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Anonymous wrote:Probably the most well known schools are:

Sierra Canyon (Kardashians/jenners/bronny)
Crossroads (so many celebs)
Beverly Hills High School (same; shout out to West Beverly too )
Andover
Exeter
Permian (Friday Night Lights)
IMG Academy (sports factory across multiple sports)
St. Vincent-St. Mary (lebron; because he didn’t play college this one has a higher profile)
Lower Merion (Kobe; same)
Laguna Hills (Hills, Laguna, etc. this is fading but still a fairly broad demo)
Sidwell (Clintons/Obamas). Nothing else in DC is on this level of name ID.
Not sure what from NYC breaks through — could see a case for Dalton, Spence, Bronx Science, Stuyvesant but none seem that famous to like an average person in the Midwest.

This is macabre but the most famous are probably actually the ones with major tragedies like Columbine and the like.

+1 and maybe Hockaday or St Marks.

Sierra Canyon, Harvard Westlake, Exeter, Miami Country Day school, Andover, IMG, Dalton or Spence, Sidwell and that’s about it.

there's no such thing as a serious private school in Miami

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Anonymous wrote:Probably the most well known schools are:

Sierra Canyon (Kardashians/jenners/bronny)
Crossroads (so many celebs)
Beverly Hills High School (same; shout out to West Beverly too )
Andover
Exeter
Permian (Friday Night Lights)
IMG Academy (sports factory across multiple sports)
St. Vincent-St. Mary (lebron; because he didn’t play college this one has a higher profile)
Lower Merion (Kobe; same)
Laguna Hills (Hills, Laguna, etc. this is fading but still a fairly broad demo)
Sidwell (Clintons/Obamas). Nothing else in DC is on this level of name ID.
Not sure what from NYC breaks through — could see a case for Dalton, Spence, Bronx Science, Stuyvesant but none seem that famous to like an average person in the Midwest.

This is macabre but the most famous are probably actually the ones with major tragedies like Columbine and the like.

+1 and maybe Hockaday or St Marks.

Sierra Canyon, Harvard Westlake, Exeter, Miami Country Day school, Andover, IMG, Dalton or Spence, Sidwell and that’s about it.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm also from LA. People over estimate that anyone can even name Obama's daughters yet alone can name who the current VP is. I'm a politically active upper middle class person. People are far more likely to follow sports than politics. It's a fact. You all are forgetting that hardly like than 1/3 Americans can name 3 branches of govt or anyone in Supreme Court. Sidwell is not more famous than Dematha, Gonzaga, or St John's. I'd also now add in PVI in the last 2 years.

WCAC is the most dominant basketball league in the country. They also are very strong in many other sports including football.

Wrong! I’ve read articles about Sidwell in the LA Times, The NY Times, and cities across the country. I’ve even seen several articles about Sidwell in the Daily Mail! I certain little to no ink has been spent on Dematha, Gonzaga, SJC and PVI in the British press.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7111939/amp/Inside-DCs-elite-Sidwell-school-pushy-parents-obsessed-getting-kids-college.html

Get over yourself. I had a kid graduate from Sidwell. Many of my west coast family have never heard of the school. Sidwell has a graduating class of what 100-125? Dematha a lot more. Who cares that you seek out papers written about your school? And yes, national newspapers write about Dematha, St John's, and Gonzaga all the time.

Why can't people in this forum be objective about anything? Nobody is saying top ranked, most successful alumna, or best college placements. The OP asked about fame.

Sidwell has 2k IG followers. Dematha has 11k. Yes Sidwell bball has helped in recent years, but as a sports establishment, they are not even close. Even St Frances is more famous than Sidwell in sports and whether you like it or not, sports > more famous than politics in this country.

“I had a kid graduate from sidwell” your child did not attend there, imposter.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm also from LA. People over estimate that anyone can even name Obama's daughters yet alone can name who the current VP is. I'm a politically active upper middle class person. People are far more likely to follow sports than politics. It's a fact. You all are forgetting that hardly like than 1/3 Americans can name 3 branches of govt or anyone in Supreme Court. Sidwell is not more famous than Dematha, Gonzaga, or St John's. I'd also now add in PVI in the last 2 years.

WCAC is the most dominant basketball league in the country. They also are very strong in many other sports including football.

Wrong! I’ve read articles about Sidwell in the LA Times, The NY Times, and cities across the country. I’ve even seen several articles about Sidwell in the Daily Mail! I certain little to no ink has been spent on Dematha, Gonzaga, SJC and PVI in the British press.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7111939/amp/Inside-DCs-elite-Sidwell-school-pushy-parents-obsessed-getting-kids-college.html

Get over yourself. I had a kid graduate from Sidwell. Many of my west coast family have never heard of the school. Sidwell has a graduating class of what 100-125? Dematha a lot more. Who cares that you seek out papers written about your school? And yes, national newspapers write about Dematha, St John's, and Gonzaga all the time.

Why can't people in this forum be objective about anything? Nobody is saying top ranked, most successful alumna, or best college placements. The OP asked about fame.

Sidwell has 2k IG followers. Dematha has 11k. Yes Sidwell bball has helped in recent years, but as a sports establishment, they are not even close. Even St Frances is more famous than Sidwell in sports and whether you like it or not, sports > more famous than politics in this country.

Anonymous wrote:Probably the most well known schools are:

Sierra Canyon (Kardashians/jenners/bronny)
Crossroads (so many celebs)
Beverly Hills High School (same; shout out to West Beverly too )
Andover
Exeter
Permian (Friday Night Lights)
IMG Academy (sports factory across multiple sports)
St. Vincent-St. Mary (lebron; because he didn’t play college this one has a higher profile)
Lower Merion (Kobe; same)
Laguna Hills (Hills, Laguna, etc. this is fading but still a fairly broad demo)
Sidwell (Clintons/Obamas). Nothing else in DC is on this level of name ID.
Not sure what from NYC breaks through — could see a case for Dalton, Spence, Bronx Science, Stuyvesant but none seem that famous to like an average person in the Midwest.

This is macabre but the most famous are probably actually the ones with major tragedies like Columbine and the like.

Anonymous wrote:BIM is the most famous. Ranked nationally. Everyone else doesn't matter.

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Anonymous wrote:Dematha by a lot. You people live in a bubble. This documentary original aired on showtime I believe.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_County:_In_The_Water

No, you live in a sports bubble. I’ve never heard of that documentary and I live in DC.

It just sounds like you don't have Showtime?

Also, if you live in DC and don't know about Kevin Durant, whether you're a fan of basketball or not, you're in the bubble.

No, I just don’t follow sports as closely as you obviously do.

I’ve heard of Kevin Durant but I don’t know what high school he graduated from. Is it Dematha?

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Anonymous wrote:Dematha by a lot. You people live in a bubble. This documentary original aired on showtime I believe.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_County:_In_The_Water

No, you live in a sports bubble. I’ve never heard of that documentary and I live in DC.

It just sounds like you don't have Showtime?

Also, if you live in DC and don't know about Kevin Durant, whether you're a fan of basketball or not, you're in the bubble.

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Anonymous wrote:Dematha by a lot. You people live in a bubble. This documentary original aired on showtime I believe.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_County:_In_The_Water

No, you live in a sports bubble. I’ve never heard of that documentary and I live in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what TJ is? It can't be too famous because I can't find the answer on google.

It’s not nationally famous, but you should be able to Google it. TJ is especially popular among striver, first-generation immigrant families in VA who are seeking a free, academically rigorous education for their children.

Are we talking about the Thomas Jefferson public school?

Yes, the public school in VA.

This is a thread about "Most famous DC Private"? right?

Anonymous wrote:Dematha by a lot. You people live in a bubble. This documentary original aired on showtime I believe.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_County:_In_The_Water

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what TJ is? It can't be too famous because I can't find the answer on google.

It’s not nationally famous, but you should be able to Google it. TJ is especially popular among striver, first-generation immigrant families in VA who are seeking a free, academically rigorous education for their children.

Are we talking about the Thomas Jefferson public school?

Yes, the public school in VA.

Anonymous wrote:Oh my, I can’t believe how much time people have on their hands…

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Anonymous wrote:Was thinking about this. What DC Private would people say is most famous on a national level.

I think top three are: St Alban’s, Sidwell, and Prep. Any other rankings?

Before I moved to DC from Boston, I had only heard of Sidwell. That’s because of the Obamas.