✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 383 students 16.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Alternative Co-ed 93% to 4-year college
Private high schools in Silver Spring, MD
23 in Silver Spring or within 6 miles; schools in Silver Spring itself count at any distance from downtown. 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 9-12 371 students 8.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 100% to 4-year college
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 838 students 10.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 89% to 4-year college
Al-Huda School
6 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-12 646 students 11.3 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
The Nora School
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 76 students 5.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 59% to 4-year college
The Siena School
1 mi Grades 4-12 143 students 4.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 183 students 6.8 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Takoma Academy
2 mi Grades 9-12 173 students 12 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Pathways Horizons
2 mi Grades 7-12 27 students 6.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 82% to 4-year college
Grades 1-9 18 students 4.5 students per teacher Jewish Montessori Co-ed
Grades 1-9 23 students 5.1 students per teacher Jewish Montessori Co-ed
The Children's Guild
3 mi Grades 2-12 96 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 738 students 6.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Avalon School
4 mi Grades K-12 202 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 95% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 91 students 3.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Pax Academy
4 mi Grades K-12 88 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Chelsea School
4 mi Grades 5-12 67 students 4.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 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 K-12 826 students Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 500 students 8.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 99% to 4-year college
Barrie School
5 mi Grades PreK-12 252 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 23 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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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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