Sheridan School

Sheridan School
Location
4400 36th Street, NW Washington, DC 20008
Coordinates	38°56′48″N77°4′14″W / 38.94667°N 77.07056°W / 38.94667; -77.07056
Information
School type	Independent Progressive
Established	1927
Head of School	Courtney Martin
Grades	K-8
Enrollment	225
Student to teacher ratio	6:1
Campuses	Washington, DC Luray, VA
Accreditation	AIMS, MSA
Website	www.sheridanschool.org

Sheridan School is an independent, co-ed, progressive, K-8 school in Washington, D.C. The school enrolls no more than 230 students. The average tuition for the 2025-2026 school year is $46,195. The school awarded $1.6 million in financial aid in 2025-2026. Forty percent (40%) of Sheridan students identify as students of color. In 2025, Sheridan was named an AMLE School of Distinction.

History

Founded in 1927 as Mrs. Cook's School, Sheridan School was later renamed after its original location of Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row. Incorporated as a non-profit in 1961, it moved two years later to its current location on 36th Street, NW, in the North Cleveland Park neighborhood. In 1971, the school purchased a 130-acre Mountain Campus in Luray, Virginia. ^[1]

Mountain campus

Sheridan's Mountain Campus

The school also has a 130-acre Mountain Campus in Luray, Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This facility includes: platform tents, a dining hall, and a nature center. Activities include a zip line, a giant swing, a climbing wall and a high- and low-ropes courses. Each grade engages in the outdoor education program twice each school year. ^[2]

Notable alumnus

• Wilson Dawson, Youth Breakdancer
• Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, attended Sheridan from kindergarten to third grade. ^[3]
• Eva Jinek, Dutch American journalist and television presenter
• Oliver Platt, Actor

References

1. History of Sheridan School, Sheridan School, September 30, 2012, http://www.sheridanschool.org/about/history.
2. Mountain Campus, Sheridan School, September 30, 2012, http://www.sheridanschool.org/other-programs/mountain-campus.
3. Grove, Lloyd (October 20, 2000). "THE RELIABLE SOURCE". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

External links

• Official website