✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 138 students 9.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private middle schools in Washington, DC
35 in Washington or within 6 miles. 21 are on the state’s OSP list. Private schools that teach any of grades 6, 7 or 8, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Many also teach elementary or high school grades.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
St. Peter School
2 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 210 students 6.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Templeton Academy
2 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades 6-12 79 students 8.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Sacred Heart School
2 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 186 students 12.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades K-8 195 students 6.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-6 75 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Holy Trinity School
3 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 315 students 9.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Parkmont School
3 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades 6-12 70 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 149 students 11.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades 6-12 224 students 6.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 63% to 4-year college
Edmund Burke School
4 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades 6-12 315 students 7.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 130 students 6.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-12 1,129 students 7.7 students per teacher Friends Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades K-12 178 students 10.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 88% to 4-year college
Sheridan School
4 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades K-8 221 students 6.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 186 students 12.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
The Monroe School
5 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades 6-12 28 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades K-8 502 students 11.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
San Miguel School
5 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades 6-8 89 students 8.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys
✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 153 students 7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Lowell School
6 mi ✓ D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Grades PreK-8 270 students 4.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 1,390 students 15.6 students per teacher Islamic Special program emphasis Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 221 students 4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 6-12 27 students Nonsectarian Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 35 private middle schools in Washington or within 6 miles
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What the District of Columbia pays
D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Scholarship
Up to $10,000 for grades K to 8 and $15,000 for grades 9 to 12 (2026-27) Federally funded under the SOAR Act. EdChoice reports an average of $11,318 in 2024-25.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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