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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Academically, the ranking goes like this, from best to worse:

1. MCPS magnets and CES.

2. Tippy top privates such as Sidwell, St Albans, NCS and reputable Bethesda and Potomac MCPS schools such as Walter Johnson and Walt Whitman.

3. Rest of privates and MCPS schools.

I think you're making a mistake, OP. You don't turn down the MCPS magnets for a second-tier private, ever. You might have an argument if your kid was at Sidwell or St Albans, but here, no.
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You really can't compare area privates (parochial and independents) to MCPS. They are different. People are sending their kids to private school for different reasons than perceived rigor of MCPS magnet programs.[/quote]

Of course, which is why I stated that this was an academic comparison. [/quote]

Why do you think magnet MCPS is more academically rigorous than 2nd tier privates? I would have agreed with you 10 years ago, but now with no finals, the way MCPS averages semester grades, more grading for completion, and allowing retakes, I'd say MCPS has fallen way behind even 2nd tier privates in rigor. I have experience with both. No way would I send a kid to MCPS because it academically more "rigorous."[/quote]

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