Avalon School

200 W. Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877
Tel: (301)963-8022
Grades: 2 - 12 | 167 students
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The Avalon School brings the spirit of adventure and friendship to boys grades three through twelve in an independent day school featuring a challenging liberal arts curriculum. The school seeks to cultivate in its students a sense of intellectual freedom and personal responsibility; to foster the gifts of faith and culture that are within each boy's reach; and to help them fulfill the deep desire to live a noble life that resides in all men.

School Overview:
Avalon School
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades 2 - 12
Year Founded 2003
Student Body
Total Students 167 students
Student Body Type All-boys
% Students of Color 16% (MD School Avg.: 34%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 20 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 9:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 95%
Average Class Size 12 students
Number of AP Courses 6 courses
Advanced Courses
Biology Calculus
English European History
Latin Spanish Language
US History
Average SAT score 1789
Classroom dress code Formal
(dress pants, shirt, tie, and sport coat for upper school; shirt and tie for lower and middle school)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $13,000
Tuition Notes $11,450 lower school; $12,950 middle school; $13,500 upper school.
% on Financial Aid 40%
Average Financial Aid Grant $5,000
Admissions Director Sam Phillips
Sports
Total Sports Offered 6 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cross Country Football
Soccer Swimming
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 3 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
drama newspaper
jazz band

School Notes:

  • The Avalon School admits new students on the basis of academic promise and achievement, character, extracurricular activities, and other interests. The Avalon School regards education as a joint venture with parents; a key aspect of the admission process involves ascertaining the parental commitment to the applicant's development, along with the parents' ability and desire to support the goals and ideals of the school.

    The Avalon School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. The Avalon School is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students.

    • Profile last updated: 01/11/2012

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Nearby Schools:

Avalon School
Gr. 2-12 | 0 mi. away
St Martin Of Tours School
Gr. K-9 | 0.6 mi. away
Nist Child Care Center
Gr. K | 0.7 mi. away

View all schools in: Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Zip 20877

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