Best Alexandria Private High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 9 private high schools serving 4,041 students in Alexandria, VA.

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

The average acceptance rate is 74%, which is lower than the Virginia private high school average acceptance rate of 80%.

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

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Bishop Ireton High School Photo - receiving Communion at Mass

Top-Ranked Alexandria Private High Schools (2026)

School

Location

Quick Facts

St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School

(Episcopal)

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1000 St. Stephens Road
Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 212-2705

Gr: NS-12 | 1,230 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 26 Tuition listed

Fusion Academy Alexandria

Alternative School

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333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
(877) 673-8893

Gr: 6-12 | 43 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed

Bishop Ireton High School

(Catholic)

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201 Cambridge Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 751-7606

Gr: 9-12 | 922 students Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Commonwealth Academy

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(5)

1321 Leslie Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301
(703) 548-6912

Gr: 5-12 | 146 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed

Episcopal High School

(Episcopal)

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1200 North Quaker Lane
Alexandria, VA 22302
(703) 933-4062

Gr: 9-12 | 451 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 37 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

The Howard Gardner School

Alternative School

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4913 Franconia Road
Alexandria, VA 22310
(703) 822-9300

Gr: 6-12 | 56 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School

(Episcopal)

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400 Fontaine St
Alexandria, VA 22302
(703) 212-2700

Gr: NS-12 | 1,121 student

Alternative Paths Training School - Alexandria

Special Education School

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5632 Mt. Vernon Memorial Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22309
(703) 766-8708

Gr: 1-12 | 72 students

Dodea Virtual High School

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4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350
(571) 372-0789

Gr: 7-12

[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria, Virginia Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

The Academy @ Metropolitan School of the Arts (Closed 2024)

5775 Barclay Dr, Suite 4
Alexandria, VA 22315
(703) 339-0444

Gr: 7-12 | 26 students Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Leary School Of Virginia (Closed 2010)

Special Education School

6349 Lincolnia Rd
Alexandria, VA 22312
(703) 941-8150

Gr: 5-12 | 59 students

Lincolnia Academy (Closed 2014)

Daycare / Preschool

4905 Lincoln Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22312
(703) 354-4855

Gr: PK-K | 30 students

Overview

This Town (Alexandria)

This State (VA)

# Schools

9 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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Student Body:

# Students

4,041 Students

82,949 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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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% Average Students of Color

31%

28%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

557 Teachers

8,731 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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 Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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 Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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)

1231

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	1,250	1,231	1,233
2024	1,250	1,240	1,231
2023	1,250	1,233	1,229
2022	1,250	1,235	1,230
2021	1,250	1,229	1,230
2020	1,250	1,225	1,227
2019	1,250	1,225	1,226
2018	1,235	1,223	1,226
2017	1,235	1,229	1,233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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
2015	25	25	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$40,250

$18,724

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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

$1,661

Average % on Financial Aid

27%

35%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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

$12,852

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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 Acceptance Rate

74%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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 Endowment Size

$206 million

$57.41 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	$206 M	$57 M	$65 M
2024	$350 M	$68 M	$65 M
2023	$300 M	$73 M	$65 M
2022	$240 M	$71 M	$67 M
2021	$240 M	$66 M	$75 M
2020	$240 M	$59 M	$76 M
2019	$240 M	$66 M	$61 M
2018	$240 M	$80 M	$55 M
2017	$220 M	$104 M	$57 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.43

0.61

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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

5,814 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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

3,438 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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

7,712 Students

% Black Students

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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

47,028 Students

% White Students

74%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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

232 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

492 Students

17,057 Students

% of Others Students

12%

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Alexandria, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
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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