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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dematha is not as competitive. Not as rigorous. Actually, probably the least rigorous of all the schools.

My rankings would be:

STA
GPrep
Landon
Gonzaga
The Heights
St. Anselms
Dematha[/quote]

I don't have kids at each of these schools. Our family is not Roman Catholic, but we are Christian. 
I have two at The Heights, and we have been really pleased.

I wouldn't know how to compare against all the other schools without being a parent of a student who attends. I'm sure they're all good schools, I've heard the most about Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep (reputation-wise)[/quote]

@ Heights parent: do you feel that the school is worth its price tag or is it similar to a parochial k-8 in terms of academic rigor? Also, did you start in lower school or middle school? thanks![/quote]

Heights parent here... I guess I feel that the school is worth the price tag, since I have two boys at the school. That being said, we do receive around 25% financial assistance.  So, for what I pay, it is most definitely worth it.

So my boys did not go to a parochial k-8 Catholic school (we're not Catholic). I have heard that the academics are more rigorous than many parochial schools. But as I mentioned, I have no experience with my kids going to parochial k-8 schools. I believe The Heights has classes that are suited for kids at different levels academically. For example, my 9th grade son is taking Algebra II, but there is a student in his grade who is taking advanced Calculus. I think they have the classes to meet the advanced students where they're at, but they're not trying to sell themselves as a Catholic TJ. And probably like most of the good private schools in the area, they have kids that get accepted into a vast range of colleges (from Ivy League to

My kids went to a Protestant-led ecumenical k-8 school in Virginia. We actually found out about The Heights from other parents at that school. Initially, we were not interested, being that we're not Catholic, rumors about the Opus Dei, and the fact that the school is in MD and we're in VA.  We're not a family that was looking into the prestigious private schools in the area. We were looking at Trinity Meadow View and Trinity Christian when we considered The Heights... After my sons's shadow days, they loved the school... And we really were impressed with the Admissions process.

So yes... We are one of the Virginia families who send our boys to The Heights (and I found those earlier comments on this thread to be hilarious)

There were earlier comments on this thread about the "they get boys" thing... I would agree with that. (But I don't know, maybe most of the all boys schools get boys, I would think?)

I guess my boys are stereotypical ADHD, my older son was getting in a lot of trouble at his previous school for being fidgety and blurting. We were getting calls almost daily. The way they disciplined at the other school, seemed to make it worse (he would miss recess as discipline); I don't know. Since he has been at The Heights these past two years, we never get calls, and we have actually gotten feedback of how well-behaved he is...

Also, I really enjoy the community of parents and faculty. In my opinion, it's a pretty awesome community.

My boys came into The Heights in 5th and 8th grade.

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So very helpful- thank you for sharing your experience!![/quote]

@heights parent one last ? : Would you advise starting your kid in 3rd (knowing your experience) or is 5th or 6th fine? I hear they do a lot of bonding type stuff in the lower school/and it's very outdoorsy? Was it harder for your kids to transition in at later points vs. natural points (entering at start of MS or start of HS)?[/quote]

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