Beauvoir The National Cathedral Continuation School (Top Ranked Private School for 2026-27)

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Top Ranked DC School
Grades: Prekindergarten-3
Enrollment: 374 students
Yearly Tuition: $36,655
Average class size: 20 students
Application Deadline: Jan. 3
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Rankings

Beauvoir The National Cathedral Continuation School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in District Of Columbia for:

School Facts

Religious Affiliation

Episcopal

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-3

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Beauvoir The National Cathedral Continuation School
Pre-K	56
Kind	77
1	82
2	78
3	81

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Grade 1 enrollment highest at 82 students, slightly more than Grade 3 at 81 and Grade 2 at 78.

Year Founded

1933

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Student Body

Total Students

374 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

22%

State avg.: 50%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

41 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

20 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS-MDDC)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

Jan. 3

Yearly Tuition Cost

$36,655

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Tuition Notes

need-based financial aid is available

% on Financial Aid

24%

Admissions Director

Margaret Hartigan

Admissions Associate

Elizabeth Yen

Application URL

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Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.

2 extracurriculars

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Beauvoir Language InstituteEnrichment Program

School Notes

Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, founded in 1933, is a primary school dedicated to educating a diverse student body in a caring and creative environment is an independent, co-ed school for children from pre-kindergarten through third grade, Beauvoir operates under the aegis of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, and focuses all of its resources on early childhood education.
We believe that a child`s early school years are vital to building strong conceptual skills and attitudes that drive future academic achievement and social development.
We believe that children have different learning styles and so we seek to develop the unique potential of each child.
We believe this developmental approach enables children to build self-reliance, and acquire skills to think and work creatively.
We believe in the Beauvoir Life Rules-respect, responsibility, honesty and kindness-and we emphasize character development in the classroom and throughout the school community.
We believe in diversity.
We actively seek qualified children of varied economic, religious, cultural and racial backgrounds.
And we believe our children benefit from a curriculum that helps them to understand their place in our increasingly multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial society.
We believe that providing the best education depends on attracting, supporting and retaining the best teachers-a faculty that drives our commitment to excellence in early childhood education.

Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, founded in 1933, is a primary school dedicated to educating a diverse student body in a caring and creative environment is an independent, co-ed school for children from pre-kindergarten through third grade, Beauvoir operates under the aegis of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, and focuses all of its resources on early childhood education.
We believe that a child`s early school years are vital to building strong conceptual skills and attitudes that drive future academic achievement and social development.
We believe that children have different learning styles and so we seek to develop the unique potential of each child.
We believe this developmental approach enables children to build self-reliance, and acquire skills to think and work creatively.
We believe in the Beauvoir Life Rules-respect, responsibility, honesty and kindness-and we emphasize character development in the classroom and throughout the school community.
We believe in diversity.
We actively seek qualified children of varied economic, religious, cultural and racial backgrounds.
And we believe our children benefit from a curriculum that helps them to understand their place in our increasingly multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial society.
We believe that providing the best education depends on attracting, supporting and retaining the best teachers-a faculty that drives our commitment to excellence in early childhood education.

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Beauvoir The National Cathedral Continuation School's tuition is approximately $36,655 for private students.

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Beauvoir The National Cathedral Continuation School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in District Of Columbia for: Largest student body.

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The application deadline for Beauvoir The National Cathedral Continuation School is Jan. 3.

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Beauvoir The National Cathedral Continuation School is located in the Northwest Washington neighborhood of Washington, DC. There are 55 other private schools located in Northwest Washington.

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