Private Schools

Private Schools in Alexandria, Virginia

18 private schools in Alexandria, Virginia with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,666 students: 5 Catholic, 8 other religious and 5 nonsectarian. 4 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

196

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Alexandria, Virginia

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bishop Ireton High School	9–12	921	12	Catholic
The Basilica School of St. Mary	PK–8	691	17.3	Catholic
St Louis Catholic School	PK–8	468	16.4	Catholic
Episcopal High School	9–12	466	7.3	Episcopal
Immanuel Lutheran School	PK–8	314	19.7	Lutheran
Calvary Road Christian School	PK–6	245	16.3	Baptist
Calvary Road Christian School	K–6	245	13	Baptist
Blessed Sacrament Grade School & Early Childhood C	PK–8	243	9.7	Catholic
Alexandria Country Day School	K–8	199	7.3	Nonsectarian
Browne Academy	PK–8	192	5.1	Nonsectarian
Queen of Apostles Catholic School	K–8	159	11	Catholic
Washington International AcademySpecial program	PK–8	158	5.6	Islamic
Grace Episcopal School	PK–5	83	4.7	Episcopal
The Linder Academy	K–8	73	7.6	Nonsectarian
Aquinas Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–6	70	10.3	Nonsectarian
The Howard Gardner SchoolSpecial program	6–12	56	4.1	Nonsectarian
Engleside Christian School	PK–6	51	11.1	Baptist
The Living Water School	2–12	32	7.4	Christian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Virginia SOL practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Virginia give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Virginia.
Colleges in Virginia, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Alexandria, Virginia?

18 private schools in Alexandria, Virginia with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Alexandria, Virginia?

Among schools that answered the survey, Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria is the largest, with 921 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Alexandria, Virginia?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Alexandria, Virginia has 10 students per teacher and 196 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.