Anonymous
08/01/2018 14:07
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:All publics in the DMV outside of a handful suck. Anything "public" is low quality.
Moco is a great place to live for the best privates.
Which are the handful that you think are good, or at least don't suck.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 14:05
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
OP, try St. Andrew’s, Bullis, and McLean in Potomac or Sandy Spring Friends in Olney. Good luck!
Anonymous
08/01/2018 13:50
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:we will be moving to montgomery county in the fall from Texas - want to enroll kids in the private schools here - are there any back to school events that we should be looking at?
OP, are you interested in the public schools too? And if not, why not? Your answer might help people guide you to specific a private school. Private schools in Montgomery County are not fungible (or cheap).
Anonymous
08/01/2018 13:40
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:12:29, those are good schools. Perhaps not the top 3 but those are all going to give a great education. I am a public and private school veteran and will tell you that those of us who decide to go private generally consider publics--any publics--less desirable. My public was a W cluster and my private was one of the schools that probably has some openings. My education and experiences at that private were far better than at the public and to be frank, the overall success of my classmates from the private school is on a totally different level than what came from the W school.
As for political relationships, as a private school veteran, there have been relatives and children of politicians and famous people at all of the schools listed so for those of us who have attended, we are not so dazzled by the presence of a child of a president or vice president or congressman or pro athlete---regardless of the political party. Those kids are just kids and their parents are doing what they think is best for them and that is what parents do. And to their classmates, they are simply classmates.
And lastly, for those of you who keep touting MCPS, please stop. I, for one, felt like my early education in public school in MCPS was great and tried that for my kids. For two years. And then we went private. It is a huge and hard decision to make that move but once a family makes that decision, there is no benefit to keep arguing the equivalency or superiority of public. We already had those discussions internally---for most people the cost and inconvenience of going to private school instead of the neighborhood school is a matter about which much thought has been given and is usually done knowing that to a certain crowd it will only ever be viewed as elitist. For most people it is about education plain and simple and how to ensure that their kids get the best education. There are no guarantees but the constant attempts to convince private school parents that publics are an option is absurd. We know it is an option and have decided against it. Let us alone and go back to your forum.
I completely agree. We are likely going to try public and if we end up in private, it will be the result of bad experiences and a ton of thought and consideration. It comes with a lot of sacrifices (financial and social) but ultimately the quality of the kid’s education is what’s most important. For many people, the first choice would be a high quality public school, and if they choose to give that up, it’s not without a lot of careful consideration.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 13:08
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
All publics in the DMV outside of a handful suck. Anything "public" is low quality.
Moco is a great place to live for the best privates.
Moco is a great place to live for the best privates.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 13:05
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It you are really desperate call Bullis. They have a lot of openings in all grades. I drove by there the other day and the sign is out front. It is pricey and if you are willing to pay it will be easy. It it not ranked highly. Academics appear weak and the sports program is top priority. We looked at it for our DS a few years ago. Very diverse, mostly AA and Asian student body. Give them a call though if nothing else comes through. Atleast get them in for the first year and then apply to more competitive schools. I hear St. Andrews is very good.
Anything has to be better than MCPS.
Truth
Anonymous
08/01/2018 13:00
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
12:29, those are good schools. Perhaps not the top 3 but those are all going to give a great education. I am a public and private school veteran and will tell you that those of us who decide to go private generally consider publics--any publics--less desirable. My public was a W cluster and my private was one of the schools that probably has some openings. My education and experiences at that private were far better than at the public and to be frank, the overall success of my classmates from the private school is on a totally different level than what came from the W school.
As for political relationships, as a private school veteran, there have been relatives and children of politicians and famous people at all of the schools listed so for those of us who have attended, we are not so dazzled by the presence of a child of a president or vice president or congressman or pro athlete---regardless of the political party. Those kids are just kids and their parents are doing what they think is best for them and that is what parents do. And to their classmates, they are simply classmates.
And lastly, for those of you who keep touting MCPS, please stop. I, for one, felt like my early education in public school in MCPS was great and tried that for my kids. For two years. And then we went private. It is a huge and hard decision to make that move but once a family makes that decision, there is no benefit to keep arguing the equivalency or superiority of public. We already had those discussions internally---for most people the cost and inconvenience of going to private school instead of the neighborhood school is a matter about which much thought has been given and is usually done knowing that to a certain crowd it will only ever be viewed as elitist. For most people it is about education plain and simple and how to ensure that their kids get the best education. There are no guarantees but the constant attempts to convince private school parents that publics are an option is absurd. We know it is an option and have decided against it. Let us alone and go back to your forum.
As for political relationships, as a private school veteran, there have been relatives and children of politicians and famous people at all of the schools listed so for those of us who have attended, we are not so dazzled by the presence of a child of a president or vice president or congressman or pro athlete---regardless of the political party. Those kids are just kids and their parents are doing what they think is best for them and that is what parents do. And to their classmates, they are simply classmates.
And lastly, for those of you who keep touting MCPS, please stop. I, for one, felt like my early education in public school in MCPS was great and tried that for my kids. For two years. And then we went private. It is a huge and hard decision to make that move but once a family makes that decision, there is no benefit to keep arguing the equivalency or superiority of public. We already had those discussions internally---for most people the cost and inconvenience of going to private school instead of the neighborhood school is a matter about which much thought has been given and is usually done knowing that to a certain crowd it will only ever be viewed as elitist. For most people it is about education plain and simple and how to ensure that their kids get the best education. There are no guarantees but the constant attempts to convince private school parents that publics are an option is absurd. We know it is an option and have decided against it. Let us alone and go back to your forum.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 12:50
Subject: Re:Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'd aim for one school that has 5th grade and HS. St. Andrew's Episcopal, Bullis, Sandy Spring are your co-ed options and best bets to find late openings.
Now why do you think they still have openings?
OP wanted good schools.
Not saying this is necessarily true of the schools above, but I know for a fact that at least some in the area will admit only students who are the right fit (at the risk of being somewhat under-enrolled) rather than take everyone and have full classes.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 12:29
Subject: Re:Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:I'd aim for one school that has 5th grade and HS. St. Andrew's Episcopal, Bullis, Sandy Spring are your co-ed options and best bets to find late openings.
Now why do you think they still have openings?
OP wanted good schools.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 11:50
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
^ plus St John's
Anonymous
08/01/2018 11:49
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
Moco
Lowers .. Mater Dei , stone ridge, Norwood , St. Andrews , Barnesville, Holton, Sidwell Friends, Woods, Heights, all Perochials, Bullis, Landon,
Uppers
Landon, Georgetown Prep, Holton, Stone Ridge, Holy Cross, Good Counsel, Bullis, St Andrews,
Few blocks into DC
Sidwell, GDS, St Albans, Cathedral.
Lowers .. Mater Dei , stone ridge, Norwood , St. Andrews , Barnesville, Holton, Sidwell Friends, Woods, Heights, all Perochials, Bullis, Landon,
Uppers
Landon, Georgetown Prep, Holton, Stone Ridge, Holy Cross, Good Counsel, Bullis, St Andrews,
Few blocks into DC
Sidwell, GDS, St Albans, Cathedral.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 11:29
Subject: Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It you are really desperate call Bullis. They have a lot of openings in all grades. I drove by there the other day and the sign is out front. It is pricey and if you are willing to pay it will be easy. It it not ranked highly. Academics appear weak and the sports program is top priority. We looked at it for our DS a few years ago. Very diverse, mostly AA and Asian student body. Give them a call though if nothing else comes through. Atleast get them in for the first year and then apply to more competitive schools. I hear St. Andrews is very good.
I am confused. I've seen a lot of posts boasting how strong Bullis is, especially for STEM. Obviously people can simply have different opinions, but is there anything more to the divergence of descriptions.
People seem upset it has strong focus in sports.
I don't know if people are upset sports. I think they are upset that their standards are much lower than even just 10 years ago. It is going downhill fast. I predict it will close within the next 10 years. I know two families who pulled their kids out after the school significantly reduced their financial aid. They give full tuition to certain athletes. The STEM program is not that great. Go spend a day there and you will see how unimpressive it really is on a whole.
STEM is a very generic term and not very specific when stating a concern. Maybe those two families no longer needed that level of aid. They have the right to choose who they give aid to and if sports are their focus and it brings in money, they have that right to choose. Same with colleges.
Would go look at it but we cannot afford it and it doesn't have the sport my child wants till they are older so spending that kind of money early on makes no sense.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 11:23
Subject: Re:Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:Google would have answered your question more quickly.
How? There’s no official ranking.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 11:13
Subject: Re:Best private schools in Montgomery county
Anonymous wrote:Google would have answered your question more quickly.
I suppose, but so was already composing an answer here.
Anonymous
08/01/2018 11:11
Subject: Re:Best private schools in Montgomery county
Google would have answered your question more quickly.