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The Dalton Academy1234 Bethesda Boulevard, Bethesda 20814; 301-555-5555; www.bethes-daacademy.orgGrades pre-K through 12Gender co-edTotal number of students 1,852Founded 1905Average class size 18Student/teacher ratio 9:1Religious affiliation noneSeniors with National Merit recognition 17%Grade foreign language first offered pre-KLanguages offered Chinese, French, Ger-man, Japanese, Latin, SpanishLowest tuition for 5-day students $12,000Annual tuition for grade 12 $26,000Students receiving financial aid 13%
Uniform yesBus transportation yesTeacher retention rate average tenure of 16 yearsNumber of AP courses offered 14Students scoring 3+ on AP exams 94%Varsity sports baseball, basketball, cheer-leading, cross-country, football, golf, la-crosse, riflery, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestlingNumber of art studios 3High school theater productions per year 5High school music ensembles 6Accreditations/Affiliations Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, Mary-land Department of Education, College Board, Association of Independent Mary-land SchoolsAnnual applications per opening 3.46
The Sinert School1234 Potomac Ave. Bethesda 20817; 240-555-5555; www.sinertschool.orgGrades pre-K through 8Gender co-edTotal number of students 620Founded 1972Average class size (K-5) 16Average class size (middle) 24Student/teacher ratio (K-5) 6:1Student/teacher ratio (middle) 8:1Religious affiliation NoneGrade foreign language first offered KindergartenLanguages offered French, Latin, SpanishAnnual tuition for grade 8 $21,000Students receiving financial aid 18%Uniform yesBus transportation no
CHOOSING A PRIVATE SCHOOL for your child isn’t easy. There are scores of good schools to chose from and a countless number of factors that you need to consider. Co-ed or single gender? A school with a religious affiliation or not? What’s the edu-cational philosophy and approach?
Bethesda Magazine’s Private School Guide will help you to find the school that’s the best fit. In the following pages, we provide essential information on 44 schools. You’ll find the information you need to narrow your search and to kick of your exploration in a targeted and effective way.
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The Dalton Academy1234 Bethesda Boulevard, Bethesda 20814; 301-555-5555; www.daltonacademy.orgGrades pre-K through 12Gender co-edTotal number of students 1,852Founded 1905Average class size 18Student/teacher ratio 9:1Religious affiliation noneSeniors with National Merit recognition 17%Grade foreign language first offered pre-KLanguages offered Chinese, French, Ger-man, Japanese, Latin, SpanishLowest tuition for 5-day students $12,000Annual tuition for grade 12 $26,000Students receiving financial aid 13%Uniform yesBus transportation yesTeacher retention rate average tenure of
16 yearsNumber of AP courses offered 14Students scoring 3+ on AP exams 94%Varsity sports baseball, basketball, cheer-leading, cross-country, football, golf, la-crosse, riflery, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestlingNumber of art studios 3High school theater productions per year 5High school music ensembles 6Accreditations/Affiliations Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, Mary-land Department of Education, College Board, Association of Independent Mary-land SchoolsAnnual applications per opening 3.46
The Sinert School1234 Potomac Ave. Bethesda 20817; 240-555-5555; www.sinertschool.orgGrades pre-K through 8Gender co-ed
Total number of students 620Founded 1972Average class size (K-5) 16Average class size (middle) 24Student/teacher ratio (K-5) 6:1Student/teacher ratio (middle) 8:1Religious affiliation NoneGrade foreign language first offered KindergartenLanguages offered French, Latin, SpanishAnnual tuition for grade 8 $21,000Students receiving financial aid 18%Uniform yesBus transportation noTeacher retention rate 95%Interscholastic sports (middle) basketball, chess, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyballNumber of art studios 1Theater productions per year 2Musical ensembles 2Annual applications per opening varies
SCHOOLProfileEnrollment 430
Grades K-12
Class Size 15
Student/Teacher Ratio 14:1
Annual Tuition $32,000
Year Founded 1907
The Dalton Academy 1234 Bethesda Boulevard ● Bethesda ● (301) 365-0955 ● DaltonAcademy.org
THE DALTON ACADEMY IS AN INDEPENDENT preparatory school serving kindergarten through 12th grade. We are an inclusive learning community dedicated to inspiring per-sonal excellence and educating children for life.
At the Dalton Academy, we strive to prepare students to participate in the discover-ies and challenges of the future with the foundations of wisdom and personal discipline. Our school is dedicated to cultivating the unique nature and potential of each student and is committed to building a school community enhanced by racial, cultural, and socio-economic diversity. We provide a nurturing and caring environment enhanced by a low teacher-student ratio. We are interested in a personal learning approach that incorporates individual attention, hands-on experiential learning, and a challenging and well-round-ed curriculum.
In the process of inspiring and educat-ing children for life, we believe that students must learn how to think, to solve problems, to capitalize on strengths, to make good decisions, and to become effective com-municators. In preparing students to live comfortably in an ever-changing and di-verse society, we wish to move students beyond tolerating people different from themselves to engaging all people as valu-able members of a global society.
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Accreditations/Affiliations Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, National Association of Independent Schools
The Dalton Academy1234 Bethesda Boulevard, Bethesda 20814; 301-555-5555; www.daltonacademy.orgGrades pre-K through 12Gender co-edTotal number of students 1,852Founded 1905Average class size 18Student/teacher ratio 9:1Religious affiliation noneSeniors with National Merit recognition 17%Grade foreign language first offered pre-KLanguages offered Chinese, French, Ger-man, Japanese, Latin, SpanishLowest tuition for 5-day students $12,000
Annual tuition for grade 12 $26,000Students receiving financial aid 13%Uniform yesBus transportation yesTeacher retention rate average tenure of 16 yearsNumber of AP courses offered 14Students scoring 3+ on AP exams 94%Varsity sports baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, lacrosse, riflery, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track, volley-ball, wrestlingNumber of art studios 3High school theater productions per year 5High school music ensembles 6Accreditations/Affiliations Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, Mary-land Department of Education, College Board, Association of Independent Mary-land SchoolsAnnual applications per opening 3.46
The Sinert School1234 Potomac Ave. Bethesda 20817; 240-555-5555; www.sinertschool.orgGrades pre-K through 8Gender co-edTotal number of students 620Founded 1972Average class size (K-5) 16Average class size (middle) 24Student/teacher ratio (K-5) 6:1Student/teacher ratio (middle) 8:1Religious affiliation NoneGrade foreign language first offered KindergartenLanguages offered French, Latin, SpanishAnnual tuition for grade 8 $21,000Students receiving financial aid 18%Uniform yesBus transportation noTeacher retention rate 95%Interscholastic sports (middle) basketball, chess, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball,
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The Dalton Academy
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The Sinert School
Go here, then go anywhere.Call today to schedule a visit 240-555-5555
or visit www.sinertschool.org
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Enrollment 430
Grades Pre K-8
Class Size 15
Student/Teacher Ratio 14:1
Annual Tuition $38,000
Year Founded 1926
The Dalton Academy1234 Bethesda Boulevard, Bethesda 20814; 301-555-5555; www.daltonacademy.orgGrades pre-K through 12Gender co-edTotal number of students 1,852Founded 1905Average class size 18Student/teacher ratio 9:1Religious affiliation noneSeniors with National Merit recognition 17%Grade foreign language first offered pre-KLanguages offered Chinese, French, Ger-man, Japanese, Latin, SpanishLowest tuition for 5-day students $12,000Annual tuition for grade 12 $26,000Students receiving financial aid 13%Uniform yesBus transportation yesTeacher retention rate average tenure of
16 yearsNumber of AP courses offered 14Students scoring 3+ on AP exams 94%Varsity sports baseball, basketball, cheer-leading, cross-country, football, golf, la-crosse, riflery, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestlingNumber of art studios 3High school theater productions per year 5High school music ensembles 6Accreditations/Affiliations Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, Mary-land Department of Education, College Board, Association of Independent Mary-land SchoolsAnnual applications per opening 3.46
The Sinert School1234 Potomac Ave. Bethesda 20817; 240-555-5555; www.sinertschool.orgGrades pre-K through 8Gender co-ed
Total number of students 620Founded 1972Average class size (K-5) 16Average class size (middle) 24Student/teacher ratio (K-5) 6:1Student/teacher ratio (middle) 8:1Religious affiliation NoneGrade foreign language first offered KindergartenLanguages offered French, Latin, SpanishAnnual tuition for grade 8 $21,000Students receiving financial aid 18%Uniform yesBus transportation noTeacher retention rate 95%Interscholastic sports (middle) basketball, chess, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyballNumber of art studios 1Theater productions per year 2Musical ensembles 2Annual applications per opening varies
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The Sinert School 1234 Potomac Ave. ● Bethesda ● (240) 555-5555 ● sinertschool.org
IN 1926, FORTY-FIVE BOYS dressed in orange and black sweaters arrived for their first day at The The Sinert School.
Today, Sinert is one of the largest independent lower and middle schools in Maryland—and a leader in the field of education. A transition of that magnitude does not happen without bold vision, hard work, and tremendous generosity.
An enduringly great school like Sinert—a school that is built to last—must combine un-wavering commitment to core values with the pursuit of continuous improvement.
We know that the world our graduates enter will be increasingly fast-paced, increasingly global. We know they will be faced with complex national and international issues involving technology, energy, government, finance, economic development, environmental sus-tainability, medicine, and human rights.
This turbulent world will need leaders who are both intellectually nimble and mor-ally centered—individuals who can adapt to change, learn on the fly, and stay open to new ideas, while never losing their ground-ing in honesty, integrity, and courage.
The Sinert School has a crucial role to play in preparing these leaders. Our pur-poseful mission of academic rigor and character development is as relevant today as it was at our school’s founding.
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Accreditations/Affiliations Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, National Association of Independent Schools
The Dalton Academy1234 Bethesda Boulevard, Bethesda 20814; 301-555-5555; www.daltonacademy.orgGrades pre-K through 12Gender co-edTotal number of students 1,852Founded 1905Average class size 18Student/teacher ratio 9:1Religious affiliation noneSeniors with National Merit recognition 17%Grade foreign language first offered pre-KLanguages offered Chinese, French, Ger-man, Japanese, Latin, SpanishLowest tuition for 5-day students $12,000
Annual tuition for grade 12 $26,000Students receiving financial aid 13%Uniform yesBus transportation yesTeacher retention rate average tenure of 16 yearsNumber of AP courses offered 14Students scoring 3+ on AP exams 94%Varsity sports baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, lacrosse, riflery, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track, volley-ball, wrestlingNumber of art studios 3High school theater productions per year 5High school music ensembles 6Accreditations/Affiliations Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, Mary-land Department of Education, College Board, Association of Independent Mary-land SchoolsAnnual applications per opening 3.46
The Sinert School1234 Potomac Ave. Bethesda 20817; 240-555-5555; www.sinertschool.orgGrades pre-K through 8Gender co-edTotal number of students 620Founded 1972Average class size (K-5) 16Average class size (middle) 24Student/teacher ratio (K-5) 6:1Student/teacher ratio (middle) 8:1Religious affiliation NoneGrade foreign language first offered KindergartenLanguages offered French, Latin, SpanishAnnual tuition for grade 8 $21,000Students receiving financial aid 18%Uniform yesBus transportation noTeacher retention rate 95%Interscholastic sports (middle) basketball, chess, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball,
The Sinert School
Go here, then go anywhere.Call today to schedule a visit 240-555-5555 or visit www.sinertschool.org