Mater Dei School (Bethesda, Maryland)

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Mater Dei School (Bethesda, Maryland)
9600 Seven Locks Road

Bethesda
,
Maryland
20817

United States
Coordinates 39°0′51″N77°9′42″W / 39.01417°N 77.16167°W / 39.01417; -77.16167
Information
Type Independent school
MottoWork hard, play hard, pray hard and be a good guy.
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1960
FounderRobert W. Barros
HeadmasterWilliam G. McMurtrie [1]
Grades 1-8
Gender Boys
Enrollment228 [2]
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Color(s)Blue and White   
Nickname Griffins
TuitionTuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $23,275
Website www.materdeischool.net

Mater Dei is an elementary school for boys grades 1 through 8, conducted by Catholic laymen, in Bethesda, Maryland.

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History

Mater Dei was founded in 1960. Founder Robert W. Barros III, who was headmaster until 1985, modelled the school after Saint David's School, an all-boys Catholic school in New York City. [3] It opened with 55 students at a campus on Churchill Road in Silver Spring, Maryland, but moved to its present location in 1964, having expanded to 172 students. [4]

Controversy over allowing women on the school's board of trustees ended with an election in which five men and three women ran for five spots. Once elected, Edward Bennett Williams stepped down in order to give his spot to a woman by default. [5] His son, Edward "Ned" Williams, later became Mater Dei's headmaster. [6]

Demographics

During the 2018-19 school year, Mater Dei's 230 students were 91% white, 6% black, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic, and 1% multiracial. 88% were Catholic. [7]

Notable alumni

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