✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 371 students 8.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Private high schools in Bethesda, MD
23 in Bethesda or within 6 miles. 2 are on the state’s BOOST list. Private schools that teach grade 9 or above, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
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.
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-11 129 students 6.5 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 91 students 3.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 738 students 6.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 1,085 students 10.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 249 students 3.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 500 students 8.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 472 students 9.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed 82% to 4-year college
Grades 6-12 350 students 7.1 students per teacher Other religious All-girls 98% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 183 students 6.8 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 469 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Pax Academy
4 mi Grades K-12 88 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 829 students 5.9 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed 97% to 4-year college
Ivymount School
5 mi Grades K-12 172 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 67% to 4-year college
The Nora School
5 mi Grades 9-12 76 students 5.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 59% to 4-year college
Avalon School
5 mi Grades K-12 202 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 95% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 673 students 7.4 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
The Siena School
5 mi Grades 4-12 143 students 4.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Bullis School
5 mi Grades K-12 1,027 students 9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades 1-9 23 students 5.1 students per teacher Jewish Montessori Co-ed
Grades 1-9 18 students 4.5 students per teacher Jewish Montessori Co-ed
Pathways Horizons
6 mi Grades 7-12 27 students 6.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 82% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 98 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 57% to 4-year college
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What Maryland pays
Maryland BOOST Scholarship Scholarship
$1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students These are 2025-26 amounts. The advisory board sets new amounts each summer and had not posted 2026-27 figures in writing when we checked. The larger awards go to students coming from public school on free meals. Students receiving special education services got an extra award equal to their base award.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Bethesda) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
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