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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP was asking for good academics too. STJ is just mediocre. 
[b]Holton or Potomac are the best academic schools that also have good sports teams.[/b] [/quote]

As well as GDS and NCS[/quote]

GDS is not as strong academically as Holton, NCS, or Potomac. And to say it's athletic is hilarious. Really. It's a great school, with very very liberal kids--but not strong athletes. I even know of several girls who left there for another school because of how bad the athletics are.[/quote]

Seriously?!? GDS is much stronger academically than Potomac or Holton. It is as rigorous as Sidwell and NCS/STA. [/quote]

GDS is not the equal of Sidwell, STA or NCS. It is equal to Potomac and Holton however. And the later three are only a little bit less intense than the first three. [/quote]

Well, you are wrong. Based not just on college placement, but on things like NMSF numbers. Sidwell has 14 this year. GDS is second in DC with 11. STA has 7. NCS has 4. Potomac has 2. Holton has ? Well, I cannot find anything beyond Holton bragging about 10 commended students. Someone did an analysis on tis very board this fall showing percentages:

Sidwell 10.4% 
St. Albans 7.7% 
GDS	5.7% 
NCS 4.4% 
Holton	3.6% 
Heights	3.2% 
St. Anselm's 3.2% 
Potomac	2.5% 
Maret 2.5% 
Walls	2.4% 
McLean (VA) 2.4% 
Visitation	1.9% 
WIS	1.5% 
GtownPrep 1.2%	
Gonzaga	1.1% 
Wash-Lee	1.1% 
Yorktown	0.8% 
Stone Ridge 0.7% 
St. John's	0.6%

[/quote]In the big picture, all of these schools are good, and we are splitting hairs.  However, the NMSFs are not distributed evenly between boys and girls at Sidwell and GDS.  The boys at those two schools skew the NMSF numbers higher. I would like to see this list adjusted for girls only, although that data is probably not available. [/quote]

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