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Public vs private is never a fair comparison.

Private schools can choose their students. Publics can't.

Even Whitman had some troubled students living in a group home that murdered a drug dealer at the Trader Joe's in Bethesda.

Pretty sure St. Albans isn't taking troubled youth from Baltimore living in group homes.

So, it's not a fair comparison.

That being said, I do think the top twenty or so percent of kids from the "good" publics have an advantage over the private students in this area. The other unstated thing is that a lot of private school students that live in good school districts around the DMV have issues. A little fragile. Need the extra attention. Reality is reality.

The top public students are more resilient. And they also have more demanding classes, particularly in STEM. And they have more opportunities to shine with all the opportunities that are offered them. Used to partipate in rocketry. Did not see any team at the national level from Sidwell or NCS or GDS.

Where privates have an advantage is often geography and all the legacies and hooks and money. Most of that is the NY, LA, and NE boarding schools. DC privates aren't really part of that game.

If you were to compare college results among privates and the top 20 percent students at publics in this area, I am quite confident public does better.[/quote]

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