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Private schools in Kensington, MD

131 schools within 12 miles. 28 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 Kensington

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 131 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Grace Episcopal Day School ✓ PreK-5 84 7 Episcopal <1
Academy of the Holy Cross ✓ 9-12 371 8.6 Roman Catholic 1
St. John the Evangelist School ✓ PreK-8 178 6.8 Roman Catholic 2
Torah School of Greater Washington ✓ K-6 333 9.7 Jewish 2
Alef Bet Montessori School Inc. ✓ PreK-3 25 2.2 Jewish 3
Yeshiva of Greater Washington Boys Division ✓ 7-12 157 11.7 Jewish 3
Leo Bernstein Jewish Academy of Fine Arts ✓ PreK-3 36 2.4 Jewish 3
St. Andrew Apostle School ✓ PreK-8 306 11.5 Roman Catholic 3
Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy ✓ PreK-12 615 6.4 Jewish 4
St. Elizabeth Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 499 15.6 Roman Catholic 4
St. Bernadette School ✓ PreK-8 317 12.4 Roman Catholic 4
St. Bartholomews School ✓ PreK-8 145 8 Roman Catholic 4
St. John the Baptist School ✓ PreK-8 233 12.4 Roman Catholic 5
St. Francis International School ✓ PreK-8 203 16.2 Roman Catholic 5
St. Raphael School ✓ PreK-8 224 10 Roman Catholic 6
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School ✓ 9-12 383 16.9 Roman Catholic 6
George E Peters Adventist School ✓ PreK-8 132 9.9 Seventh-Day Adventist 6
Washington Christian Academy ✓ K-12 289 10.4 Christian (nondenominational) 7
Dematha Catholic High School ✓ 9-12 838 10.9 Roman Catholic 9
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic Sc ✓ PreK-8 245 17 Roman Catholic 9
St. Peter's School ✓ PreK-8 431 10.3 Roman Catholic 9
St. Jerome Academy ✓ PreK-8 371 10.2 Roman Catholic 9
Al-Huda School ✓ PreK-12 646 11.3 Islamic 9
Rise Hybrid Private Academy ✓ 10
St. Martin of Tours School ✓ PreK-8 193 13.7 Roman Catholic 10
Elizabeth Seton High School ✓ 9-12 523 6.2 Roman Catholic 10
New Hope Academy ✓ PreK-12 155 6.7 Nonsectarian 11
St. Mary's School ✓ PreK-8 171 9.9 Roman Catholic 12
Holy Redeemer Catholic Elementary School PreK-8 318 6.2 Roman Catholic <1
Holy Redeemer School Kensington PreK-8 290 5.9 Roman Catholic <1
Holy Cross Elementary School PreK-8 233 15.1 Roman Catholic 1
Rochambeau-the French Intl School PreK-12 1,085 10.1 Nonsectarian 1
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart PreK-12 738 6.3 Roman Catholic 1
Pax Academy K-12 88 1.5 Christian (nondenominational) 1
Georgetown Preparatory School 9-12 500 8.3 Roman Catholic 2
Crossway Community Montessori School PreK-4 9 4.5 Nonsectarian 2
Bethesda Country Day School PreK-Transitional K 25 12.5 Nonsectarian 2
Evergreen Montessori School PreK-3 38 4.2 Nonsectarian 2
Avalon School K-12 202 8.2 Roman Catholic 2
St. Jane de Chantal School PreK-8 273 10.9 Roman Catholic 2
White Flint Children's House PreK-K 17 3.7 Nonsectarian 2
Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division 7-12 183 6.8 Jewish 2
Fernwood Montessori School PreK-5 26 6.5 Nonsectarian 2
Whole Kids Academy PreK-K 9 9 Nonsectarian 2
Ashreinu School for Girls Inc. 1-9 23 5.1 Jewish 2
Kehillat Ashreinu Montessori School 1-9 18 4.5 Jewish 2
Manor Montessori School-Rockville PreK-K 1 0.2 Nonsectarian 2
Our Lady of Lourdes School PreK-8 203 9.8 Roman Catholic 3
The Auburn School Silver Spring Campus K-8 31 2.4 Nonsectarian 3
The Family Academy of Bethesda PreK-K 1 0.5 Nonsectarian 3
The Bethesda Montessori School PreK-K 15 1.4 Nonsectarian 3
The Siena School 4-12 143 4.6 Nonsectarian 3
Executive Child Development Center PreK-K 4 2 Nonsectarian 3
Pathways Horizons 7-12 27 6.8 Nonsectarian 3
St. Jude Regional Catholic School PreK-8 202 8.1 Roman Catholic 3
Oneness Family School PreK-12 91 3.4 Nonsectarian 3
The Diener School K-8 75 2.7 Nonsectarian 3
Green Acres School PreK-8 140 4.3 Nonsectarian 3
The Woods Academy PreK-8 269 7.2 Roman Catholic 3
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School PreK-12 829 5.9 Jewish 3
Acorn Hill Waldorf Kindergarten & Nursery PreK-K 11 1.9 Nonsectarian 3
Sheppard Pratt School-Rockville (Formerly Frost Sc K-12 98 5.2 Nonsectarian 4
The Springwell School K-8 30 5.1 Nonsectarian 4
Concord Hill School PreK-3 68 4 Nonsectarian 4
The Nora School 9-12 76 5.9 Nonsectarian 4
The Gan Montessori PreK-K 11 6.9 Jewish 4
Washington Episcopal School PreK-8 285 5.6 Episcopal 4
Barrie School PreK-12 252 4.4 Nonsectarian 4
Ivymount School K-12 172 5.2 Nonsectarian 5
The Maddux School PreK-2 35 3.9 Nonsectarian 5
Mount Jezreel Christian School PreK-2 12 6 Baptist 5
Little Flower School PreK-8 249 9.6 Roman Catholic 5
Mc Lean School of Maryland K-12 469 6 Nonsectarian 5
Geneva Day School PreK-K 22 7.3 Nonsectarian 5
The Winchester School PreK-K 6 2 Nonsectarian 5
Crestview Montessori School PreK-K 1 0.5 Nonsectarian 5
Our Lady of Mercy School PreK-8 182 7.6 Roman Catholic 5
Muslim Community School/Alim Academy PreK-11 129 6.5 Islamic 5
Takoma Academy Preparatory School K-8 174 11.8 Seventh-Day Adventist 5
German International School Washington Dc PreK-12 472 9.5 Nonsectarian 5
Takoma Academy 9-12 173 12 Seventh-Day Adventist 5
St. Marys Elementary School PreK-8 148 9.7 Roman Catholic 5
Norwood School PreK-8 428 6.2 Nonsectarian 5
Washington Waldorf School PreK-12 249 3.4 Nonsectarian 5
St. Andrew's Episcopal School PreK-12 673 7.4 Episcopal 5
Julia Brown Montessori School PreK-3 55 27.5 Nonsectarian 5
Christ Episcopal School PreK-8 88 6.8 Episcopal 6
Connelly School of the Holy Child 6-12 350 7.1 Other religious 6
St. Patrick's School PreK-8 241 7.8 Roman Catholic 6
The Harbor School PreK-3 36 3.8 Nonsectarian 6
Norbeck Montessori Center PreK-K 13 6.5 Nonsectarian 6
Casa de Montessori PreK-K 10 5 Nonsectarian 6
Bullis School K-12 1,027 9 Nonsectarian 6
House of Hope Maryland Day School 8-9 3 3 Christian (nondenominational) 6
The Children's Guild 2-12 96 8 Nonsectarian 7
Potomac Glen Day School PreK-Transitional K 13 6.5 Nonsectarian 7
Georgetown Hill Potomac Village PreK-Transitional K 20 6.5 Nonsectarian 7
Griggs International Academy K-12 826 66.1 Seventh-Day Adventist 7
Forcey Christian School PreK-8 344 9.9 Christian (nondenominational) 7
Silver Oaks Cooperative School K-6 82 10.1 Nonsectarian 7
The Manor Montessori School PreK-3 21 2.3 Nonsectarian 7
Little Genius Montessori School PreK-K 1 1 Nonsectarian 8
Chelsea School 5-12 67 4.2 Nonsectarian 8
The Goddard School @ Gaither Rd K 10 5 Nonsectarian 8
Children's Manor Montessori School & Daycare PreK-1 25 5.6 Nonsectarian 8
Sandy Springs Friends Middle School PreK-12 679 8.3 Friends 8
The Katherine Thomas School PreK-12 133 1.9 Nonsectarian 8
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 9-12 1,246 11.5 Roman Catholic 8
Holy Redeemer School PreK-8 179 11.9 Roman Catholic 8
Primary Montessori Day School PreK-3 38 9.5 Nonsectarian 9
Marcia D Smith School 8-12 13 5.2 Nonsectarian 9
Beltsville Adventist School K-8 205 17.1 Seventh-Day Adventist 9
Franklin Montessori Schools PreK-K 8 1.8 Nonsectarian 9
Epworth Preschool & Kindergarten PreK-Transitional K 10 10 Methodist 9
Pathways School-Edgewood 7-12 23 5.8 Nonsectarian 9
St. John's Episcopal School PreK-8 154 8.9 Episcopal 9
Paint Branch Montessori School PreK-K 4 0.7 Nonsectarian 9
Gaithersburg Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten PreK-K 7 3.5 Presbyterian 9
Spencerville Adventist Academy PreK-12 399 13.8 Seventh-Day Adventist 9
Olney Adventist Preparatory K-8 93 10.3 Seventh-Day Adventist 10
Covenant Life School PreK-12 444 11.3 Christian (nondenominational) 10
Friends Community School K-8 248 9.9 Friends 10
Forbush School at Oakmont Upper School 8-12 42 18.3 Nonsectarian 10
The Foundation School of Montgomery County 4-12 68 7.6 Nonsectarian 10
Echelon Academy 1-10 6 3 Nonsectarian 10
Childway K 14 7 Nonsectarian 10
Mater Amoris Montessori School PreK-8 97 10.4 Nonsectarian 10
Shaare Torah Kindergarten K 2 2 Jewish 11
Goddard School in Gaithersburg PreK-K 2 0.7 Nonsectarian 11
Nist Child Care Center PreK-K 12 12 Nonsectarian 11
St. Ambrose Catholic School PreK-8 156 15.6 Roman Catholic 11

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 Kensington) 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 Kensington?

We count 131 within 12 miles of downtown Kensington. Together they enrolled about 26,244 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Our Lady of Good Counsel High School with 1,246 students.

Which Kensington private schools take BOOST?

28 of the 131 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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