Top Ranked Alexandria Private High Schools (2026-27)

St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School

Gr: NS-12 | 1,230 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 26

Episcopal

1000 St. Stephens Road

Alexandria, VA 22304

(703) 212-2705

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Fusion Academy Alexandria

Gr: 6-12 | 43 students

Avg. class size: 1 student

Alternative School

333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 100

Alexandria, VA 22314

(877) 673-8893

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Bishop Ireton High School

Gr: 9-12 | 922 students

Avg. class size: 24 students

Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 18

Catholic

201 Cambridge Road

Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 751-7606

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Commonwealth Academy

Gr: 5-12 | 146 students

Avg. class size: 8 students

Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 6

1321 Leslie Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22301

(703) 548-6912

(5)

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Episcopal High School

Gr: 9-12 | 451 students

Avg. class size: 11 students

Sports: 20 | Extracurriculars: 37

Episcopal

1200 North Quaker Lane

Alexandria, VA 22302

(703) 933-4062

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The Howard Gardner School

Gr: 6-12 | 56 students

Avg. class size: 8 students

Sports: 5

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4913 Franconia Road

Alexandria, VA 22310

(703) 822-9300

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St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School

Gr: NS-12 | 1,121 students

Episcopal

400 Fontaine St

Alexandria, VA 22302

(703) 212-2700

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Alternative Paths Training School - Alexandria

Gr: 1-12 | 72 students

Special Education School

5632 Mt. Vernon Memorial Hwy

Alexandria, VA 22309

(703) 766-8708

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Alexandria, Virginia Private Schools (Closed)

The Academy @ Metropolitan School of the Arts

Gr: 7-12 | 26 students

Avg. class size: 8 students

5775 Barclay Dr, Suite 4

Alexandria, VA 22315

(703) 339-0444

(9)

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Leary School Of Virginia

Gr: 5-12 | 59 students

Special Education School

6349 Lincolnia Rd

Alexandria, VA 22312

(703) 941-8150

(6)

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Lincolnia Academy

Gr: PK-K | 30 students

Daycare / Preschool

4905 Lincoln Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22312

(703) 354-4855

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Alexandria, VA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+28.6% (+2 schools) 10-yr

4,041

Students

+21.2% (+708 students) 10-yr

$40,250

Avg. Tuition

+30.2% (+$9,333) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-21.4% (-3 students) 10-yr

31%

Students of Color

-29.5% (-13.0 pp) 10-yr

7:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-12.5% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (Alexandria)

This State (VA)

# Schools

9 Schools

361 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Alexandria, VA Total Schools
2025	9
2024	8
2023	9
2022	8
2021	8
2020	8
2019	9
2018	10
2017	8
2016	9
2015	7

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# Students

4,041 Students

82,328 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	505	238	253
2024	415	229	245
2023	386	243	247
2022	394	252	257
2021	378	241	249
2020	468	229	235
2019	606	235	242
2018	628	235	238
2017	566	241	246
2016	501	238	241
2015	476	215	220

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% Students of Color

31%

29%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	31%	28%	32%
2024	28%	28%	31%
2023	31%	28%	31%
2022	29%	27%	30%
2021	28%	27%	30%
2020	27%	25%	29%
2019	26%	25%	29%
2018	37%	25%	28%
2017	39%	28%	30%
2016	39%	28%	30%
2015	44%	28%	30%

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0.43

0.61

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	0.43	0.61	0.61
2024	0.54	0.62	0.60
2023	0.58	0.61	0.60
2022	0.52	0.58	0.58
2021	0.49	0.58	0.57
2020	0.46	0.57	0.57
2019	0.36	0.55	0.56
2018	0.49	0.55	0.55
2017	0.57	0.54	0.54
2016	0.57	0.53	0.54
2015	0.61	0.54	0.53

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# American Indian Students

5 Students

229 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

112 Students

5,822 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	3%	8%	5%
2024	4%	8%	6%
2023	4%	8%	6%
2022	4%	5%	5%
2021	5%	6%	5%
2020	5%	6%	5%
2019	2%	4%	5%
2018	11%	5%	5%
2017	14%	4%	4%
2016	14%	4%	4%
2015	18%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

128 Students

3,440 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	3%	4%	9%
2024	4%	4%	9%
2023	6%	4%	8%
2022	4%	4%	8%
2021	4%	4%	8%
2020	4%	4%	8%
2019	3%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	4%	3%	7%
2016	4%	3%	8%
2015	3%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

310 Students

7,715 Students

% Black Students

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	8%	9%	8%
2024	11%	10%	8%
2023	13%	10%	8%
2022	13%	10%	8%
2021	13%	10%	8%
2020	14%	10%	8%
2019	10%	10%	8%
2018	10%	10%	8%
2017	13%	10%	8%
2016	13%	10%	8%
2015	11%	10%	9%

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# White Students

2,996 Students

47,069 Students

% White Students

74%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	74%	58%	59%
2024	65%	57%	60%
2023	62%	58%	60%
2022	67%	60%	62%
2021	70%	61%	63%
2020	72%	62%	64%
2019	80%	64%	64%
2018	70%	64%	65%
2017	63%	65%	66%
2016	63%	66%	66%
2015	59%	64%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

233 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

492 Students

17,183 Students

% of Others Students

12%

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	12%	21%	17%
2024	16%	21%	15%
2023	15%	20%	16%
2022	12%	21%	16%
2021	8%	19%	15%
2020	5%	18%	14%
2019	4%	19%	14%
2018	4%	18%	13%
2017	4%	18%	14%
2016	4%	17%	13%
2015	7%	18%	12%

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# Teachers

557 Teachers

8,598 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	7:1	9:1	10:1
2024	7:1	10:1	10:1
2023	6:1	10:1	10:1
2022	7:1	9:1	10:1
2021	7:1	9:1	10:1
2020	7:1	9:1	10:1
2019	9:1	9:1	10:1
2018	9:1	9:1	10:1
2017	8:1	9:1	10:1
2016	8:1	9:1	10:1
2015	8:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

83%

56%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	83%	55%	57%
2024	81%	54%	57%
2023	80%	56%	57%
2022	73%	55%	56%
2021	73%	56%	56%
2020	73%	55%	56%
2019	73%	56%	55%
2018	74%	55%	55%
2017	74%	55%	55%
2016	68%	55%	54%
2015	74%	52%	54%

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Average Class Size

11 students

13 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	11	13	14
2024	11	13	14
2023	11	13	14
2022	11	13	14
2021	11	12	14
2020	12	12	14
2019	12	12	14
2018	12	12	14
2017	12	12	14
2016	13	12	14
2015	14	12	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

23 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	23	12	13
2024	20	11	12
2023	19	11	12
2022	18	11	12
2021	18	11	12
2020	20	12	12
2019	18	11	11
2018	15	11	11
2017	15	11	11
2016	15	11	11
2015	15	10	10

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Average SAT score

1250

(Out of 1600)

1235

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	1250	1231	1233
2024	1250	1240	1231
2023	1250	1233	1229
2022	1250	1235	1230
2021	1250	1229	1230
2020	1250	1225	1227
2019	1250	1225	1226
2018	1235	1223	1226
2017	1235	1229	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	26	27	26
2024	26	27	26
2023	26	27	26
2022	26	27	26
2021	26	26	26
2020	26	26	26
2019	26	26	25
2018	26	26	25
2017	26	26	25
2016	26	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$40,250

$18,838

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$40,250	$18,724	$17,997
2024	$45,484	$18,168	$17,011
2023	$40,120	$17,624	$16,191
2022	$42,503	$16,683	$15,821
2021	$40,141	$16,539	$15,331
2020	$39,801	$17,068	$15,046
2019	$38,956	$16,860	$14,791
2018	$34,688	$16,353	$14,527
2017	$33,900	$15,457	$14,161
2016	$27,890	$15,390	$13,713
2015	$30,917	$14,655	$13,065

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Average Summer Program Cost

$500

$1,674

Average % on Financial Aid

27%

34%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	27%	35%	38%
2024	27%	35%	37%
2023	27%	33%	36%
2022	27%	34%	36%
2021	27%	33%	36%
2020	27%	32%	35%
2019	29%	31%	34%
2018	28%	30%	33%
2017	27%	29%	32%
2016	26%	30%	31%
2015	20%	28%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$30,697

$12,324

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$30,697	$12,852	$9,714
2024	$29,316	$12,442	$9,498
2023	$28,316	$12,070	$8,890
2022	$27,300	$13,162	$8,717
2021	$20,700	$12,314	$8,472
2020	$20,700	$11,566	$8,370
2019	$24,800	$10,247	$7,924
2018	$19,867	$9,969	$7,471
2017	$19,533	$9,939	$7,202
2016	$17,117	$9,943	$6,993
2015	$20,675	$7,884	$6,822

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Average Endowment Size

$208.7 million

$57.89 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$206 M	$57 M	$43 M
2024	$350 M	$68 M	$52 M
2023	$300 M	$73 M	$51 M
2022	$240 M	$71 M	$52 M
2021	$240 M	$66 M	$52 M
2020	$240 M	$59 M	$51 M
2019	$240 M	$66 M	$53 M
2018	$240 M	$80 M	$55 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

74%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	74%	80%	79%
2024	61%	82%	81%
2023	61%	82%	81%
2022	61%	80%	81%
2021	61%	80%	81%
2020	61%	81%	81%
2019	61%	82%	81%
2018	58%	81%	80%
2017	57%	81%	81%
2016	59%	80%	80%
2015	64%	79%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

22 extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

13 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Alexandria, VA?

The private high schools in Alexandria, VA include Bishop Ireton High School, Commonwealth Academy, and The Howard Gardner School.

How many private high schools are located in Alexandria?

8 private high schools are located in Alexandria.

How diverse are private high schools in Alexandria?

Alexandria private high schools are approximately 31% minority students, which is higher than the Virginia private school average of 29%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Alexandria?

44% of private high schools in Alexandria are religiously affiliated (most commonly Episcopal and Catholic).

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