Private Schools

Private Schools in Arlington, Virginia

10 private schools in Arlington, Virginia with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,924 students: 4 Catholic, 3 other religious and 3 nonsectarian. 3 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

153

Median students per teacher

10.7

Private schools in Arlington, Virginia

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bishop Denis J. Oconnell High School	9–12	1,155	9.5	Catholic
St Thomas More Cathedral School	PK–8	440	15	Catholic
St Agnes School	PK–8	417	11.9	Catholic
St Ann Catholic School	PK–8	222	6.6	Catholic
Our Savior Lutheran School	PK–8	159	15.9	Lutheran
Rivendell School	K–8	147	12.4	Other religious
Veritas Collegiate Academy	K–12	127	7.3	Christian
Full Circle Montessori SchoolMontessori	Ungraded	118	39.3	Nonsectarian
The Village School: An Acton AcademyAlternative	K–8	74	8.2	Nonsectarian
The Sycamore SchoolAlternative	5–12	65	4.2	Nonsectarian

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 Arlington, Virginia?

10 private schools in Arlington, 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 Arlington, Virginia?

Among schools that answered the survey, Bishop Denis J. Oconnell High School in Arlington is the largest, with 1,155 students in grades 9–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Arlington, Virginia has 10.7 students per teacher and 153 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.