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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No.  We must take the word of private school parents that there is no grade inflation at private schools, that their schools are all more rigorous than all public schools, and that their students are smarter and more hard working.

Because they pay 50K+ a year and therefore it must be so.

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How’s that bitterness taste every morning?[/quote]

I'm not paying 55K for a school that won't tell me their median GPA, so it's all good.[/quote]

Yes, it obvious that you aren't insecure at all. It is perfectly normal for a public school parent to lurk in a thread titled "Private Schools." If you do this regularly, you also know how much better the college matriculations are for private schools. That is because schools like Holton don't allow retakes on tests, give everyone an A for anything that is a 80 and above, and has actual rigorous classes.

Click on the college profile and look at the number of students going to Harvard/Yale and other top tier schools. Realize that these are from classes of 80-90 girls, not the 300+ at your public school.[/quote]

Bitter much?

Everyone knows that Harvard/Yale take and other top tier schools take most of their classes from public schools.

Everyone also knows that public schools have better college outcomes than private ones for unhooked top students.

Sad that you are paying $50k a year for suboptimal outcomes for your snowflakes.[/quote]

+1. The only school in the DMV area listed as a top Harvard feeder according to data showing student enrollment from 2004-2024 is the public Thomas Jefferson high school in Virginia, which is a magnet that admits students based on academic merit 
https://www.thecrimson.com/widget/2024/11/15/top-feeders-data/[/quote]

On average, 3 TJ kids have gone to Harvard per year. The class size is about 5 times larger than most of the local privates.

I really wish more ppl knew how to read/interpret basic data! [/quote]

Seriously. I took the data from the Crimson and corrected for class size. Was surprised to learn that our kid's small and not-famous private school has far better stats for % of kids who go on to attend Harvard. [/quote]

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