Sidwell Friends School
Tel:
(202) 537-8111
Sidwell Friends is an educational community inspired by the values of the Religious Society of Friends and guided by the Quaker belief in "That of God" in each person.
We seek academically talented students of diverse cultural, racial, religious and economic backgrounds.
We offer these students a rich and rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum designed to stimulate creative inquiry, intellectual achievement and independent thinking in a world increasingly without borders.
We encourage these students to test themselves in athletic competition and to give expression to their artistic abilities.
We draw strength from silence-and from the power of individual and collective reflection.
We cultivate in all members of our community high personal expectations and integrity, respect for consensus, and an understanding of how diversity enriches us, why stewardship of the natural world matters and why service to others enhances life.
Above all, we seek to be a school that nurtures a genuine love of learning and teaches students "to let their lives speak.".
Quick Stats (2021)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-12
- Students: 1,148 students
- Application Deadline: Dec. 15
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Sidwell Friends School places among the top 20% of private schools in District of Columbia for:
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School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | Friends Council on Education (FCE) Association of Independent Maryland And DC Schools (JAIMS) |
| Religious Affiliation | Friends |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-12 |
| Year Founded | 1883 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 1,148 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 48% State avg.: 46% |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 140 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 8:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| Matriculation DataMatric. Data | Link to Matriculation Data |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | Dec. 15 |
| % on Financial Aid | 22% |
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $31,000 |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 17 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Dance, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Ski Jumping, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, WrestlingBaseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Dance, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Ski Jumping, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling |
School Notes
- Sidwell Friends School is an educational community inspired by the values of the Religious Society of Friends and guided by the Quaker belief in "That of God" in each person. We seek academically talented students of diverse cultural, racial, religious and economic backgrounds. We offer these students a rich and rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum designed to stimulate creative inquiry, intellectual achievement and independent thinking in a world increasingly without borders. We encourage these students to test themselves in athletic competition and to give expression to their artistic abilities. We draw strength from silence-and from the power of individual and collective reflection. We cultivate in all members of our community high personal expectations and integrity, respect for consensus, and an understanding of how diversity enriches us, why stewardship of the natural world matters and why service to others enhances life. Above all, we seek to be a school that nurtures a genuine love of learning and teaches students "to let their lives speak."
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