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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because only 20% of Wilson students meet basic proficiency standards for reading and math.
Hopefully your private can beat that.

https://www.niche.com/k12/woodrow-wilson-high-school-washington-dc/
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If you attend a public high school like this in DC, you may get into an elite college to meet its holistic admissions goals (including geographical diversity), but you're more likely to struggle academically.  [/quote]

I doubt it.  If they do have to catch up, they'll do it quickly. There's really no difference in intelligence or motivation between Wilson and private students, so it's really just a matter of content.

In answer to OP's question: you're paying more because you believe that it offers something additional to your child that's worth the price.  But clearly, that additional thing is not college admissions.  Given that research pretty clearly shows that public school kids have the same outcomes as private, it's a good question to ask.[/quote]

How do you define outcomes? Top private schools have better college placement records than virtually all public schools, other than magnets.

In terms of job success, I have no idea. I don't know if anyone's done a study that proves it one way or the other. [/quote]

what is "better college placement" to you?  my overall point is that Wilson should be counted as a very top public school due to the highly intellectual cohort -- and the college placement shows that. I'm sure given the money and influence available at privates, they have better placement rates on the margins (kids pushed up a notch into "better" categories). but this by and large reflects money.  if for an essentially average student, you think paying full freight at a SLAC in the 20s is "better" than UMD, that really comes down to money, not the high school.

the difference between public and private is illusory (except to your wallet!)  https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/08/27/public-private-school-family-income-study

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It takes more than an Ivy League education to be successful. Think of how many people you know that went to top schools that have mediocre jobs. You need to be polished, have a certain social ease, and be able to conduct oneself on a sophisticated level overall to be successful. This comes from being in a private school community and you absorb the culture whether you are a wealthy or poor student you still absorb the polished culture.[/quote]

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