Friends Meeting School
Ijamsville · MD · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined
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Cornerstone Academy → Friends Meeting School → Mount Airy Christian Academy → Frederick Baptist Academy → St John'S Catholic Prep → Frederick Christian Academy → Covenant Life School → Washington Christian Academy →How Friends Meeting School compares for families
What families should know about Friends Meeting School.
- ▸ 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: Cornerstone Academy, Friends Meeting School, Mount Airy Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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 +3.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 98 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Academy Mount Airy |
Private | 8.8 | 23 | — |
| Friends Meeting School Ijamsville |
Private | 9.2 | 98 | — |
| Mount Airy Christian Academy Mount Airy |
Private | 10.2 | 388 | +43.2% |
| Frederick Baptist Academy Frederick |
Private | 11.7 | 35 | — |
| St John'S Catholic Prep Buckeystown |
Private | 7.8 | 275 | -8.9% |
| Frederick Christian Academy Frederick |
Private | 12.3 | 115 | +47.4% |
| Covenant Life School Gaithersburg |
Private | 13.6 | 327 | +38.0% |
| Washington Christian Academy Olney |
Private | 18.0 | 262 | -11.2% |