Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 21:07     Subject: Re:We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
The only issue with Concord Hill, Primary Day, and Beauvoir is that they end at 3rd grade, so in a few years you will need to do the search again. What about St. Andrews or Bullis?
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 19:49     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Anonymous wrote:Choose one that is under 15 minutes from your home, and ideally under 10. You will appreciate being closer to many fellow families, and you will be surprised how often you go to school during elementary years. Also, families tend to stay close to home in the private elementary world— meaning they want to drive 5-10 minutes when they have little kids but possibly willing to go further for high school.

Many of these schools are more similar than they are different.


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Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 19:07     Subject: Re:We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Add WES and NPS to your list. Absolutely agree that commute time is key. You want something that is 15 minutes away, absolute tops!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 18:58     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Can't say enough good things about Sheridan. Was great for our children. Wonderful school and community.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 18:11     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Anonymous wrote:We get to Norwood from CC in 15-20 minutes depending on traffic. It is absolutely worth the drive!


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Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 17:55     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Choose one that is under 15 minutes from your home, and ideally under 10. You will appreciate being closer to many fellow families, and you will be surprised how often you go to school during elementary years. Also, families tend to stay close to home in the private elementary world— meaning they want to drive 5-10 minutes when they have little kids but possibly willing to go further for high school.

Many of these schools are more similar than they are different.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 17:38     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
We get to Norwood from CC in 15-20 minutes depending on traffic. It is absolutely worth the drive!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 17:32     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Great experience at WES. DC went from 3-8th and was well prepared for HS. We feel very fortunate to have found it!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 16:39     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Loved Sheridan, went many years ago
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 16:33     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Don't have direct experience, but know a family that recently left Concord Hill because they felt the academics were weak.

Also, Rochambeau is a K-12.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 16:12     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We would love to keep the school commute < 20 minutes, even in rush hour traffic, if possible.

Thoughts on these options? Am I missing any? We're not interested in parochial or K-12s.

Oneness
Concord Hill
Primary Day
Grace Episcopal
Washington Episcopal
Lowell
Sheridan
Lycee Rochambeau

Thanks!



I assume GDS and Sidwell would also qualify.

Those are k-12’s
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 16:05     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Beauvoir
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 16:04     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Anonymous wrote:We would love to keep the school commute < 20 minutes, even in rush hour traffic, if possible.

Thoughts on these options? Am I missing any? We're not interested in parochial or K-12s.

Oneness
Concord Hill
Primary Day
Grace Episcopal
Washington Episcopal
Lowell
Sheridan
Lycee Rochambeau

Thanks!





NPS would be the obvious one. St Pats probably isn’t that much farther than Sheridan.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 15:59     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
Anonymous wrote:We would love to keep the school commute < 20 minutes, even in rush hour traffic, if possible.

Thoughts on these options? Am I missing any? We're not interested in parochial or K-12s.

Oneness
Concord Hill
Primary Day
Grace Episcopal
Washington Episcopal
Lowell
Sheridan
Lycee Rochambeau

Thanks!



I assume GDS and Sidwell would also qualify.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 15:55     Subject: We live in Chevy Chase and are looking for a private ES. What is the quick read on local options?
We would love to keep the school commute < 20 minutes, even in rush hour traffic, if possible.

Thoughts on these options? Am I missing any? We're not interested in parochial or K-12s.

Oneness
Concord Hill
Primary Day
Grace Episcopal
Washington Episcopal
Lowell
Sheridan
Lycee Rochambeau

Thanks!