, not mostly white. But this statement is otherwise correct. Banneker is ~2% white.
I also believe the demographics are different gender-wise, too--my impression is that SWW is closer to 50/50, whereas Banneker is 2/3 or 3/4 girls.

The PP who give a list early in this thread seems right on. My family has had experience with both schools.

Both have a lot of AP classes, but SWW offers more (for instance, Banneker only has AB Calculus, not BC.) 
SWW has more clubs and sports.
Both give a lot of homework. Banneker seems to include some busywork in that chunk, including a lot of summer homework.
Banneker requires more community service.
Banneker has much better facilities, with the new building and grounds. It's also easier to get to by Metro and bus.
SWW is nominally humanities-focused while Banneker is general academics focused. 
Banneker requires a year of Latin and three years of another language; I think SWW requires three years total of foreign languages.
Both seem to have hard-working, achievement-focused kids who are in general supportive of each other.

Hope this helps, OP![/quote]

NP. Just to clarify PP’s assessment: Banneker requires Latin for AP track students and 4 years of French/Spanish for IB track.[/quote]

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