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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whitman, Niche diversity: B+

Holton, Niche diversity: A[/quote]

Oh no not Niche.  They will find a reason to claim it's false...just like they claim that there is no overall HS ranking that combines public schools and private schools.

Oh wait look!  I just checked, and here is the high school ranking on Niche.  A google search brings you to these links and the title of the lists are clear:  Best High Schools in Maryland, Best Public High Schools in Maryland, and Best Private Schools in Maryland.

Bottom line, the three top W schools are in 8th, 13th, and 18th place for Best HS in Maryland.  I know someone doesn't believe that this list is legit, but there you have it in black and white:

Overall Best High Schools in Maryland:

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools/s/maryland/

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And here is public schools alone:

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/maryland/

[img]https://i.imgur.com/60h1iSx.png[/img]

And finally private schools alone:

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-private-high-schools/s/maryland/

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Gk8FHHd.png[/img]

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I'm sooo shocked that a school that can determine who goes there has higher test scores, and they don't have to serve kids with SN if they don't want to.  Quick, call WaPo.

:lol:  :roll: [/quote]

But wait — I thought private schools are mediocre and rich people send their kids there due to status. Now it’s obvious they have higher test scores?

Pick your argument.[/quote]
you're a bit slow. They have highers stats compared to most publics, even W schools, because they can pick and choose who they let in. The student has to take and pass a test to get in, so they aren't dealing with lots of kids with SN issues.

Wealthy parents will get their kids tutored to make sure they pass the test. [/quote]

So they have higher stats but offer a less advanced education?[/quote]
I'm sure they offer advanced education, but many now don't offer AP classes now (which I'm hearing private school parents lamenting about), and you aren't going to have large number of kids taking the very advanced math tracks.  Some years you may have only a handful of students needing the very advanced math track. It would be school dependent, obviously, but W schools have a lot of high achieving kids, so no shortage of kids needing the very advanced math track.

SAT Math goes up to maybe precalc? I think it's actually Alg 2 from what my DC told me. So, SAT math scores aren't a good measure of what advanced math track private schools offer.

And like I said, private schools can pick and choose whom they want to admit, and they make the students take an entrance exam.  So yea, of course their stats are going to be collectively higher than even a W school that cannot pick and choose their student body.[/quote]

AND......as other PPs have stated; its not only about academic rigor.  There's much more to success and happiness...even college placement than academic performance.[/quote]
Certainly, there are various reasons why sending a child to a private school may make sense, but I don't think that ^^PP list from niche means much in terms of comparing advanced course offerings between W school and private schools, and which schools have more advanced students.[/quote]

Agree.  Niche is not a good or even mediocre place to get info.  Anyone who posts from there has a long way to go on the learning curve.[/quote]

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