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Single-Sex Private Schools in DC, Maryland, & Virginia

2006 Washingtonian Guide to Private Schools: Single-Sex Schools

GIRLS

DISTRICT
• Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St., NW 20007; 202-337-3350; girls 9th–12th grades; $18,250; 463 students; www.visi.org.
• National Cathedral School, Mount St. Alban, 20016; 202-537-6339; girls 4th–12th grades; $26,826; 578 students; www.ncs.cathedral.org.

MARYLAND
• Academy of the Holy Cross, 4920 Strathmore Ave., Kensington 20895-1299; 301-942-2100; girls 9th–12th grades; $13,400; 600 students; www.academyoftheholycross.org.
• Connelly School of the Holy Child, 9029 Bradley Blvd., Potomac 20854; 301-365-0955; girls 6th–12th grades; $17,370–$18,580; 383 students; www.holychild.org.
• Elizabeth Seton High School, 5715 Emerson St., Bladensburg 20710; 301-864-4532; girls 9th–12th grades; $8,300; 565 students; www.setonhs.org.
• Garrison Forest School, 300 Garrison Forest Rd., Owings Mills 21117; 410-363-1500; coed preschool, girls pre-1st–12th grades; $4,400–$19,875 (day), $28,500 (regional boarding), $34,600 (boarding); 665 students; www.gfs.org.
• The Holton-Arms School, 7303 River Rd., Bethesda 20817; 301-365-5300; girls 3rd–12th grades; $23,050–$25,050; 665 students; www.holton-arms.edu.
• Oldfields School, 1500 Glencoe Rd., Glencoe 21152; 410-472-4800; girls 8th grade–postgraduate; $22,600 (day), $35,900 (boarding); 180 students; www.oldfieldsschool.org.
• St. Timothy’s School, 8400 Greenspring Ave., Stevenson 21153; 410-486-7400; girls 9th–12th grade; $21,600 (day), $36,570 (boarding); 143 students; www.sttims-school.org.
• Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, 9101 Rockville Pike, Bethesda 20814; 301-657-4322 ext. 321; coed pre-K–K, girls 1st–12th grades; $10,000–$19,275; 743 students; www.stoneridge.org.
• Yeshiva of Greater Washington, 2010 Linden La., Silver Spring 20910; 301-962-5111; Orthodox; 7th grade–postgraduate; $12,500 (7th and 8th grades), $14,670 (9th–12th); 294 students; www.yeshiva.edu.

VIRGINIA
• Chatham Hall, 800 Chatham Hall Cir., Chatham 24531; 434-432-2941; girls 9th–12th grades; $12,600 (day), $35,000 (boarding); 133 students; www.chathamhall.com.
• Foxcroft School, 22407 Foxhound La., Middleburg 20117; 800-858-2364; girls 9th–12th grade, $28,125 (day), $37,500 (boarding); 190 students; www.foxcroft.org.
• Madeira School, 8328 Georgetown Pike, McLean 22102; 703-556-8200; girls 9th–12th grades; $28,330 (day), $38,830 (boarding); 300 students; www.madeira.org.
• Oakcrest School, 850 Balls Hill Rd., McLean 22101; 703-790-5450; girls 6th–12th grades; $12,166–$13,457; 218 students; www.oakcrest.org.
• St. Margaret’s School, 444 Water La., Tappahannock 22560; 804-443-3357; girls 8th–12th grades; $13,000 (day), $34,500 (boarding); 149 students; www.sms.org.
• Stuart Hall, 235 W. Frederick St., Staunton 24401; 888-306-8926; coed day school, 5th–12th grade, boarding 8th–12th girls; $10,950 (day), $33,700 (boarding); 156 students; www.stuart-hall.org.

BOYS

DISTRICT
• Gonzaga College High School, 19 I St., NW 20001; 202-336-7100; boys 9th–12th grades; $13,000; 900 students; www.gonzaga.org.
•  St. Albans School, Massachusetts and Wisconsin aves., NW 20016; 202-537-6435; boys 4th–12th grades; $26,501 (day), $37,487 (boarding, 9th–12th grades); 568 students; www.stalbansschool.org.
• St. Anselm’s Abbey School, 4501 South Dakota Ave., NE 20017; 202-269-2350; boys 6th–12th grades; $17,700–$17,950; 256 students; www.saintanselms.org.

MARYLAND
• DeMatha Catholic High School, 4313 Madison St., Hyattsville 20781; 240-764-2200; boys 9th–12th grades; $9,000; 1,006 students; www.dematha.org.
• Georgetown Preparatory School, 10900 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda 20852; 301-493-5000; boys 9th–12th grades; $21,210 (day), $37,280 (boarding); 448 students; www.gprep.org.
• The Heights School, 10400 Seven Locks Rd., Potomac 20854; 301-365-4300; boys 3rd–12th grades; $11,150–$14,425; 460 students; www.heights.edu.
• Landon School, 6101 Wilson La., Bethesda 20817; 301-320-3200; boys 3rd–12th grades; $22,450–$24,500; 673 students; www.landon.net.
• Mater Dei School, 9600 Seven Locks Rd., Bethesda 20817; 301-365-2700; boys first–eighth grades; $11,000; 227 students; www.materdeischool.net.
• Yeshiva of Greater Washington, 1216 Arcola Ave., Silver Spring 20902; 301-962-5111; Orthodox; 7th grade–postgraduate; $12,500 (7th and 8th grades), $14,670 (9th–12th); 294 students; www.yeshiva.edu.

VIRGINIA
• Blue Ridge School, 273 Mayo Dr., St. George 22935; 434-985-2811; boarding only; boys 9th–12th grades; $30,972; 180 students; www.blueridgeschool.com.
• Fishburne Military School, 225 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro 22980; 800-946-7773; boys 8th–12th grades; $9,300 (day), $21,700 (boarding); 160 students; www.fishburne.org.
• Fork Union Military Academy, Rt. 15, Fork Union 23055; 800-462-3862; Christian; boys 6th–12th grade, postgraduate; $23,100 (uniforms $3,175); 550 students; www.forkunion.com.
• Woodberry Forest School, 898 Woodberry Forest Rd. 22989; 540-672-6023 or 888-798-9371; boys 9th–12th grades; $33,700; 399 students; www.woodberry.org.

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