febegaj wrote:Thank you all for your replies. We're Christian so we can consider parochial schools also. I will move both of my kids so they can be together. We would prefer tuition under $30k each. What we want basically is the school to be strong academically.

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Pinnacle Academy is at the edge of our radius and has resonable tuition. Is it strong academically?

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure you are right. Nonetheless, it can’t hurt OP to get info and do some research. At our FCPS, AAP was very different from how it was in ES. We moved to private in MS.

febegaj wrote:Thank you all for your replies. We're Christian so we can consider parochial schools also. I will move both of my kids so they can be together. We would prefer tuition under $30k each. What we want basically is the school to be strong academically.

Flint Hill looks one viable option for us, although tuition is a bit on the higher end.

Potomac, Basis, Paul VI, O’Connell, Langley, Congressional and Ireton seem too far away for us.

Pinnacle Academy is at the edge of our radius and has resonable tuition. Is it strong academically?

Nysmith tuition is too high.

Holy Spirit: why is it popular? Tuition is very low. Is it good academically?

Nativity: can't find much information about the school online..

St Leo’s: might consider it

Trinity at Braddock and Immanuel: Are they indeed super religious? (We don't want that) Otherwise they look good options

Pinecrest: It seems to be only K-6.

Anonymous wrote:

I'm not sure the level of religion at Trinity, but I know multiple students from different families who have left due to bullying and cliquish behavior.

We just went through the application process at Trinity (not admitted), and Trinity is indeed very religious. The website states that at least one parent must be Christian, but during the parent interview they asked both of us to speak about our faith. They require a pastor recommendation as part of the application process. On their website, they state that they are pro-life and support a Biblical view of marriage and sexuality. If that works for your family (or is not a deal breaker), it seems like a terrific school with dedicated teachers. We were very impressed, despite having some misgivings about these views.

I had not heard about students leaving because of bullying and cliquish behavior. That is concerning.

Anonymous wrote:

I'm not sure the level of religion at Trinity, but I know multiple students from different families who have left due to bullying and cliquish behavior.

We just went through the application process at Trinity (not admitted), and Trinity is indeed very religious. The website states that at least one parent must be Christian, but during the parent interview they asked both of us to speak about our faith. They require a pastor recommendation as part of the application process. On their website, they state that they are pro-life and support a Biblical view of marriage and sexuality. If that works for your family (or is not a deal breaker), it seems like a terrific school with dedicated teachers. We were very impressed, despite having some misgivings about these views.

I had not heard about students leaving because of bullying and cliquish behavior. That is concerning.

I'm not sure the level of religion at Trinity, but I know multiple students from different families who have left due to bullying and cliquish behavior.

febegaj wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Holy Spirit is popular because it's cheap, there are lots of families that want Catholic education, and as you are finding there aren't many private school options in the Burke area because public schools are generally very good.

So why I see more private schools around McLean? I thought the public schools there were better thank Burke area because of higher HHI?

Anonymous wrote:

Holy Spirit is popular because it's cheap, there are lots of families that want Catholic education, and as you are finding there aren't many private school options in the Burke area because public schools are generally very good.

febegaj wrote:Thank you all for your replies. We're Christian so we can consider parochial schools also. I will move both of my kids so they can be together. We would prefer tuition under $30k each. What we want basically is the school to be strong academically.

Flint Hill looks one viable option for us, although tuition is a bit on the higher end.

Potomac, Basis, Paul VI, O’Connell, Langley, Congressional and Ireton seem too far away for us.

Pinnacle Academy is at the edge of our radius and has resonable tuition. Is it strong academically?

Nysmith tuition is too high.

Holy Spirit: why is it popular? Tuition is very low. Is it good academically?

Nativity: can't find much information about the school online..

St Leo’s: might consider it

Trinity at Braddock and Immanuel: Are they indeed super religious? (We don't want that) Otherwise they look good options

Pinecrest: It seems to be only K-6.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've been very happy at BASIS for several years. The administration is a little wobbly but they don't affect the kids. Great teachers. And we know people who take Braddock to the HOT lanes, which are free with 3 in the car.

“A little wobbly” like as in “Prepare yourself to get seasick. Every day”. Also correct statement may be “doesn’t DIRECTLY” affect the kids; there are so many issues that arise in that environment that they can not possibly all be contained. Many teachers are great, especially those that don’t quit, including in the middle of the year. Save yourself the heartache. I wish I did.