KinderHaus of Chevy Chase, 5307 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-244-0719; infants through pre-K; $1,090–$1,630; 25 students.
KinderHaus of Cleveland Park, 3400 Lowell St., NW; 202-686-3570; infants through pre-K; $1,090–$1,630; 54 students.
Little Flower Montessori School, 3029 16th St., NW; 202-667-6803; ages 2½–6; $1,200 a month (half day), $1,400 a month (school day), $1,600 a month (full day); 24 students.
Lowell School, 1640 Kalmia Rd., NW; 202-577-2000; age 3–grade 6; $14,990–$25,997; 290 students.
Maret School, 3000 Cathedral Ave., NW; 202-939-8800; K–12th grade; $25,685 (lower school), $27,850 (middle school), $29,565 (upper school); 635 students.
Colleges where the greatest number of 2009 graduates enrolled: Washington University, University of Pennsylvania, and Tufts University.
Montessori School of Chevy Chase, 5312 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-362-6212; ages 2–6; tuition approximately $15,000 per school year depending on choice of programs (full day/half day, before care/after care, 9 month/12 month program); 57 students.
What’s new: Offers competitive reading and math programs as well as French, art, music, yoga, and guitar lessons.
Recent accomplishment: School runs an all-day Montessori program from 8 to 6, eliminating the daycare philosophy.
Montessori School of Washington, 4380 MacArthur Blvd., NW; 202-338-1557; preschool–kindergarten; $8,500-$12,000; 35 students.
What’s new: Gymnastics twice a week, music once a week, and creative-movement class once a month.
Nannie Helen Burroughs School, 601 50th St., NE; 202-398-5266; nursery (age 2½)–6th grade; preschool ($5,225, include before and after care), grades 1–6 ($4,940, additional $200 per month for before and after care); 135 students.
Recent accomplishment: The school celebrated its 100th anniversary.
National Child Research Center, 3209 Highland Pl., NW; 202-363-8777; ages 2½-5; $5,385 (half day two days per week,) $7,185 (half day three days per week), $11,595 (half day five days per week), $22,695 (full day 5 days per week); 171 students.
What’s new: The center’s newly renovated building has bigger classrooms and a multipurpose gym room.
National Presbyterian School, 4121 Nebraska Ave., NW; 202-537-7500; nursery–6th grade; $14,300-$22,100; 263 students.
Naylor Road School, 2403 Naylor Rd., SE; 202-584-5114; K–8th grade; $5,900-$6,400; 160 students.
Our Lady of Victory School, 4755 Whitehaven Pkwy., NW; 202-337-1421; age 3–8th grade; $7,387 (parishioners) $8,794 (non-parishioners); 200 students.
What’s new: The school recently completed a new science lab.
Parkmont School, 4842 16th St., NW; 202-726-0740; 6th–12th grade; $25,300; 45 students.
Randall Hyland Private School, 4339 Bowen Rd., SE; 202-582-2966; ages 2½–5, after-care for ages 6-12; $9,503; 35 students.
Sheridan School, 4400 36th St., NW; 202-362-7900; K–8th grade; $24,660 (K–3rd grade), $26,190 (4th grade), $27,380 (5th–8th grade); 221 students.
Sidwell Friends School, lower school: 5100 Edgemoor La., Bethesda; middle/upper school: 3825 Wisconsin Ave, NW; 202-537-8100; pre-K through 12th grade; $29,842 (lower school), 30,842 (middle/upper school); 1,100 students. St. Ann’s Academy, 4404 Wisconsin Ave., NW; 202-363-4460; pre-K through 8th grade; $7,000; 180.
St. John’s College High School, 2607 Military Rd., NW; 202-363-2316; 9th–12th grade; $13,975; 1,038 students.
St. John’s Episcopal Preschool, 3240 O St., NW; 202-338-2574; ages 2½–5; morning program $7,609-$10,995 depending on number of days and age of child; early-morning and afternoon programs also available; 45 students; .
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School, 4700 Whitehaven Pkwy., NW; 202-342-2805; nursery–8th grade; $14,437-$27,496; 507 students.
St. Peter’s Interparish School, 422 Third St., SE; 202-544-1618; pre-K through 8th grade; $7,680 (parishioners), $9,590 (non-parishioners); 215 students.
Washington Hebrew Congregation Edlavitch-Tyser Early Childhood Center, 3935 Macomb St., NW; 202-895-6334; ages 1½–5 years; $3,235–$10,966; approximately 96 students.
Recent accomplishment: Voted “best for families” (preschool) in July 2009 Washington Family magazine.
Washington International School. Primary school: 1690 36th St., NW; 202-243-1815; pre-K through 5th grade; $20,685-$25,525; 451 students. Middle and upper school: 3100 Macomb St., NW; 202-243-1815; 6th–12th grade; $28,465; 450 students.
What’s new: The Student News Action Network (www.studentnewsaction.net), launched by WIS, is promoting online discussion about global issues, with student journalists participating from schools as far away as Thailand, Qatar, and South Africa.
Recent accomplishment: Facilities upgrades on the middle/upper school campus were completed during the 2008–09 school year; the final project was an outdoor basketball court and regulation-size soccer field.
Colleges where the greatest number of 2009 graduates enrolled: McGill University, University of Toronto, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, and Duke University.
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