2008 Washingtonian Guide to Private Schools: Coed Private Schools

Comments () | Published November 1, 2008

Gibson Island Country School, 5191 Mountain Rd., Pasadena 21122; 410-255-5370; pre-K–5th grade;  $7,900-$11,900; 69 students; www.gics.org.

Glenelg Country School, 12793 Folly Quarter Rd., Ellicott City 21042; 410-531-8600; pre-K–12th grade; $10,420-$20,850; 825 students; www.glenelg.org.

What’s new: A Writing Across the Curriculum program.

Grace Brethren Christian School, 6501 Surratts Rd., Clinton 20735; 301-868-1600; age 4–12th grade; $6,795-$7,295; 675 students; www.gbcseagles.org.

What’s new: The school now offers clubs during school.

Colleges where the greatest number of 2008 graduates enrolled: University of Maryland, Towson University, and Liberty University.

Grace Episcopal Day School, 9115 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring 20910; 301-585-3513; age 3–K; $6,366-$17,693; 74 students; www.geds.org.

Recent accomplishment: The school just renewed its National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation.

Grace Episcopal Day School, 9411 Connecticut Ave., Kensington 20895; 301-949-5860; 1st–7th grades; $17,693-$17,918; 165 students; www.geds.org.

What’s new: An advisory program for 6th and 7th graders.

Recent accomplishment: The school expanded to include seventh grade this year and will have an eighth grade in September 2009.

Green Acres School, 11701 Danville Dr., Rockville 20852; 301-881-4100; pre-K–8th grade; $24,790; 316 students; www.greenacres.org.

What’s new: Spanish is now offered in 3rd and 4th grade.

Gunston Day School, 911 Gunston Rd., Centreville 21617; 410-758-0620; 9th–12th grades; $20,700; 153 students; www.gunstondayschool.org.

What’s new: Chinese classes.

Recent accomplishment: The school has received eight merit awards from the Academy of the Arts program in Easton.

Colleges where the greatest number of 2008 graduates enrolled: Dickinson College, Washington College, and Lehigh University.

Harbor School, 7701 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda 20817; 301-365-1100; preschool–2nd grade;  $8,950-$16,500; 110 students; www.theharborschool.org.

What’s new: Spanish for three-year-olds and an environmental-science program.

Hebrew Day Institute, 2200 Baltimore Rd., Rockville 20851; 240-399-6100; K–6th grade; $10,900-$15,600; 75 students; www.hebrewdayinstitute.org.

What’s new: The school moved from Silver Spring to Rockville.

Hebrew Day School, 1840 University Blvd. West, Silver Spring 20902; 301-649-5400; K–6th grade; $9,900-$12,000; 90 students; www.hdsmc.org.

What’s new: A Hebrew immersion program. Also, the school moved to a location with new facilities including a learning lab with a computer center and a library resource center.

Henson Valley Montessori School, 13400 Edgemeade Rd., Upper Marlboro 20772; 301-449-4442; ages 2½–15; $12,865-$14,365; 155 students; www.hvms.org.

Holy Cross Elementary School, 4900 Strathmore Ave., Garrett Park 20896; 301-949-1699; pre-K $4,880-$7,970 (parishioners) or $5455-$8,580 (nonparishioners); K–8th grade $6,205 (parishioners) or $7,030 (nonparishioners); 225 students; www.hcross.org.

Holy Redeemer School, 9715 Summit Ave., Kensington 20895; 301-942-3701; K–8th grade; $5,830; 390 students; www.hrs-ken.org.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School, pre-K–K and 5th–8th grades at 11902 Daisy La., Glenn Dale 20769; 301-464-3215; 1st–4th grades at 13106 Annapolis Rd., Bowie 20720; 301-262-5355; $8,150-9,880; 620 students; www.htrinity.org.

Indian Creek School, pre-K–8th grade at 680 Evergreen Rd., Crownsville 21032; 410-923-3660; 9th-12th grades at 1130 Anne Chambers Way, Crownsville 21032; 410-849-5151; $14,000-$20,000; 640 students; www.indiancreekschool.com.

Jefferson Montessori School, 8507 Emory Grove Rd., Gaithersburg 20877; 301-840-8448; ages 2–6; $6,500-$13,500; 225 students; www.thejeffersonschool.com.

What’s new: Mandarin Chinese language classes.

John Nevins Andrews School, 117 Elm Ave., Takoma Park 20912; 301-270-1400; pre-K–8th grade; $405 a month (Seventh-day Adventist, constituent), $630 a month (Seventh-day Adventist, nonconstituent), $760 a month (other); 177 students; www.jna.org.

Key School, 534 Hillsmere Dr., Annapolis 21403; 301-261-1315; pre-K–12th grade; $11,000-$21,500; 700 students; www.keyschool.org.

Recent accomplishment: The school celebrated its 50th anniversary year and began renovations.

Colleges where the greatest number of 2008 graduates enrolled: Case Western Reserve University, Smith College, and University of Chicago.

Little Flower School, 5601 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda 20816; 301-320-3273; pre-K–8th grade; $5,800 (parishioners), $7,100 (nonparishioners); 260 students; www.littleflowerschool.org.

Recent accomplishment: It was name a 2008 Blue Ribbon School.

Lone Oak Montessori School, 10201 Democracy Blvd., Potomac 20854; 301-469-4888; ages 2–12; $3,810-$10,852 ; 80 students; www.loneoakmontessori.com.

Lone Oak Montessori School, 10100 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda 20814; 301-469-4888; ages 3–5; $8,509-$10,672; 80 students; www.loneoakmontessori.com.

Manor Montessori School, 11200 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville 20852; 301-299-7400; ages 3–6; $8,000-$13,000; 60 students; www.manormontessori.com.

Manor Montessori School, 10500 Oaklyn Dr., Potomac 20854; 301-299-7400; ages 3–8; $8,000-$13,000; 135 students; www.manormontessori.com.

Manor Montessori School, 5450 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda 20816; 301-299-7400; ages 2–6; $8,000-$11,000; 60 students; www.manormontessori.com.

Mater Amoris Montessori School, PO Box 97, 18501 Mink Hollow Rd., Ashton 20861; 301-774-7468; ages 2½–12;  $6,800-$9,200; 105 students; www.materamoris.com.

McDonogh School, 8600 McDonogh Rd., Owings Mills 21117; 410-581-4719; K–12th grade; $19,480–$21,680 (day), $29,160 (optional five-day boarding, 9th–12th grades); 1,293 students; www.mcdonogh.org.

Recent accomplishment: The school welcomed a new Head of Upper School, Kirsten Prettyman Adams, the former upper school head at the Hockaday School in Dallas, TX.

Colleges where the greatest number of 2008 graduates enrolled: Bucknell University, University of Maryland at College Park, University of Pennsylvania, and Virginia Tech.

McLean School of Maryland, 8224 Lochinver La., Potomac 20854; 301-299-8277; K–12th grade; $24,000-$29,000; 475 students; www.mcleanschool.org.

Mitchellville School, 3501 Moylan Dr., Bowie 20715; 301-249-0203; pre-K–8th grade; $11,000; 40 students; themitchellvilleschool.org.

Montessori International Children’s House, 1641 Winchester Rd., Annapolis 21409; 410-757-7789; age 1½–6th grade;  $7,000-$9,000; 158 students; www.montessoriinternational.org.
What’s new: School programs in kung fu and violin.

Montrose Christian School, 5100 Randolph Rd., Rockville, 20852; 301-770-5335; birth–12th grade; $7,900-$8,700; 315 students; www.montrosechristian.org.

What’s new: Students have clubs (photography, art, prayer groups, sports) for the first 30 to 40 minutes before classes.

Recent accomplishment: The school completed its 30th year of Christian education.

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