Academy Of The Holy Cross
Kensington · MD · Catholic religious-affiliated
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Georgetown Preparatory School → Stone Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart → The Heights School → Connelly School Of The Holy Child → Charles E Smith Jewish Day School → Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School → Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy → She'Arim High School →How Academy Of The Holy Cross compares for families
What families should know about Academy Of The Holy Cross.
- ▸ LocallyMD 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: Georgetown Preparatory School, Stone Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart, The Heights School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Maryland-College Park
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 $15,678/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
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.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 395 students:
≈ 96 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 96 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,536,000/year in tuition at risk.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Preparatory School North Bethesda |
Private | 0.5 | 507 | +2.2% |
| Stone Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart Bethesda |
Private | 1.8 | 719 | +4.8% |
| The Heights School Potomac |
Private | 3.5 | 602 | +11.9% |
| Connelly School Of The Holy Child Potomac |
Private | 5.2 | 350 | +17.8% |
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day School Rockville |
Private | 2.1 | 864 | -7.4% |
| Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School Takoma Park |
Private | 7.0 | 373 | -3.6% |
| Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy Rockville |
Private | 2.9 | 583 | -5.5% |
| She'Arim High School Rockville |
Private | 2.9 | 20 | — |