Grymes Memorial School

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Grymes Memorial School Photo #1 - Grymes is situated on 42 beautiful rural acres, offering ample space to bring learning and play to the great outdoors.
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Grymes Memorial School Photo #1 - Grymes is situated on 42 beautiful rural acres, offering ample space to bring learning and play to the great outdoors.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #2 - Daily physical education classes and recess twice a day for all grades ensure that students have ample opportunities to play and exercise, and movement is routinely incorporated into classroom activities. The Field Day competition between the Red and White teams is a favorite among many and competition is fierce as students display teamwork and sportsmanship during the annual spring event.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #3 - Small class size allows our students to shine in the classroom. It is a close-knit learning environment in which all students are actively engaged in their learning journeys with a challenging curriculum focused on feeding children`s innate curiosity to build lifelong learners.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #4 - Seasonal, interscholastic sports teams and clubs practice and play throughout the year. Offering soccer, basketball, cross country, volleyball, and more.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #5 - Grizzlies have spirit and bring it proudly to pep rallies, sporting events, Field Day, and celebrations. We believe deeply in the importance and benefits that accompany infusing Honor, Respect, Responsibility, Kindness into each path we choose.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #6 - We cultivate creativity as an essential capacity of human development and progress. Students at all grade levels practice imagination, expression, and innovation as they discover their voices and develop their craft with ever greater confidence.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #7 - Learning by Doing: Students engage in creative, dynamic learning from hands-on science and engineering projects to special history days to experiential learning through field trips and community service.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #8 - In Junior Kindergarten, play-based creative activities develop language skills, visual perception, spatial organization, and other essential skills that lay the foundation for reading readiness, math concepts, vocabulary, and language arts in the Kindergarten curriculum.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #9 - Creative expression is incorporated into every student`s week with a focus on exploration and discovery followed by more focused instruction in foundational skills and techniques in visual and musical arts.
Grymes Memorial School Photo #10 - Grymes fosters community by providing a warm family atmosphere that allows children to be children even as they grow and flourish as students.
Grymes Memorial School is a co-educational day school founded in 1947 set on 42 acres in Orange, VA. The Grymes experience is consciously grounded in a rigorous academic program reinforced by strong community values of honor, respect, responsibility, and kindness. Equally important, Grymes students are free to be kids.
Imagination and creative play are part of every day, with our rural campus serving as a 42-acre discovery laboratory.
This interweaving of structure, freedom, challenge, and play gives students strong roots from which they can raise their sights to the expanding horizons of high school, college, and the world beyond.
Our philosophy is based on these five key principles: Nurturing Character, Building Thinkers, Cultivating Creativity, Fostering Community, and Launching Joyful Learners..

Quick Stats (2024)

  • Top Ranked VA School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-8
  • Enrollment: 166 students
  • Yearly Tuition: $18,455
  • Average class size: 16 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

Top Rankings

Grymes Memorial School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:

Category
Attribute
School History

School Overview

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-8
Year Founded
1947

Student Body

Total Students
166 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
12%
State avg.: 31%
Students by Grade
Grymes Memorial School Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
24 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
30%
Average Class Size
16 students
Matriculation DataMatric. Data
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Dress for success: collared shirts, slacks, and collared dresses, No jeans except on Fridays & Dress Down Days

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost
Tuition Notes
Financial Aid is available for students in grades K-8. Bus transportation included in tuition for Earlysville, Ruckersville, Keswick, Madison, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Spotsylvania, and Fredericksburg.
% on Financial Aid
52%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$4,000
Admissions Director
Angie Olds
Admissions Associate
Angie Olds

Sports

Total Sports Offered
6 sports

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
8 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Field trips to Washington DC, Overnight field trips, Richmond and other area attractions, Student Leadership Council, UVA Writer's Eye Competition. Folgers Shakepeare Festival Participants

Club or Organization:
Engineering Club, STEM

Arts and Music Programs:
Drama

School Notes

  • Small classes and challenging curriculum; Spanish for all grades; Art, Music, Library, Drama, daily PE Classes; Middle School Athletics; Bus transportation included in tuitionfor Earlysville, Ruckersville, Keswick, Madison, Culpeper, Greene, Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg, Louisa and Orange.
Source: Verified school update

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Grymes Memorial School cost?
Grymes Memorial School's tuition is approximately $18,455 for private students.
What sports does Grymes Memorial School offer?
Grymes Memorial School offers 6 interscholastic sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Flag Football, Soccer and Volleyball.
What is Grymes Memorial School's ranking?
Grymes Memorial School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for: Oldest founding date.
When is the application deadline for Grymes Memorial School?
The application deadline for Grymes Memorial School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

School Reviews

  5.00 out of 5  (3 reviews)
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Our son and daughter are doing wonderfully at Grymes. The education is excellent and is well balanced with art and play.
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Our son and daughter are doing wonderfully at Grymes. The education is excel and is well balance with the arts and play.
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We love this school for our son. He loves it and is doing so well there.
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Quick Stats (2024)

  • Top Ranked VA School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-8
  • Enrollment: 166 students
  • Yearly Tuition: $18,455
  • Average class size: 16 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

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