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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Top of mind is Holton Arms (secular) and National Cathedral School (Episcopalian).  Next tier for all girls would be Madeira (secular), Visitation (Catholic), and Stone Ridge ([i]Catholic[/i]).

For co-ed, there are a lot of choices.  Sidwell Friends (Quaker), Georgetown Day, Maret and Potomac School are among the most sought-after.  St. John’s College has a strong honors program. Basis Independent in McLean is super strong in STEM, but is not a “kind, supportive atmosphere” (gross understatement).  [/quote]

I would have listed the same schools other than Basis Independent (a lot of organizational issues)and Madeira (strong boarding school component and not as strong reputation as some of the others listed). I also agree with what other people have said about BC calculus in 10th not being that common in private schools.  That said, your daughter could still end up at the same college studying STEM as a private school classmate that completed BC calculus in 12th grade so you have to weigh if her enjoyment of math is such that it is more important than some of the other things and should drive the decision or if it’s just one piece to be weighed with other opportunities.

OP, other than finding a place that is welcoming to newcomers/easy for a transfer to fit in, what are the top two things that are most important for your dd in a new school?  There are lots of paths/schools that would have her well prepared to study a STEM field in college, it’s very difficult to find strong math cohort with kids accelerated 3 years in math, great robotics team, great debate team, and at the level that your daughter would want and could play for two sports (i.e. may not be competitive enough or too competitive where she wouldn’t make the team or play) and has spots available for 10th.[/quote]

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