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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in Baltimore and are considering privates for our girls. It would be nice if the many knowledgable posters here could go over the options. Thank you![/quote]

What grades? Religious or secular? Co-ed or single sex? Any particular extra curricular needs or wants? Any concerns with learning or behavior issues or support? Any geographical constraints?

Nothing is going to beat visiting the schools though. Also consider approaching it with an open mind. I wasn't going to consider single-sex to begin with, but that would have been a mistake for one of my children.[/quote]

To be honest, we were looking at Bryn Mawr as a top choice but this is based on online research only. This is for HS - we are not there yet. Religious is ok, I guess, we really haven't thought about it (we are atheists but not aggressively so). Co-ed and single-sex are both fine. No behavioral issues so far.
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My dd is at Bryn Mawr and has been since 5th grade.  Definitely the most academic of the girls schools with excellent college placement.  Strong athletics and arts.  Probably the most racially diverse of the Baltimore private schools, and among the more liberal.  The school is currently building a new student center/athletics complex/cafeteria which is going to be fantastic.  My dd has been very happy there, and did not consider applying out for high school.  In her grade, I believe only one girl is leaving for a different high school.  Lots of emphasis on girl power.

RP was historically similar academically but that changed a generation ago when they started to market themselves more as a school for girls who would flourish in a less rigorous academic environment,  All the other girls schools are far more conservative politically.

Saint Paul’s has been increasing in popularity and has a beautiful campus.  Garrison Forest is becoming less popular because it is not affiliated with a boy’s school and all the others are.

I also have a son at Gilman.  I would rank the schools based on academics and college matriculation as follows:

Tier one: Gilman, Bryn Mawr, Park

Tier two: Saint Paul’s, McDonough (maybe a bit better than others in this tier, but strong emphasis on athletics that some find results in segregated student body, athletes, and then everyone else), Friends, Loyola, NDP

Tier three:   Boy’s Latin, Roland Park, Garrison, Maryvale,Calvert Hall[/quote]

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