Parochial/Private Schools
The decision on whether to enroll in a private or parochial school can be a complex one. Rather than being funded by the government, such schools are generally funded by students’ tuition, so there will be a higher cost associated with one of these schools. However, they do offer experiences that might not be found in a public school, such as gender-divided schoolsGonzaga College High School is a boys-only high school. These schools may also include more grades than a regular elementary, middle, or high schoolBlessed Sacrament School offers Kindergarten through eighth grades. The Model Secondary School is a school for the deaf, established by an act of President Lyndon Johnson in 1966 and opened at Gallaudet College in 1969. Students can choose to attend during the day or stay at the school.Be sure to talk with your children about what their expectations are for their school experience, and share your own opinions with them openly and politely. Be sure that they will benefit from a private school experience before you offer to pay for it. Be sure to visit schools that you are both interested in, both on the web and in personthere is no better way to find out if a school is a good fit for your family than to travel there yourself.List of D.C. Parochial and Private SchoolsArchbishop Carroll High SchoolBlessed Sacrament SchoolBritish School of WashingtonEdmund Burke SchoolNannie Helen Burroughs SchoolEmerson Preparatory SchoolThe Field SchoolGeorgetown Day SchoolGeorgetown Visitation Preparatory SchoolHoly Trinity SchoolJewish Primary Day SchoolLowell SchoolThe Maret SchoolThe Model Secondary SchoolOur Lady of Victory SchoolParkmont SchoolSheridan SchoolSidwell Friends SchoolSt. Augustine SchoolDupont Park Adventist SchoolGonzaga College High SchoolSt. Albans SchoolSt. Anselm’s Abbey SchoolSt. John’s College High SchoolSt. Patrick’s Episcopal Day SchoolNational Cathedral SchoolWashington International School
