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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see SJC mentioned much at all here.  I wonder if it's because it's not one of the top schools, is affordable for normies, and doesn't carry the pretense some of the other more famous privates do.  Is that right?  We are not from the area and feel a little lost navigating the world of private schools.  Both went to fairly elite private schools back home where everyone just kinda intutively knows which schools are the "rich kid schools", the "smart kid schools", "the artsy kid schools", etc.  I fantasize sometimes about sending my kids to one of the cathedral schools, for example but I think financially, it's just not gonna be in the cards for us.  I am trying to explore what I think of as the second tier schools like Gonzaga, possibly SJC, etc.  I don't mean to denigrate any of these schools in any way; I don't know enough about any of them to have much to say positively or negatively.  Just talking about tuition alone.  Based on what I can gather, we would not qualify for aid but at the same time, $50k+ per child would be pretty uncomfortable for us.  I ask about SJC specifically because we live nearby and I just saw on their website that tuition could be doable for us.  But I'm really interested in learning about the general reputations of any schools outside of the STA/NCS, Sidwell, GDS, realm where the doctors, lawyers, and otherwise elite send their kids.[/quote]

If you are on the MD side, B-CC is just as good or better. JR is a mixed bag with DCPS. We felt SJC was just a public school and way to focused on athletics. Very big difference b/t the athletic facilities and rest of the school. [/quote]

There are lots of kids from Bethesda in bounds for Whitman, BCC, Churchill, etc. that attend SJC.  I don't believe they are all athletes (but I am sure some are athletes).

Lots from Olney and that area as well which I never quite understood because Good Counsel is right there...but the ones I know were recruited athletes...though again, never understood it as I assume Good Counsel would also recruit them as well.[/quote]

SJC has 1,300 students. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of them come from Montgomery County with a high concentration from towns that are served by BCC, WJ, Whitman, etc, etc.

That's 800 families who choose SJC instead of one of the Montgomery County high schools. That's a lot of people who apparently don't agree that BCC and similar schools are "better". That the supporters of the public schools don't understand why, doesn't matter.

17% of all kids in Montgomery County don't attend the public schools. In the western part of the County, it's probably 25% or more.[/quote]

It would be interesting to see pre vs post pandemic numbers. People decide on schools for a number of reasons. MCPS has had it's challenges and is just too big. But overall, SJC is not better than any of the "Ws" and probably on par with B-CC at best. [/quote]

Better against what criteria?

When you don't "get it", I guess you don't "get it". People don't go to private schools for the academics alone. It's the whole experience for your kids that's different.[/quote]

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