Anonymous
10/20/2025 21:31
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the main asset of maret is location. It would be a much better school if it had competition from dc public schools. Definitely at 55k the value for money is poor.
Uh, except tuition is 47k in k to 52k in HS
Sidwell is 59k in HS, GDS, STA, and NCS is 56k and they are all in the same location
Read again. Tuition plus fees is 55k in HS : https://www.maret.org/admission/tuition-financial-aid
Also families tend to prefer all those schools over maret.
lol no Maret is harder to get in 9th vs GDS, STA and NCS. It’s just a fact.
Ok now I know you’re smoking crack.
Oh but it is. You must not have any experience with the process or the schools listed. 9th grade is very competitive at all the school but Maret is harder to getting in vs the other schools.
This is when the all these school add top students to their class. 9th grade becomes a very unsettling year for the rising 8th graders because the new students are the cream of the crop.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 21:22
Subject: How good is Maret?
At our k-8, Maret was the second or third choice of every single person who went. All preferred either Potomac or Sidwell or NCS/St Alban’s. The only ones who went to Maret didn’t get into their first choice. Those that got into their first choice went there and not Maret.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 19:38
Subject: How good is Maret?
I agree that it’s harder. Although people here equate harder and better, they are not the same. That’s not a knock on Maret, it’s a great school.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 18:24
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the main asset of maret is location. It would be a much better school if it had competition from dc public schools. Definitely at 55k the value for money is poor.
Uh, except tuition is 47k in k to 52k in HS
Sidwell is 59k in HS, GDS, STA, and NCS is 56k and they are all in the same location
Read again. Tuition plus fees is 55k in HS : https://www.maret.org/admission/tuition-financial-aid
Also families tend to prefer all those schools over maret.
lol no Maret is harder to get in 9th vs GDS, STA and NCS. It’s just a fact.
Ok now I know you’re smoking crack.
I have two kids in high school (one at a Big 3) that came from a K-8 and it was well known that Maret is harder to get into and the administration at the K-8 repeatedly told us that was the case. Most of the same kids applying (at least a lot of overlap between Maret, GDS and to some extent Sidwell) for a lot fewer slots in 9th. That's not intended to be a commentary on the school or it's academics but just the reality of the numbers.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 16:11
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the main asset of maret is location. It would be a much better school if it had competition from dc public schools. Definitely at 55k the value for money is poor.
Uh, except tuition is 47k in k to 52k in HS
Sidwell is 59k in HS, GDS, STA, and NCS is 56k and they are all in the same location
Read again. Tuition plus fees is 55k in HS : https://www.maret.org/admission/tuition-financial-aid
Also families tend to prefer all those schools over maret.
lol no Maret is harder to get in 9th vs GDS, STA and NCS. It’s just a fact.
Ok now I know you’re smoking crack.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 15:27
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s a valid question that has gone unanswered - why has Maret refused to release the full AJC report?
In the past there were episodes of sexual assault in maret that were released :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dcs-maret-school-releases-investigation-detailing-past-cases-of-sexual-abuse-at-the-private-school/2019/09/19/faf5ec21-826d-4873-8037-3008ec19b14e_story.html
Why not released for antisemitism?
I was not aware of the sexual assault cases.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 15:26
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You asked a question and then answered it yourself within 2 minutes of the post. Kudos
Yes, because it’s impossible that someone is unhappy with quality of education at maret. The only possibility is that someone is engaging in sockpuppeting.
Considering all the Maret posts Jeff has had to delete in the past because of sockpuppeting, yes
Also deleted because maret parents reported the posts and do not want any negative comments posted online.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 15:15
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the main asset of maret is location. It would be a much better school if it had competition from dc public schools. Definitely at 55k the value for money is poor.
Uh, except tuition is 47k in k to 52k in HS
Sidwell is 59k in HS, GDS, STA, and NCS is 56k and they are all in the same location
Read again. Tuition plus fees is 55k in HS : https://www.maret.org/admission/tuition-financial-aid
Also families tend to prefer all those schools over maret.
lol no Maret is harder to get in 9th vs GDS, STA and NCS. It’s just a fact.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 15:12
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You asked a question and then answered it yourself within 2 minutes of the post. Kudos
Yes, because it’s impossible that someone is unhappy with quality of education at maret. The only possibility is that someone is engaging in sockpuppeting.
Considering all the Maret posts Jeff has had to delete in the past because of sockpuppeting, yes
Anonymous
10/20/2025 15:03
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:You asked a question and then answered it yourself within 2 minutes of the post. Kudos
Wow, so much assuptions. I didn't answer it. I just posted a question. I am genuinely interested in the answer.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 14:56
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:You asked a question and then answered it yourself within 2 minutes of the post. Kudos
Yes, because it’s impossible that someone is unhappy with quality of education at maret. The only possibility is that someone is engaging in sockpuppeting.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 14:37
Subject: How good is Maret?
You asked a question and then answered it yourself within 2 minutes of the post. Kudos
Anonymous
10/20/2025 14:34
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maret parent to a lower school kid. We’ve been really impressed and the parents are kind and low key despite status, wealth, etc.
School spirit is high. We love this element and so does our student.
We liked that it was competitive but not a pressure cooker. The block scheduling in the older grades is nice for students and similar to college. Speaking of college, the seniors have great outcomes and something I looked at closely as a HYP grad.
The school is renovating bit by bit and I look forward to hearing more about the strategic plan this month.
Here are some stats we found helpful, especially on retention and diversity:
60% Of students are from DC
31% Of students are from MD
9% Of students are from VA
54% Of students identify as People of Color
96% Retention rate for Students
26% Families receive financial aid
39% Of faculty identify as People of Color
39% Of faculty have been at Maret for more than 10 years
71% Of faculty have master's or doctorate degrees
8% Faculty are also Alumni
I feel like when you tour, at least for the lower school when parents are making the decision, you’ll know whether you’re a “Maret family.” DC received several acceptances, including Big 3, and Maret was our first choice.
How is the quality of education?
Meh.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 14:32
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:Maret parent to a lower school kid. We’ve been really impressed and the parents are kind and low key despite status, wealth, etc.
School spirit is high. We love this element and so does our student.
We liked that it was competitive but not a pressure cooker. The block scheduling in the older grades is nice for students and similar to college. Speaking of college, the seniors have great outcomes and something I looked at closely as a HYP grad.
The school is renovating bit by bit and I look forward to hearing more about the strategic plan this month.
Here are some stats we found helpful, especially on retention and diversity:
60% Of students are from DC
31% Of students are from MD
9% Of students are from VA
54% Of students identify as People of Color
96% Retention rate for Students
26% Families receive financial aid
39% Of faculty identify as People of Color
39% Of faculty have been at Maret for more than 10 years
71% Of faculty have master's or doctorate degrees
8% Faculty are also Alumni
I feel like when you tour, at least for the lower school when parents are making the decision, you’ll know whether you’re a “Maret family.” DC received several acceptances, including Big 3, and Maret was our first choice.
How is the quality of education?
Anonymous
10/20/2025 14:26
Subject: How good is Maret?
Anonymous wrote:It’s a valid question that has gone unanswered - why has Maret refused to release the full AJC report?
In the past there were episodes of sexual assault in maret that were released :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dcs-maret-school-releases-investigation-detailing-past-cases-of-sexual-abuse-at-the-private-school/2019/09/19/faf5ec21-826d-4873-8037-3008ec19b14e_story.html
Why not released for antisemitism?