Comments on: Top 16 Most Competitive Private Schools in St. Louis

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:12:16 +0000

Happy to share! As I’ve heard numerous times, we have great schools here in St. Louis; find the right one which best fits your child academically and socially and you can’t miss! It should be about your child’s success and growth, first and foremost.

By: Karen Goodman

Karen Goodman — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:34:46 +0000

Mark – Thanks for the additional information on the Catholic high schools in St. Louis! I’m sure it will be very helpful for people who are considering going with one of these schools but aren’t coming out of the Catholic elementary school system where the entire process has been explained to them.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:29:02 +0000

Something to keep in mind which is not covered in this piece. Eighth graders at St Louis archdiocesan schools go through a vetting process performed by school principal. Students applying to catholic high schools must rank their choices 1-3. As a rule, school principals will not encourage students to apply to the more academically challenging schools (if their academics are not very strong) for fear of the student not being accepted and the school not being a good fit. “Acceptance” rates in this article are therefore very misleading. The most challenging (competitive) programs among area Catholic schools, Priory, SLUH and Cor Jesu are not even mentioned.