Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:16     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sandy Spring is secular?

Quaker, but pretty darn close to secular.

(Just like Sidwell)
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:15     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Would these be "safety" schools in case not admitted to preferred application DCPS schools, or are you only applying to private schools?
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:15     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Anonymous wrote:Sandy Spring is secular?

Quaker, but pretty darn close to secular.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:11     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
You probably should have thought of this when you bought in Northeast.

One of your bedrock principles (diversity of neighbors! Secular! The cred of a DC address!) will necessarily give way before this is over.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 13:59     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Op you should look as to what schools will be metro friendly for you. Map it out so you don’t have to be a shuttle.

That said, the list of close-in, secular schools in general isn’t huge.

Burke
Field
Sidwell
Maret
GDS
Landon
Holton
Potomac
Madeira
Bullis
Waldorf



Smaller, more alternative schools like:
Templeton
Fusion
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 13:36     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Glenelg in Ellicott City.

Indian Creek near Annapolis.

Severn near Annapolis.

You might need to have a more open mind to public schools.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 13:20     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Anonymous wrote:Field runs shuttles from various metro stations.


Very competitive for admissions. Definitely worth applying to, but maybe it’s easier to get into Burke.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 13:04     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Field runs shuttles from various metro stations.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 12:16     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
The thing is private school admissions are all competitive. For NEDC Burke is relatively close and less competitive than some schools close to it and compared to it. But people seem to be mostly happy there, at least according to what you read in this forum.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 12:05     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Sandy Spring is secular?
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 11:58     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
ITDS school of last resort is Elizabeth Seton. Honestly if you want secular it's slim pickings. I would suggest you lottery for publics.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 11:48     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Archbishop Carroll in NE DC is coed, if there are others who would be open to Catholic schools. However, if your kid is white or Asian, they would be either the only or one of one or two kids in the school of that race.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 11:20     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Honestly same for us. There's not much for girls in NE even if you're Catholic.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 11:13     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
Burke
Templeton

Nothing is really safe IMO. Are you at a public now?
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 10:50     Subject: Less competitive, secular middle/high schools to get in
We live in Northeast DC and are looking for “safety” high schools to apply to. Given the commute, we’re not interested in places in Bethesda/rockville area. We also are only interested in secular schools. It seems it’s super limited to Barrie and sandy springs. Are there any others we can consider?