✓ 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 Kensington, MD
26 in Kensington or within 6 miles. 5 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 7-12 157 students 11.7 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 95% to 4-year college
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-12 615 students 6.4 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-11 129 students 6.5 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 383 students 16.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Alternative Co-ed 93% to 4-year college
Pax Academy
1 mi Grades K-12 88 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Avalon School
2 mi Grades K-12 202 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 95% 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 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
Grades PreK-12 738 students 6.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 500 students 8.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 99% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 183 students 6.8 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 100% to 4-year college
The Siena School
2 mi Grades 4-12 143 students 4.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Pathways Horizons
3 mi Grades 7-12 27 students 6.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 82% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 829 students 5.9 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed 97% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 98 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 57% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 91 students 3.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
The Nora School
4 mi Grades 9-12 76 students 5.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 59% to 4-year college
Barrie School
4 mi Grades PreK-12 252 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Takoma Academy
5 mi Grades 9-12 173 students 12 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 85% 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
Grades K-12 469 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 90% 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
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 26 private high schools in Kensington or within 6 miles
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of the Holy Cross ✓ | 9-12 | 371 | 1 |
| Yeshiva of Greater Washington Boys Division ✓ | 7-12 | 157 | 3 |
| Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 615 | 3 |
| Muslim Community School/Alim Academy ✓ | PreK-11 | 129 | 5 |
| Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School ✓ | 9-12 | 383 | 6 |
| Pax Academy | K-12 | 88 | 1 |
| Avalon School | K-12 | 202 | 2 |
| Rochambeau-the French Intl School | PreK-12 | 1,085 | 2 |
| Ashreinu School for Girls | 1-9 | 23 | 2 |
| Kehillat Ashreinu Montessori School | 1-9 | 18 | 2 |
| Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart | PreK-12 | 738 | 2 |
| Georgetown Preparatory School | 9-12 | 500 | 2 |
| Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division | 7-12 | 183 | 2 |
| The Siena School | 4-12 | 143 | 2 |
| Pathways Horizons | 7-12 | 27 | 3 |
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day School | PreK-12 | 829 | 3 |
| Sheppard Pratt School-Rockville (Formerly Frost Sc | K-12 | 98 | 3 |
| Oneness Family School | PreK-12 | 91 | 4 |
| The Nora School | 9-12 | 76 | 4 |
| Barrie School | PreK-12 | 252 | 4 |
| Takoma Academy | 9-12 | 173 | 5 |
| Ivymount School | K-12 | 172 | 5 |
| Mc Lean School of Maryland | K-12 | 469 | 5 |
| German International School Washington DC | PreK-12 | 472 | 6 |
| St. Andrew's Episcopal School | PreK-12 | 673 | 6 |
| Washington Waldorf School | PreK-12 | 249 | 6 |
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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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