Washington Private Schools

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  • There are 100 private schools in Washington, DC, serving 19,636 students.
  • The average private school tuition is $19,068 for elementary schools and $26,802 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
  • The average acceptance rate is 58% (view national acceptance rates).
  • Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 8:1.
  • 50% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Episcopal).

Washington, District of Columbia Private Schools

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Blyth-Templeton Academy
    Alternative School
    Hill Center - 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Office #013
    Washington, DC 20003
    (202)847-0779
    Grades: 9-12 | n/a students
  • Fusion Academy Washington D.C.
    Alternative School
    3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite N100
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202)244-0639
    Grades: 6-12 | n/a students
  • Sheridan School
    (3)
    4400 36th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202)362-7900
    Grades: K-8 | 226 students
  • Academy For Ideal Education
    1501 Gallatin Street Nw
    Washington, DC 20011
    (202)399-0707
    Grades: K-12 | 111 students
  • Aidan Montessori School
    Montessori School
    2700 27th Street, Nw
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202)387-2700
    Grades: NS-6 | 192 students
  • Annunciation Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
    3825 Klingle Pl Nw
    Washington, DC 20016
    (202)362-1408
    Grades: PK-8 | 155 students
  • Archbishop Carroll High School
    (Roman Catholic)
    4300 Harewood Rd Ne
    Washington, DC 20017
    (202)529-0200
    Grades: 9-12 | 500 students
  • Assumption Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
    220 Highview Place Se
    Washington, DC 20032
    (202)562-7070
    Grades: PK-8 | 182 students
  • Auguste Montessori
    Montessori School
    3600 Ellicott St Nw
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202)237-1788
    Grades: PK-K | 29 students
  • Beauvoir The National Cathedral Elementary School
    (Episcopal)
    3500 Woodley Road Nw
    Washington, DC 20016
    (202)537-6793
    Grades: PK-3 | 401 students
  • Bishop John T Walker School For Boys
    All-boys (Episcopal)
    3640 Martin Luther King Jr Ave Se
    Washington, DC 20032
    (202)678-1515
    Grades: K | 29 students
  • Blessed Sacrament School (DC)
    (Roman Catholic)
    5841 Chevy Chase Pkwy NW
    Washington, DC 20015
    (202)966-6682
    Grades: K-8 | 505 students
  • The Bridges Academy
    6119 Georgia Ave Nw
    Washington, DC 20011
    (202)829-1901
    Grades: PK-8 | 183 students
  • British International School Of Washington
    2001 Wisconsin Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202)829-3700
    Grades: NS-12 | n/a students
  • Broad Branch Children's House
    Montessori School
    5608 Broad Branch Rd Nw
    Washington, DC 20015
    (202)232-2233
    Grades: PK-KG | 43 students
  • Calvary Christian Academy
    (Pentecostal)
    806 Rhode Island Ave Ne
    Washington, DC 20018
    (202)526-5176
    Grades: K-9 | 217 students
  • Capitol Hill Day School
    210 South Carolina Avenue SE
    Washington, DC 20003
    (202)547-2244
    Grades: PK-8 | 213 students
  • The Children's House Of Washington
    Montessori School
    3133 Dumbarton St Nw
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202)342-2551
    Grades: PK-K | 27 students
  • Christian Family Montessori
    Montessori School (Roman Catholic)
    201 Allison St., NW, Suite B
    Washington, DC 20011
    (202)722-1520
    Grades: PK-6 | 106 students
  • Clara Muhammad School
    Daycare / Preschool (Islamic)
    (1)
    2313 Martin Luther King Jr Ave Se
    Washington, DC 20020
    (202)610-1090
    Grades: K | 25 students
  • Cornerstone Schools of Washington, D.C.
    (Christian)
    3742 Ely Pl SE
    Washington, DC 20019
    (202)575-0027
    Grades: PK-12 | 141 students
  • Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
    (Roman Catholic)
    Po Box 56481
    Washington, DC 20040
    (301)891-4750
    Grades: 10-12 | 241 students
  • Dot Child Development Center
    Daycare / Preschool
    800 Independence Ave Sw
    Washington, DC 20591
    (202)267-7672
    Grades: K | 18 students
  • Dupont Park Adventist School
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
    3942 Alabama Ave Se
    Washington, DC 20020
    (202)583-8500
    Grades: PK-10 | 213 students
  • Edmund Burke School
    4101 Connecticut Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202)362-8882
    Grades: 6-12 | 306 students
  • Emerson Preparatory School
    (1)
    1324 18th Street Nw
    Washington, DC 20036
    (202)785-2877
    Grades: 9-12 | 53 students
  • Emery L Fears Boys Academy
    All-boys (Christian)
    1544 5th St Nw
    Washington, DC 20001
    (202)232-2860
    Grades: 4-12 | 13 students
  • The Episcopal Center For Children
    Special Education School
    5901 Utah Ave Nw
    Washington, DC 20015
    (202)363-1333
    Grades: 2-8 | 61 students
  • The Field School
    2301 Foxhall Road NW
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202)295-5839
    Grades: 6-12 | 331 students
  • Franklin Montessori School
    Montessori School
    4473 Connecticut Ave Nw
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202)966-7747
    Grades: PK-K | 150 students
  • The French Maternal School
    Special Program Emphasis
    3115 P St Nw
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202)333-2255
    Grades: K | 45 students
  • Georgetown Day School
    (1)
    4530 Macarthur Blvd NW
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202)295-6200
    Grades: PK-12 | 1075 students
  • Georgetown Montessori School
    Montessori School
    (1)
    1041 Wisconsin Ave Nw
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202)337-8058
    Grades: PK-K | 50 students
  • Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
    1524 35th St Nw
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202)337-3350
    Grades: 9-12 | 490 students
  • Gonzaga College High School
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
    19 Eye Street NW
    Washington, DC 20001
    (202)336-7100
    Grades: 9-12 | 965 students
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