High School Placement At a Glance As our students enter eighth grade, we draw on the self-awareness, selfmotivation, and academic prowess attained at Langley to help them apply to and select the high schools that best fit who they have become – and will become in the years ahead. This reflective and transformative process, which occurs at a crucial moment in each student’s personal development, provides an important social reset point, allows students to truly understand and articulate their own identity, and fosters these valuable life skills: • Personal growth • Confidence • Maturity
• Self-awareness/advocacy • Resilience • Executive functioning
• Critical thinking • Decision making • Research/analysis
Langley’s Role in the Process Throughout the high school application and selection process, Langley partners with and advocates for our eighth-graders. Getting Started: In the spring, rising eighth-grade parents attend an informational meeting about the high school admission process during which they receive an information packet, including timelines and to-do lists. Counseling: In the spring/summer, Langley administrators meet with families individually to discuss interests, goals, and possible best-fit high schools. Testing & Interviews: To help students prepare for high school placement tests, we offer an online program to familiarize students with the test. We also provide mock interviews to help build poise and confidence. Personal Visits: Our administrators have developed strong relationships with admission officers at area high schools. Throughout the year, we make personal visits to these schools to advocate for our eighth-graders.
Recent High School Acceptances Below is a list of the wide variety of top high schools to which our students have been accepted over the last five years: Ashbury College (Ottawa)
National Cathedral School
Bishop Kearney High School (NY)
Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
Bishop O’Connell High School
Oakcrest School
Bullis School
Oakton High School
Cate School (CA)
Oregon Episcopal School (OR)
Catlin Gabel School (OR)
Paul VI Catholic High School
Chatham Hall
Phillips Academy Andover (MA)
Connolly School of the Holy Child
Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
Duke Ellington School
Potomac School
Edmund Burke School
Sage Hill School (CA)
Episcopal High School
Sandy Spring Friends School
Field School
Santa Margarita Catholic High School (CA)
Flint Hill School
Shady Side Academy (PA)
Foxcroft School
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (MN)
George C. Marshall High School
Sidwell Friends School
Georgetown Day School
St. Albans School
Georgetown Preparatory School
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
St. Andrew’s School (DE)
Gonzaga College High School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Holton-Arms School
St. John’s College High School
Hotchkiss School (CT)
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School (CA)
Landon School
St. Paul’s School (NH)
Langley High School
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School
Lawrenceville School (NJ)
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Loomis Chaffee School (CT)
Tabor Academy (MA)
Loudoun School for the Gifted
Thomas Jefferson High School for
Madeira School
Science & Technology
Maret School
Washington-Liberty High School
Mayfield Senior School (CA)
Whittle School & Studio, D.C.
McLean High School
Williston Northampton School (MA)
Mercersburg Academy (PA)
Yorktown High School
Miss Porter’s School (CT)