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Top 10 Best District Of Columbia Nonsectarian Private Elementary Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 32 nonsectarian private elementary schools in District Of Columbia. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in District Of Columbia.

The nonsectarian private elementary schools in District Of Columbia include Maret School, Edmund Burke School, and The Field School.

MYSA School Photo - Students at MYSA are responsible for their own work. Each student has a weekly 'menu' of work that is customized to their interests and aptitudes. Learning tasks are self-guided and foster a greater sense of responsibility, planning, prioritization in order to complete work during the week. Building these executive skills are necessary for ongoing success.

The Field School Photo - At Field, we empower students to choose colleges best suited for their talents and passions, and our college counseling team is dedicated to helping them find those great fits. The students in the Class of 2024 were accepted to 143 colleges and universities nationwide and internationally. View our website (fieldschool.org) to learn more about our graduates.

Edmund Burke School Photo - 4101 Connecticut Avenue NW

The River School Photo - The River School's unique co-teaching model pairs a master's level educator with a speech-language pathologist in each classroom. Our thematic curriculum is designed to enliven learning across the domains, building each year as a student moves through our Preschool, Elementary and Upper Elementary programs. Children thrive in an environment of experiential and collaborative learning.

Fusion Academy Washington D.C. Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

Montessori School Of Chevy Chase Photo - Our classrooms at The Montessori School of Chevy Chase provide a beautiful, warm, challenging, and stimulating environment.

Georgetown Montessori School Photo - the playground

Templeton Academy DC Photo - Templeton Academy students connected with 20 high school and college students from Burma who visited the U.S. under a U.S. State Department program run by Indiana University. After a great conversation and opportunity to learn about each other's cultures, the students participated in a service project together at Potomac Gardens.

British International School of Washington Photo

Franklin Montessori School Photo - Friends enjoying the woods

Kirov Academy Of Washington D.c. Photo - Listening to the teacher and taking notes

Whittle School & Studios Photo - We have renovated our school to reflect a modern style of teaching and learning with natural light permeating nearly every classroom and shared space in the building.

Aidan Montessori School Photo - Our outdoor learning environment.

Lowell School Photo - Students at every grade-level enjoy hands-on STEAM education.

Washington International School Photo - Some classes are held in the Mansion, one of the historic buildings on the Grades 6-12 Tregaron Campus.

Maret School Photo - Upper School students gather in the Theatre weekly for Convocation, a meeting run by Student Council.

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