Which schools in DC or VA are still accepting applications?

[Anonymous]

We are moving out of state with two boys (ages 7 and 10) who are currently attending private schools in our home state. Both kids are above average academically and prefer challenging environments. We would prefer they don't attend religious schools as we are a mixed household (I'm Greek Orthodox, DH is Jewish). Are any school still accepting applications or have a rolling admission?

[Anonymous]

You might find more in VA than in DC.

Burgandy Farm might be.

[Anonymous]

Burgundy definitely is (grade dependent).

ACDS is still holding open houses so they must have space too. Also call Browne. All good Alexandria schools and all non-religious

[Anonymous]

I think it will be hard to find a school in DC. In VA, the ones that may still have spots are:

https://www.burgundyfarm.org - A progressive school on a beautiful 25 acre campus. It probably depends on the grade you are looking for.

http://www.acdsnet.org - I think this school if often over-looked on this forum. We are not going there, but I was really impressed at their open houses.

http://www.browneacademy.org - They have a new head starting this year.

http://www.congressionalschools.org - Maybe the most academically rigorous of the bunch?

http://www.langleyschool.org - (I don't know anything about this school.)

There are other schools farther out but the ones above are the closest to DC. I think Potomac (https://www.potomacschool.org) is full.

[Anonymous]

Use your current school to help you contact DC area schools - some will open up a spot for people moving if they have the right connections or referrals from their out of town private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are moving out of state with two boys (ages 7 and 10) who are currently attending private schools in our home state. Both kids are above average academically and prefer challenging environments. We would prefer they don't attend religious schools as we are a mixed household (I'm Greek Orthodox, DH is Jewish). Are any school still accepting applications or have a rolling admission?

Who is the accrediting body for your current school? The National Association of Independent Schools? Check the website and find schools who also have the same accreditation and you will find a school that feels familiar. I recommend no greater than a 5-mile radius due to traffic.

[Anonymous]

I think Pinecrest in Annandale still has openings, and they go up through grade 6. They have an application with the county government to add two more grades, though you'd have to ask them what their projected timeline is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it will be hard to find a school in DC. In VA, the ones that may still have spots are:

https://www.burgundyfarm.org - A progressive school on a beautiful 25 acre campus. It probably depends on the grade you are looking for.

http://www.acdsnet.org - I think this school if often over-looked on this forum. We are not going there, but I was really impressed at their open houses.

http://www.browneacademy.org - They have a new head starting this year.

http://www.congressionalschools.org - Maybe the most academically rigorous of the bunch?

http://www.langleyschool.org - (I don't know anything about this school.)

There are other schools farther out but the ones above are the closest to DC. I think Potomac (https://www.potomacschool.org) is full.

DS went to ACDS for K and 1st and the we moved out of the area a few years ago. I found the teachers in the lower school to be warm, caring and highly skilled in the classroom. The parents were also pretty low key even though a lot were high level gov. lawyers.
I'd recommend the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it will be hard to find a school in DC. In VA, the ones that may still have spots are:

https://www.burgundyfarm.org - A progressive school on a beautiful 25 acre campus. It probably depends on the grade you are looking for.

http://www.acdsnet.org - I think this school if often over-looked on this forum. We are not going there, but I was really impressed at their open houses.

http://www.browneacademy.org - They have a new head starting this year.

http://www.congressionalschools.org - Maybe the most academically rigorous of the bunch?

http://www.langleyschool.org - (I don't know anything about this school.)

There are other schools farther out but the ones above are the closest to DC. I think Potomac (https://www.potomacschool.org) is full.

DS went to ACDS for K and 1st and the we moved out of the area a few years ago. I found the teachers in the lower school to be warm, caring and highly skilled in the classroom. The parents were also pretty low key even though a lot were high level gov. lawyers.
I'd recommend the school.

SSSAS is also in VA and is generally considered, along with Potomac, the best of the VA schools. It is probably full, too, though.

[Anonymous]

SSSAS is also in VA and is generally considered, along with Potomac, the best of the VA schools. It is probably full, too, though.

I didn't include SSSAS because the OP said they wanted a non-religious school. We didn't consider Potomac or SSSAS because we wanted a K-8 school, so I don't have first-hand experience on what is the "best" but from what I have read Potomac is in its own league.

[Anonymous]

SSFS does rolling admissions, I think, but I don't know anything about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Use your current school to help you contact DC area schools - some will open up a spot for people moving if they have the right connections or referrals from their out of town private.

This. The only way really

[Anonymous]

Norwood, Washington Episcopal School, St. Andrews in MD. 2 religious are light religious.

[Anonymous]

PP, I know you said DC or VA, but we live in VA and attend MD school.

[Anonymous]

You should also consider public in Fairfax or Montgomery county. Fairfax has the AAP program (formerly Gifted and Talented) that starts in 3rd grade and schools in McLean/Great Falls are academically second to none. Thomas Jefferson is the magnet high school that is one of the top publics in the US and sends more kids to great colleges than virtually any private in metro DC.