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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real bottom line is that in Metro DC for private HS the demand exceeds openings.

I would be extremely happy if one or more K8s (on either side of the river) would expand to be a K12.  This is just what Potomac did, more than 50 years after its founding. There would be a startup curve to filling the upper school in such a case, but I think more than enough demand exists.

Congressional's buildable land actually is about the same as Potomac's buildable land, but all of the existing Congressional buildings would need to be replaced systematically with taller versions (which means $$$$$).

Buildable land is one challenge. A very wealthy interested donor is the biggest challenge of all. [/quote]

Was considered at Congressional over a decade ago. Determined to be not feasible. [/quote]
Not really - Potomac has 90 acres (plus multiple faculty houses). Congressional has 40 acres. Potomac had a strong history of going through 9th grade and was founded in 1904. Congressional is relatively newer and has only been around for 80 years. It took years of vision and tons of $ for Potomac to make the leap to k-12. I was actually there at the time and the first year they added 10th, then 11th and then finally had a full high school. It was seen as a gamble at the time, and the expenses were enormous bc they built the entire high school, hired the whole staff, etc and then let the school grow to fill it. They didn’t just open the flood gates and fill the 3 new grades instantly. [/quote]

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