I second Merritt Academy. We have a wonderful experience with our children.

Green Hedges

Congressional in Falls Church has bus stops in those areas, and they also offer door-to-door bus service.

Come check out Merritt Academy! We currently have infants through 6th grade, but recently announced plans to expand into 7th and 8th over the next two years. I'd love to give you a tour and talk to you more about your children.

Thank you for all the suggestions! We are looking for K and 2nd, primarily, but we also have a preschooler (age 3).

My children attend Nysmith which I highly recommend for a small class size and good teacher accessibility. I know of families who commute there from Great Falls, Vienna and Reston - an easy commute on the toll road.

Pinecrest in annandale. Very small class sizes, individual attention and good academics. But only goes to 6th.

What grade are you looking for in particular?

Anonymous wrote:The smaller the better! Are there schools with 12-15 children in total and a student-teacher ratio 1:6-8?

Just posted some schools, but they only have 1 teacher per homeroom so a ratio of say 1:6 is hard to find unless you just mean total number of faculty in the whole school compared to total number of students.

Potomac, Flint Hill, St. Stevens St. Agnes (if Alexandria isn't too far)

Green Hedges?

Langley School in McLean -- Potomac also offers k-12, but its hard to get accepted

The smaller the better! Are there schools with 12-15 children in total and a student-teacher ratio 1:6-8?

How small?

Any suggestions for a private school with an overall small class size and small student to teacher ratio near Great Falls/Vienna/Reston?