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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a first grader at a charter but am constantly thinking about next steps. We like Stoneridge and Visi and Gonzaga and St Anselms for our son. Why aren't these schools on the list? I thought they had top academics? Please educate me![/quote]

Because the list of Presidential Scholar candidates is purely a matter of having perfect/near perfect SAT/ACT scores. The fact that DC's threshold is considerably lower than DC or Maryland's gives a huge boost to the DC private schools.  The number of students who test at the very top end is not a reflection of the quality of the school. It is more a reflection of how they pick their students.  The public magnets are selecting based on test taking ability. Independent schools vary in how they use the WPPSI and SSAT/ISEE.  The top scorers and the average scores are very bad indicators of how good a school is. SAT scores are boosted by extensive, expensive prepping. Just because my DS's classmate scores perfectly on the SAT doesn't mean anything about the education DS receives. And, the student with a perfect score may likely have done just as well no matter where school she went to.  [/quote]

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