Private Schools

Private Schools in Rockville, Maryland

14 private schools in Rockville, Maryland with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,462 students: 5 Catholic, 3 other religious and 6 nonsectarian. 5 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

160

Median students per teacher

6.6

Private schools in Rockville, Maryland

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School	PK–12	829	5.9	Jewish
Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy	PK–12	615	6.4	Jewish
St Elizabeth Catholic School	PK–8	499	15.6	Catholic
St Patrick's School	PK–8	241	7.8	Catholic
St Raphael School	PK–8	224	10	Catholic
St Jude Regional Catholic School	PK–8	202	8.1	Catholic
Ivymount SchoolSpecial education	K–12	172	5.2	Nonsectarian
St Marys Elementary School	PK–8	148	9.7	Catholic
Green Acres SchoolAlternative	PK–8	140	4.3	Nonsectarian
The Katherine Thomas SchoolSpecial education	PK–12	133	1.9	Nonsectarian
Sheppard Pratt School-Rockville (Formerly Frost SCSpecial education	K–12	98	5.2	Nonsectarian
Christ Episcopal School	PK–8	88	6.8	Episcopal
Primary Montessori Day SchoolMontessori	PK–3	38	9.5	Nonsectarian
The Maddux School	PK–2	35	3.9	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 Rockville, Maryland?

14 private schools in Rockville, 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 Rockville, Maryland?

Among schools that answered the survey, Charles E Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville is the largest, with 829 students in grades PK–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Rockville, Maryland has 6.6 students per teacher and 160 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.