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Private schools in Bowie, MD

58 schools within 12 miles. 20 of them are on the state’s BOOST list. BOOST pays $1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students.

Schools near Bowie

Schools on the official BOOST list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 58 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
St. Pius X School ✓ PreK-8 439 12.5 Roman Catholic <1
Reid Temple Christian Academy ✓ PreK-8 136 19.4 African Methodist Episcopal 3
Academy St. Matthias the Apostle ✓ 5
School of Incarnation ✓ PreK-8 732 16.9 Roman Catholic 6
Mt Zion Preparatory Academy ✓ 9-12 86 18.7 Nonsectarian 6
Mm Learning Center ✓ K-12 121 10.4 Islamic 6
St. Mary's School ✓ PreK-8 171 9.9 Roman Catholic 8
New Hope Academy ✓ PreK-12 155 6.7 Nonsectarian 8
Elizabeth Seton High School ✓ 9-12 523 6.2 Roman Catholic 9
Al-Huda School ✓ PreK-12 646 11.3 Islamic 9
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic Sc ✓ PreK-8 245 17 Roman Catholic 10
St. Mary of the Assumption School ✓ PreK-8 230 16.4 Roman Catholic 10
Dematha Catholic High School ✓ 9-12 838 10.9 Roman Catholic 11
St. Jerome Academy ✓ PreK-8 371 10.2 Roman Catholic 11
St. Mary of the Mills School ✓ K-8 221 13.1 Roman Catholic 11
St. Vincent Pallotti High School ✓ 9-12 419 12.2 Roman Catholic 11
Christian Academy of Laurel ✓ PreK-8 160 10.4 Baptist 11
Bishop McNamara High School ✓ 9-12 887 11.6 Roman Catholic 11
Archbishop Spalding High School ✓ 9-12 1,295 14.4 Roman Catholic 12
St. Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal School ✓ PreK-8 152 8.5 Episcopal 12
St. Matthew's Early Education Center PreK-K 16 16 Nonsectarian <1
Belair Baptist Christian Academy PreK-12 53 6 Baptist <1
Victory Christian Academy PreK-1 18 3.6 Christian (nondenominational) 1
Grace Christian School of Grace Baptist Church K-8 322 13.5 Baptist 1
Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School PreK-8 392 12.1 Episcopal 2
Washington New Church School PreK-8 30 3.4 Other religious 4
Creative Garden Nursery School & Kindergarten PreK-Transitional K 25 25 Nonsectarian 4
Beaver Creek Childcare & Kindergarten K 3 1.5 Nonsectarian 4
Lanham Christian School PreK-12 238 11.4 Christian (nondenominational) 6
M&m Learning Center K-12 123 9.2 Islamic 6
Woodstream Christian Academy PreK-12 182 11 Christian (nondenominational) 6
Fairhaven School K-12 58 14.5 Other religious 6
Genesis Christian Day School PreK-K 5 1.7 Baptist 7
Primrose School of Gambrills PreK-Transitional K 16 16 Nonsectarian 7
Foundation Learning Center the 2-8 53 4.1 Nonsectarian 8
Odenton Christian School PreK-12 258 9.6 Baptist 8
Sheppard Pratt School (at Millersville Es) 3-4 4 4 Nonsectarian 8
Divine Peace Elementary School K-8 34 11.3 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
The Kindergarten at Riva Trace PreK-K 9 4.7 Baptist 8
Friends Community School K-8 248 9.9 Friends 8
The Primeron K 5 5 Nonsectarian 9
Highland Park Christian Academy PreK-8 134 6.7 Baptist 9
Chesapeake Christian Academy K-12 90 10 Christian (nondenominational) 9
St. Ambrose Catholic School PreK-8 156 15.6 Roman Catholic 9
Annapolis Area Christian School 9-12 373 13.2 Christian (nondenominational) 10
Holy Redeemer School PreK-8 179 11.9 Roman Catholic 10
Indian Creek School PreK-12 535 8 Nonsectarian 10
Rockbridge Academy K-12 421 9.2 Christian (nondenominational) 10
Pathways School-Edgewood 7-12 23 5.8 Nonsectarian 10
High Road School of Anne Arundel County K-12 67 9.6 Nonsectarian 10
Phillips School - Laurel 3-12 67 5.2 Nonsectarian 10
The Julia Brown School PreK-3 49 16.3 Nonsectarian 11
St. Andrew's United Methodist Day School PreK-8 171 7.4 Methodist 11
Beltsville Adventist School K-8 205 17.1 Seventh-Day Adventist 11
Chelsea School 5-12 67 4.2 Nonsectarian 11
Silver Oaks Cooperative School K-6 82 10.1 Nonsectarian 12
Daniel Rothman Religious School PreK-7 32 64 Jewish 12
Maven Academy the 6-12 24 17.1 Christian (nondenominational) 12

What Maryland pays, and what that leaves you

MD
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, 2026-09-21. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay?

BOOST pays between $1,200 and $7,750 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

Keep looking

Get one email when applications open

Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Bowie) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.

One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.

Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Bowie?

We count 58 within 12 miles of downtown Bowie. Together they enrolled about 12,594 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Archbishop Spalding High School with 1,295 students.

Which Bowie private schools take BOOST?

20 of the 58 schools on this page are on the state’s official BOOST list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked “BOOST school” appear on the Maryland State Department of Education list of participating nonpublic schools for 2026-27, updated April 2026.

Will BOOST cover the whole tuition bill?

Sometimes, but do not count on it. BOOST pays $1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.

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