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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are trying to make the same decision.

[b]Clearly HB has more resources and better facilities. Smaller class sizes. Better test scores. [/b]

Our impression is that it also gets, on balance, the more engaged and committed teachers—all of whom are dealing with fewer students and are more supported than at Y or WL.

But what about HB for a kid who isn’t all that “quirky”, doesn’t have an elaborate menu of pronouns, and is just a good student, highly social? It’s difficult to tell what % of the student population is fairly normal v those that are more in the (maybe stereotypical) “freaks and geeks” or ultra-woke mold that HB seems to cater to? (FTR it’s great those kids have a place they can thrive, and no issue with DC being in that kind of environment… just unclear whether *everyone* is like that or there’s more of a mix than is readily apparent.) [/quote]

I wouldn’t say that HB has better facilities. It does have the unique outdoor terraces which are heavily used and looks impressive architecturally. W-L has a new addition in a similarly impressive looking building (the one with the planetarium). The new W-L has very attractive common spaces filled with various types of furniture, and attractive classrooms and labs filled withnatural light from the large windows. The new Dorothy Hamm Middle School has a large, beautiful new library, and various new labs for fabrication and engineering. The outdoor common spaces there were beautifully landscaped. Etc. APS builds nice facilities overall.

HB is not better resourced. As others have noted, course and extracurricular options can be more limiting at HB due to its small size, but the upside is small classes and very small grade cohorts, smaller than many top private and independent schools.

Teachers at HB are very committed, in part due to the unique nature of the school, but I know plenty of committed teachers at the high schools, such as in the IB Programme.

The high test scores at HB are simply a reflection of the student body, which is generally upper income for the most part. [/quote]

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