List of parochial and private schools in the Washington metropolitan area

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There are over one hundred parochial and private schools in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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Private schools

Washington, D.C.

Maryland

Virginia

Accotink Academy, Springfield, (Grades 1st-12 serving ages 6-21)

Former

Catholic schools

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington (Catholic Schools) operates Catholic schools in DC and in Maryland suburbs. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington operates Catholic schools in the Virginia suburbs.

Washington, D.C.

6-12 schools

High schools (9–12)

K-8/PreK-8 schools

  • Annuciation School
  • Blessed Sacrament School
  • Holy Trinity School (PK-8)
  • Our Lady of Victory School (PreK3-8)
  • St. Augustine Catholic School (PK-8)
  • St. Anthony's School
  • St. Francis Xavier Academy (PreK-8)
  • St. Peter School (PK-8)
  • St. Thomas More Catholic Academy (PK-8)
  • Sacred Heart School

Middle schools (6-8)

  • San Miguel School

4-8 schools

  • Washington Jesuit Academy

3-8 schools

  • Washington School for Girls

Former schools[ citation needed ]

  • Holy Redeemer School (PS-8)
  • Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute (K–12)

Maryland

This list only includes schools under the Washington Archdiocese that are in Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

K-12 schools

1-12 schools

3-12 schools

6-12 schools

High schools

K-8/PreK-8 schools (Prince George's County)

  • The Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle (Lanham) (PreK-8)
  • Holy Redeemer School (College Park) (PreK-8)
  • Saint Ambrose School (Cheverly) (PreK-8)
  • Saint Columba School (Oxon Hill) (PreK-8)
  • Saint Jerome Academy (Hyattsville) (PreK-8)
  • Saint John the Evangelist School (Clinton) (PreK-8)
  • Saint Joseph Regional Catholic School (Beltsville) (PreK-8)
  • Saint Mary of the Assumption School (near Upper Marlboro) (PreK-8)
  • Saint Mary of the Mills School (Laurel)
  • Saint Mary School (Landover Hills) (PreK-8)
  • Saint Mary's School of Piscataway (Clinton)
  • Saint Philip the Apostle School (Marlow Heights) (PreK-8)
  • St. Pius X Regional School (Bowie) (PreK-8)

Others

  • Holy Family School, Temple Hills (PS-8)
  • Immaculate Conception School (PS-6)
  • Mater Dei School, Bethesda (1–8)
  • St. Philip The Apostle School, Suitland (PS-8)

Virginia

High schools

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