The Madeira School

Mclean · VA · Private independent

Private
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📖18 AP courses 🏅5 National Merit Semifinalists

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Programs & features
  • 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1380 (25-75: 1320–1450)
  • 📝 ACT avg 31.0 (25-75: 29–33)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 84.0% (avg score 4.1)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How The Madeira School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1380 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.0 (≈ top 7%) · 84% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
  • LocallyVA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Basis Independent Mclean, Fusion Academy Ty: Tysons, Ideaventions Academy For Mathematics And Science and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Virginia-Main Campus

17%
admit rate
$21,803
in-state tuition/yr · $59,512 out-of-state
1410–1530
SAT 25–75 · ACT 32–34

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $21,565/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Virginia-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 321 in 2018 to 334 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+4.0%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see The Madeira School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.madeira.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 334 students:

2023
337
2025
344
2027
351

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 17 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $272,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Basis Independent Mclean
Mclean
Private 2.9 434 +12.4%
Fusion Academy Ty: Tysons
Vienna
Private 4.1 40
Ideaventions Academy For Mathematics And Science
Reston
Private 7.2 57
The New School Of Northern Virginia
Fairfax
Private 8.0 107 -5.3%
The Sycamore School
Arlinton
Private 8.8 57
Phillips School - Fairfax
Fairfax
Private 9.5 72 +10.8%
Berthold Academy For The Gifted And Talented
Herndon
Private 9.6 27
Phillips School-Annandale
Annandale
Private 11.2 166 -30.5%

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