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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

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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

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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

+37.5% (+15 schools) 10-yr

9,631

Students

+45.2% (+3,000 students) 10-yr

$23,147

Avg. Tuition

-4.7% (-$1,148) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+7.1% (+1 student) 10-yr

32%

Students of Color

-23.8% (-10.0 pp) 10-yr

9:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-10.0% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (Alexandria)

This State (VA)

# Schools

55 Schools

1,035 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Alexandria, VA Total Schools
2025	55
2024	54
2023	54
2022	48
2021	48
2020	50
2019	51
2018	53
2017	50
2016	49
2015	40

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# Students

9,631 Students

152,652 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	212	169	179
2024	192	163	172
2023	193	167	174
2022	199	171	185
2021	191	165	180
2020	208	158	171
2019	226	161	175
2018	234	158	172
2017	208	166	180
2016	206	163	178
2015	195	149	167

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% Students of Color

32%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	32%	31%	34%
2024	31%	31%	34%
2023	30%	31%	33%
2022	36%	30%	33%
2021	33%	29%	32%
2020	32%	29%	32%
2019	32%	28%	31%
2018	36%	28%	31%
2017	40%	31%	32%
2016	40%	31%	32%
2015	42%	32%	32%

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0.60

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	0.61	0.65	0.65
2024	0.65	0.65	0.65
2023	0.64	0.65	0.65
2022	0.65	0.64	0.64
2021	0.64	0.64	0.64
2020	0.62	0.64	0.64
2019	0.57	0.62	0.63
2018	0.61	0.62	0.63
2017	0.65	0.61	0.61
2016	0.65	0.60	0.61
2015	0.69	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

13 Students

492 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

345 Students

8,941 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	4%	7%	5%
2024	4%	7%	5%
2023	5%	7%	5%
2022	5%	5%	4%
2021	6%	6%	4%
2020	6%	5%	4%
2019	4%	5%	4%
2018	9%	5%	4%
2017	10%	4%	4%
2016	10%	5%	4%
2015	12%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

479 Students

6,674 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	5%	4%	9%
2024	6%	4%	9%
2023	5%	4%	9%
2022	5%	4%	8%
2021	5%	4%	9%
2020	5%	4%	9%
2019	5%	3%	8%
2018	4%	4%	8%
2017	4%	3%	8%
2016	4%	3%	8%
2015	4%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

896 Students

11,974 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	9%	8%	7%
2024	10%	8%	7%
2023	11%	8%	8%
2022	12%	8%	7%
2021	12%	8%	7%
2020	12%	9%	8%
2019	11%	8%	7%
2018	11%	8%	7%
2017	12%	8%	7%
2016	12%	8%	7%
2015	12%	9%	8%

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# White Students

5,550 Students

73,416 Students

% White Students

58%

49%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	57%	49%	52%
2024	51%	49%	52%
2023	52%	48%	52%
2022	53%	51%	54%
2021	54%	51%	54%
2020	57%	52%	54%
2019	63%	53%	56%
2018	59%	53%	56%
2017	55%	56%	58%
2016	55%	56%	58%
2015	49%	53%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

14 Students

370 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,324 Students

47,734 Students

% of Others Students

24%

32%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	25%	32%	26%
2024	29%	32%	26%
2023	27%	33%	25%
2022	25%	32%	25%
2021	23%	31%	25%
2020	20%	30%	24%
2019	16%	31%	24%
2018	16%	30%	23%
2017	18%	29%	22%
2016	18%	28%	22%
2015	22%	30%	21%

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# Teachers

1,006 Teachers

14,560 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	10:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	11:1	11:1
2023	9:1	11:1	11:1
2022	10:1	11:1	11:1
2021	9:1	11:1	11:1
2020	9:1	11:1	12:1
2019	9:1	10:1	12:1
2018	9:1	10:1	12:1
2017	9:1	10:1	12:1
2016	9:1	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

59%

54%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	60%	54%	55%
2024	61%	53%	54%
2023	62%	54%	54%
2022	58%	54%	54%
2021	59%	54%	54%
2020	58%	52%	54%
2019	60%	53%	53%
2018	60%	53%	53%
2017	60%	53%	53%
2016	54%	53%	52%
2015	59%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	15	14	15
2024	15	14	15
2023	14	14	15
2022	14	14	15
2021	14	14	15
2020	15	14	15
2019	15	14	15
2018	15	14	15
2017	15	14	15
2016	16	14	15
2015	14	13	15

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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	20	12	13
2024	20	11	12
2023	19	11	11
2022	18	11	11
2021	18	11	11
2020	20	11	11
2019	18	11	11
2018	15	11	11
2017	15	11	10
2016	15	10	10
2015	15	10	10

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Average SAT score

1250

(Out of 1600)

1229

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	1250	1225	1233
2024	1250	1234	1230
2023	1250	1227	1228
2022	1250	1226	1229
2021	1250	1220	1229
2020	1250	1216	1226
2019	1250	1216	1226
2018	1235	1222	1226
2017	1235	1226	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	25
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

$23,147

$17,257

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$23,885	$17,414	$15,012
2024	$28,162	$15,256	$13,254
2023	$30,599	$15,221	$12,626
2022	$29,761	$14,456	$12,187
2021	$28,283	$14,203	$11,800
2020	$27,917	$14,291	$11,512
2019	$26,059	$14,111	$11,293
2018	$25,315	$13,894	$11,017
2017	$24,880	$13,323	$10,708
2016	$22,361	$12,876	$10,356
2015	$24,295	$12,863	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$457

$1,108

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$457	$1,103	$1,152
2024	$435	$1,097	$1,128
2023	$520	$1,410	$1,156

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Average % on Financial Aid

22%

30%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	22%	30%	34%
2024	22%	30%	34%
2023	22%	29%	34%
2022	23%	29%	33%
2021	24%	29%	33%
2020	23%	27%	32%
2019	23%	27%	31%
2018	22%	26%	30%
2017	21%	25%	30%
2016	20%	25%	29%
2015	16%	24%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$18,084

$8,809

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$17,343	$8,819	$7,073
2024	$16,752	$8,571	$6,930
2023	$16,323	$8,585	$6,469
2022	$16,183	$8,791	$6,289
2021	$15,783	$8,283	$6,055
2020	$15,597	$7,664	$5,921
2019	$16,372	$6,891	$5,795
2018	$15,097	$6,928	$5,456
2017	$14,897	$6,662	$5,319
2016	$13,570	$6,697	$5,105
2015	$15,018	$6,226	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$105.85 million

$44.84 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$104 M	$45 M	$39 M
2024	$175 M	$52 M	$39 M
2023	$150 M	$55 M	$39 M
2022	$120 M	$55 M	$40 M
2021	$120 M	$52 M	$40 M
2020	$120 M	$46 M	$40 M
2019	$120 M	$51 M	$40 M
2018	$240 M	$60 M	$43 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

75%

79%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	74%	78%	81%
2024	69%	83%	85%
2023	68%	84%	85%
2022	68%	83%	85%
2021	69%	84%	85%
2020	69%	84%	85%
2019	69%	85%	85%
2018	68%	84%	85%
2017	69%	85%	85%
2016	66%	84%	85%
2015	75%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private schools in Alexandria, VA include Bishop Ireton High School, The Basilica School Of St. Mary, and Episcopal High School.

How many private schools are located in Alexandria?

54 private schools are located in Alexandria.

How much do private schools cost in Alexandria?

The average tuition cost is $23,147, which is higher than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $17,257.

How diverse are private schools in Alexandria?

Alexandria private schools are approximately 32% minority students, which is higher than the Virginia private school average of 31%.

What percentage of students in Alexandria go to private school?

16% of all K-12 students in Alexandria are educated in private schools (compared to the VA state average of 11%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Alexandria?

35% of private schools in Alexandria are religiously affiliated (most commonly Episcopal and Catholic).

Which private schools in Alexandria are often viewed compared to one another?

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