Private Schools

Private Schools in Hagerstown, Maryland

12 private schools in Hagerstown, Maryland with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,042 students: 2 Catholic, 9 other religious and 1 nonsectarian. 10 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

162

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Hagerstown, Maryland

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Grace Academy	PK–12	359	12.2	Christian
St James School	8–12	240	7.8	Episcopal
Paradise Mennonite School	T1–11	229	13.4	Mennonite
Heritage Academy	PK–12	211	16.2	Christian
Hillside Mennonite School	1–10	181	15.9	Mennonite
St Mary Catholic School	PK–8	169	8.7	Catholic
St Maria Goretti Catholic High School	9–12	155	8.8	Catholic
Mt Aetna Adventist School (Maas)	K–8	130	11.8	Seventh-Day Adventist
Emmanuel Christian School	PK–12	129	12.8	Baptist
Highland View Academy	9–12	97	12.9	Seventh-Day Adventist
Truth Christian Academy	PK–12	91	9.1	Church of God
Laurel Hall SchoolSpecial education	2–12	51	4.5	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Hagerstown, Maryland?

12 private schools in Hagerstown, Maryland 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 Hagerstown, Maryland?

Among schools that answered the survey, Grace Academy in Hagerstown is the largest, with 359 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Hagerstown, Maryland?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Hagerstown, Maryland has 12 students per teacher and 162 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.