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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I imagine that most DMV private schools have both populations you describe, plus the more balanced-engaged parent group.

I recommend reframing your question.  It's not a simple matter of which schools have more populations of 1 and 2, but rather how the schools handle those families.

In schools with weak leadership, the balanced parents tend to get drowned out by the other groups.  Students with 1 and 2 parents tend to get in better classes, access to leadership roles, and other opportunities. They also tend to avoid discipline and consequences for poor behaviors.  Also if teachers have weak leaders, they tend to cave to parents because their superiors don't have their backs.

If the school's culture is disproportionately focused on fundraising over education quality, these problems are magnified dramatically.  Big donors and VIP kids are untouchable.  It's pretty gross.  The interesting thing is that the students are much more savvy to those social capital realities than parents tend to be.  As you are considering schools, it's important to try to find students who are willing to be honest with your kid.

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