Academically, what are the top IAAM schools?
Daughter is going through the process. Here is Niche's ranking (Private Maryland HS) of each school by IAAM Division. Haven't gone through their rankings formula in great detail but it's the most comprehensive list out there.
A
Bryn Mawr 2
McDonogh 9
Garrison Forest 16
Glenelg Country 19
Severn 20
Roland Park 22
Notre Dame Prep 36
SPSG 44
Gerstell 45
Spalding 51
Maryvale Prep 56
St. Mary's 64
John Carroll 66
Mt. de Sales 72
Mercy 81
B
Park School 12
Friends 15
Beth Tfiloh 27
Indian Creek 37
St. John's Catholic 54
AACS 60
C
Key School 8
St. Timothy's 10
Oldfields 26
Chapelgate Christian Academy 48
Pallotti 80
Catholic High 87
Concordia Prep 97
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 120
Niche relies way too heavily on user-reported and school-reported data to be of value as anything other than a sort-of master list of private schools. Over 60% of their weighting is based on self-reported data, and another 17% is based on data that only some of the private schools share. I would consider the rankings unreliable.
The ratings can be (and are) gamed to push a school upward by the staff/parents (or downward by competitors).
If you are considering a private school for your child, my advice (as a private school parent and board member) is to focus on finding the best fit for your child and family, paying particular attention to the year group (graduation class year) your child will join. Experiences vary greatly within schools due to having a good (or not so good) year group. Our family is fortunate to have good experiences with this, but some friends with kids in other grades at our school are not as happy with how things are going.
Best of luck!
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