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Sheridan School | |
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4400 36th Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 | |
Coordinates | 38°56′48″N77°4′14″W / 38.94667°N 77.07056°W |
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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 |
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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]
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