Thoughts on Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington
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Anonymous
| They seem very small, especially their graduating class (5th grade). Are the kids leaving before 5th grade and why so? Where so most of their graduates go? Do they go to the top privates afterwards? |
Anonymous
| Good school. Sweet kids. |
Anonymous
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The recent graduating class was always small - had some families move out of the area. Like any school there is attrition for a variety of reasons - just seems amplified with a small school to start with.
Grace kids go to a wide range of schools afterwards including all of your top privates in the area. I wouldn't say there's a place where most graduates go, although in recent years a few to St. Andrew's (close Episcopal connection). But most years there are never more than two going to any one school. Great school with a strong emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion. |
Anonymous
| Great school. Know some lovely families and teachers there. |
Anonymous
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I have only ever heard wonderful things about the school.
Don’t sweat it being through 5th. Middle school starts in 6th and is a big change year with kids shifting around. At our K-8 there were a few that left for public, kids coming from public, and kids going to/coming from other privates. I would have no doubt they have good relations with other Episcopal schools to help with middle school placement.. When we had the 2008 financial crisis and Grace had to give up starting a middle school - its my understanding that many of those kids were taken in by WES. (So I heard - does not make it true!) What your kid is like in early elementary and what you think they may need for middle school can mean changing schools anyway. Grace is a solid choice! |
Anonymous
| I hear great things. Very sweet and down to earth. |
Anonymous
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My child attended and graduated from Grace and we could not have been more pleased. It is a lovely, sweet school that emphasized diversity, equity and inclusion well before the recent awakening elsewhere. Grace has a strong Episcopal identity and emphasizes kindness, and its HOS is a phenom who walks the walk. Graduates go to other privates, big and small (including your most highly sought after schools), and public schools, including magnet programs.
In some ways, it is sad that the wonderful Grace experience ends in fifth, but many children need a larger school for middle school, and often families have a better sense of what their child needs for MS and maybe even HS by that point. I never thought putting a kindergartner into a K-12 school "guaranteed" the child would never leave. Please look at Grace. You will not regret it! Good luck! |
Anonymous
| My DD attended Grace, she is not a rising senior in high school so my perspective may be dated. However, Grace was a wonderful school. Great teachers, solid administration and lovely families. I can't say enough good things about Grace. |
Anonymous
| Both of my kids went to Grace. A wonderful community, we loved it. |
Anonymous
| Knowof any kids who went to Sidwell or another top schools from Grace? |
Anonymous
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Amazing HOS who is mission driven and embraces all.
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Anonymous
I called and they were super unfriendly about very mild SN (with a child who does very well academically and not a behavioral problem) and got annoyed when I asked religion questions. |
Anonymous
| We visited and really liked it. Great community and I actually really liked the campus. The location just didn’t work out for us but I left impressed with what they are doing there fwiw. |
Anonymous
Strange, I know of a family whose child with major special needs had a very successful experience. |
Anonymous
I’m wondering what kind of religion questions PP asked. Unless the teachings contravened Episcopal doctrine, it seems silly to seek out an Episcopal school and then question what is being taught. This area has many alternatives for those squeamish about Episcopalianism. |