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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are enrolling less kids each year. They shoot for 200 in ninth and accept a lot more than that because so many kids apply to more than one school. I wouldn’t worry about getting in. [b]They have had to lower the academic requirements in recent years [/b]due to not having enough kids, so now there are more kids with LD and learning plans. Still lots of excellent students. The teacher pay is so lousy and the health benefits are horrendous, so it’s hard to recruit and keep good teachers. Lots of second career teachers or teachers retired from public schools. Very low teacher morale is an ongoing issue. Many kids are happy there. They lose kids a lot through attrition and a couple just left for drugs. You’ll find that anywhere. [/quote]

That's not how it works.  Since it is an Arlington Dioceses school, the first take incoming 8th graders from diocesan schools.  The "academic requirements" are passing 8th grade and taking the high school placement test.  Next they take Catholics in the dioceses with children attending non-diocesan schools, then Catholic students from other Dioceses, and the same academic requirements apply.  Last priority is non-Catholic students.  Catholic schools in the dioceses have always had classes geared for students at the lower/remedial level, average college prep level and honors level.  In addition their are AP classes.  The primary purpose of a Catholic school is to educate students academically and have them live out their faith.  Their primary intention is not to get students to the ivy league. In fact, having a student enter the religious life is very highly regarded - more so than an Ivy admission.

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