Georgetown's D.C.'s Best Private Schools
Boy's Private Schools in Georgetown
St. Albans School, Mount St. Alban, Massachusetts and Wisconsin aves., NW 20016; 202-537-6435;
boys 4th–12th grades; $28,860 (day), $40,824 (boarding, 9th–12th grades); 565 students; www.stalbansschool.org.
The school celebrates its centennial anniversary this fall.
Girl's Private Schools in Georgetown
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St., NW 20007;
202-337-3350; girls 9th–12th grades; $19,350; 479 students; www.visi.org.
National Cathedral School, Mount St. Alban, NW 20016; 202-537-6300; girls 4th–12th grades; $28,905; 578
students; www.ncs.cathedral.org.
The upper school has a new writing center, and the foreign language program has added courses in Chinese.
Coed Private Schools in
Georgetown
Academy for Ideal Education, 1501 Gallatin St., NW 20011; 202-726-0313 (K–5) and 202-399-0707 (6th–12th grades);
$7,500; 115 students.
Aidan Montessori School, 2700 27th St., NW 20008; 202-387-2700; ages 1½–12; $11,497-$17,796; 200 students; www.aidanschool.org.
Amazing Life Games Preschool, 4300 16th St., NW 20011; 202-265-0114; ages 2½–5; $329-$1,481 a month; 30 students; www.amazinglifegames.org.
Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, 3500 Woodley Rd., NW 20016; 202-537-6493; pre-K–3rd grade; $24,440; 380 students;
www.beauvoirschool.org.
British School of Washington, 4715 16th St., NW 20011; 202-829-3700; ages 3–18; $9,575 (morning nursery school), $17,405–$20,905; 284 students;
www.britishschool.org.
Children’s House of Washington, 3133 Dumbarton St., NW 20007; 202-342-2551; ages 3–5; $7,000-$8,000; 27 students;
www.thechildrenshouseofwashington.com.
Emerson Preparatory School, 1324 18th St., NW 20036; 202-785-2877; 9th–12th grades; $10,000 a semester; 65 students; www.emersonprep.net.
Field School, 2301 Foxhall Rd., NW 20007; 202-295-5800; 7th–12th grades; $28,450; 315 students; www.fieldschool.org.
New turf athletic field opened this year.
Georgetown Day School, lower/middle-school campus, 4530 MacArthur Blvd., NW 20007; 202-295-6200; pre-K–8th grade; $24,175-$26,870; 573 students;
www.gds.org.
Now offering Arabic classes.
Georgetown Day School, high-school campus, 4200 Davenport St., NW 20016; 202-274-3200; 9th–12th grades; $27,665; 465 students; www.gds.org.
Now offering Mandarin Chinese classes. The school last year opened a $25-million expansion of its facility.
Georgetown Montessori School, 1041 Wisconsin Ave., NW 20007; 202-337-8058; ages 2–6; $6,000-$9,900; 50 students; georgetownmontessori.com.
Holy Trinity School, 1325 36th St., NW 20007; 202-337-2339; nursery–8th grade; $12,305 (parishioners nursery–K), $14,835 (nonparishioners
nursery–K), $9,680 (parishioners 1st–8th), $13,095 (nonparishioners 1st–8th); 330 students; www.htsdc.org.
Montessori School of Washington, 4380 MacArthur Blvd., NW 20007; 202-338-1557; ages 2-6; $7,000-$10,000; 35 students;
www.montessoriwashington.org.
The school moved in 2007 to accommodate an expansion and add a toddler class.
National Child Research Center, 3209 Highland Pl., NW 20008; 202-363-8777; ages 2½–5; $4,750-$20,295; 171 students; www.ncrcpreschool.org.
National Presbyterian School, 4121 Nebraska Ave., NW 20016; 202-537-7500; nursery–6th grade; $12,000-$19,470; 240 students; www.nps-dc.org.
Recently opened a daytime childcare center for newborns through age 2½.
Nativity Catholic Academy, 6008 Georgia Ave., NW 20011; 202-723-3322; pre-K–8th grade; $4,500; 185 students; www.faithinthecity.net/nca.
Our Lady of Victory School, 4755 Whitehaven Pkwy., NW 20007; 202-337-1421; age 3–8th grade; $6,400 (parishioners), $7,825 (nonparishioners); 180
students; www.olvschooldc.org.
Recently honored as a Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education.
Parkmont School, 4842 16th St., NW 20011; 202-726-0740; 6th–12th grades; $23,390; 65 students; www.parkmont.org.
Sheridan School, 4400 36th St., NW 20008; 202-362-7900; K–8th grade; $21,738-$24,137; 220 students; www.sheridanschool.org.
Recently introduced student-parent-teacher conferences.
Sidwell Friends School middle/upper school, 3825 Wisconsin Ave., NW 20016; 202-537-8100; pre-K–12th grade; $26,790-$27,790; 1,097 students;
www.sidwell.edu.
St. Ann’s Academy, 4404 Wisconsin Ave., NW 20016; 202-363-4460; pre-K–8th grade; $3,150-$5,800 (parishioners), $4,050-$7,000 (nonparishioners),
240 students; www.stannsacademy.org. New windows, paint, heating and A/C system.
St. John’s College High School, 2607 Military Rd., NW 20015; 202-363-2316; 9th–12th grades; $12,600; 1,099 students; www.stjohns-chs.org.
St. John’s Episcopal Preschool, 3240 O St., NW 20007; 202-338-2574; ages 2½–5½; $4,875-$10,300; 45 students; www.stjohnsgeorgetown.org.
Washington Hebrew Congregation Edlavitch-Tyser Early Childhood Center, 3935 Macomb St., NW 20016; 202-895-6334; ages 1½–5 years; $2,900-$8,600
(temple members), $3,400-$10,000 (nonmembers); 118 students; www.whctemple.org.
Now offering art, yoga and Spanish for 4-year-olds as well as science, drama, cooking, and art for 3-year-olds.
Washington International School (primary), 1690 36th St., NW 20007; 202-243-1815; age 3½–5th grade; $12,675-$22,765; 447 students;
www.wis.edu.
Washington International School (middle and upper), 3100 Macomb St., NW 20008; 202-243-1815; 6th–12th grades; $25,030; 448 students;
www.wis.edu.
New library, media center, theater, and ten new classrooms scheduled to open in the
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