Private Schools in Phili Area? (Newtown: for sale, real estate, condos)

[rainrock]

Originally Posted by MoorestownResident

I think you should reconsider PA and look into Moorestown Friends in Moorestown, NJ. It was Quaker founded in 1785 and is the premier K-12 private school in the region. SATs for this past year were 1,900 (on the new scale), probably ranking #1 in the Philly region and easily in the Top 10-15 in the entire state of NJ which has exceptional public and private schools. If you want your kids to get into the most competitive

Originally Posted by MoorestownResident

What are the highest SATs in Philly/PA?

No I'm done with your trifling games! The onus is on you to provide a link where it states that Moorestown Friends School is thee premier private school in the region.You are the one making the unverified claims.

[MoorestownResident]

MFS might be ranked 19th in the nation, even there doubtful, certainly not 19th in Philly region by any objective or reputable publication that used concocked evaluation for rankings. SAT, AP classes are the measure, in addition to what colleges kids go to. If any school in PA matches 1,900 SATs it is because it is tiny.

[MoorestownResident]

Obviously there is no school in PA that has 1,900 SATs otherwise you would post it.

[BPP1999]

Just try and remember, according to a post yesterday, MoorestownResident is "trying to have fun" or something like that.

[MoorestownResident]

That doesn't make my post any less accurate or factual.

[thesixth]

re: the OP's ? - you will probably not find many private schools under $15,000 per child (unless it is lower grades) - many of these private schools are $18,-20,000 once you hit the higher grades or at least 9-12.
Your cheaper private school options will most likely be Catholic schools. Many of which are very rigourous and offer a great education, but will incorporate Catholic teaching in the curriculum.

[orrmobl]

Originally Posted by thesixth

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Your cheaper private school options will most likely be Catholic schools. Many of which are very rigourous and offer a great education, but will incorporate Catholic teaching in the curriculum.

I would have to disagree with this based upon purely anecdotal evidence - none of my Catholic school friends and acquaintances are the brightest bulbs in the pack...

[sbhubbell]

Just for kicks I looked up DCCS's stats...their mean SAT is 1155 (better than a whole lot of public schools) they have a lot of AP classes, and their tuition is about $9K a year for high school. Lots of varsity sports, phenomenal arts program, almost 100% of graduates go to college, many to Ivy Leagues.

By the way, you really can't use the new SAT scale yet for comparison purposes among high schools, it's too new. A friend of mine who is a college recruiter said colleges are having a lot of problems adjusting to the new scores and when comparing high schools they usually go back a year or two and look at the old scores.

[Poshr]

That website is fantastic - thanks very much to everyone who has posted links
I'll definitely check out Moorestown Friends School, but it's not quite right from what I've seen. But then again, you can never tell what it'll be like perfectly off the internet, can you?
At the moment, we are negotiating with my husbands company to see if they will pay for education, and if they agree I will certainly be looking at some of the suggestions that are above $15,000 per year.

[J&A'sMOM]

Hello -
We've been considering relocating for 1 year. We almost moved to Westchester County NY - but now we are waiting for a relocation package for Philly!! I just spent 9 hours last weekend with a realtor in the Mainline area and 4 1/2 in NJ. My PA realtor was totally awesome and the whole mainline area is beautiful and I found the people to be very nice!!! All of the towns are very close together and there are sooo many private schools I can't even start to tell you. Some are over $25k/year and many are in your (and my) price range.

The communities in the Mainline area are all pretty close together and I didn't really feel that one was better than another. Nor could I really tell when we left one and drove into another one, unlike many other places. So whether it was Devon, Villanova, Paoli, Newtown Square, Wayne (which I loved) Upper Merion, Haverford, or others I really liked them all. I'd say Wayne and Gladwyne were my favorite.

What you need is the "Independent Schools Greater Delaware Valley" booklet on all the private schools in the greater Philly area which includes NJ. Look on their website and maybe they'll have ordering instrucitonsfor their booklet. ADVIS - The Association of Delaware Valley Schools - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware My realtor gave me the booklet.

I also toured Moorestown, Medford, and Haddonfield the day after I toured the mainline area in PA. You'll have to go and see for yourself - both areas are very nice and I could live in either place. Haddonfield has a really great feel to it - really "cool" - but we took a wrong turn and drove into a pretty run down area one block away from the town line. I liked the Mainline area better because it's more like the area I live now and it's a larger area with more small beautiful towns to choose from. Otherwise both are exceptionally nice. NJ taxes are very high - except for Medford which is just too far out for us and not easy to get to the airport.

If my DH accepts this offer and we're off to PA I will go and visit The Episcopal Academy, and Friends School - Haverford. Those will be my first two visits.

ps - you can e-mail me if you want on this site - my dd is 4 and my ds is in 1st grade.

also if you ride horses your only 15 minutes away from some of the most beautiful horse country I've ever seen