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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In high school it is different.  The do placement tests for a lot of subjects.  After that they track grades/GPAs to determine who can take honors and AP.  I think it is quite rigorous. My child is working very hard (many hours per day) to get high grades.  DC takes and plans to continue taking a full load of rigorous courses.  Some children do a lighter load and take multiple study halls and don’t aim for honors.  It can be very rigorous or it doesn’t have to be.  Up to you and your kid.  [/quote]

Can't speak to the middle school, but this is accurate for the Upper School. We have a junior. Plenty of rigor if the child is capable of testing into it. [/quote]

OP again.

I guess if there’s plenty of rigor for the best and brightest…. Why are the college admissions so bad? I’m all about fit, but you’d think at least some of those kids would be attending top liberal arts colleges or Ivies (who weren’t recruited for sports).

Not wanting to attack the school, just trying to understand. [/quote]

In the same boat. Live in Alexandria and would be super convenient for us but the college outcomes give us pause.[/quote]
If you are serious about looking at private school, definitely broaden your search geographically. We are a former SSSAS family now at a different VA k-12. We are so happy to be out! Other than math, our kids were definitely behind, and there was an adjustment period at the new school. I think SSSAS mistakes time commitment and amount of work for rigor. My kids have less homework now, but it’s all at a higher level with much higher expectations placed on them. My kids were way behind in language arts, particularly the level of writing expected. It impacted them across the board bc they initially even struggled in science classes bc of their lack of writing skills. These are kids who had straight As at SSSAS. 
We are in Alexandria, and bc of Duke st traffic, it’s not actually much more time to get to the new school. It’s the same bus pickup time in the am, they just get home slightly later, but the new school has a much more robust transportation system, too. Don’t limit yourself to Alexandria privates. [/quote]

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