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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any Little Flower/Mercy families able to share their perspectives? Would love to know if there are any McLean/Virginia families [/quote]

Little Flower is old money. Families come from outside the immediate geographic area, think Potomac, because it’s their family parish. So there will be plenty of families driving in, but not too many from McLean. You could probably do it most days, but might hate your life if you’re thinking this is a school for 10 years. Lots of families with generations of membership at Congressional or Chevy. Their kids start with friends in the class from the club. So you might feel left out.

Like all k-8 catholic school in the area, some boys will leave to go to Mater Dei or the Heights so it starts to get a little girl heavy. But luck of the draw with classes demographics. Unlike other Catholic K-8 school some Chevy Chase families leave for public school beginning in 3rd grade when Chevy Chase Elementary starts. Chevy Chase public schools are a little odd.

As for Mercy, where my kids go, a couple families from McLean come each year. I think it’s a little easier drive than Little Flower but it’s still crossing the bridge. I’ve done the drive a few times because my parents live in McLean and when we spend the night there for whatever reason I have to deal with the commute. It’s not great now but maybe once the construction is done, famous last words I know. The education is a basic parish education with classes sizes that are too big. High school placement is deceptively good because so many kids have alumni parents at Prep or Visitation. Not sure the academics are anything to write home about. As for the families, there are still plenty of country club families but most Mercy families are two income families rather than at Little Flower where women tend to work less. Mercy also has families coming in from Gaithersburg or Rockville. I have found the parents at Mercy to be welcoming to a point, probably just because most people are busy working. [/quote]

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