Holton-Arms School

Bethesda · MD · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

SAT 1402 avg

At a glance

Programs & features
  • Teaches no APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list.-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum
Academic signals
  • SAT avg 1402 (25-75: 1340–1480)
  • ACT avg 31.6 (25-75: 28–33)

Composed from the school's own published profile (2021), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Holton-Arms School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1402 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.6 (≈ top 7%).
  • 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: Landon School, German International School Washington Dc, Rochambeau-The French Intl 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

45%
admit rate
$11,809
in-state tuition/yr · $41,186 out-of-state
1370–1520
SAT 25–75 · ACT 32–35

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.

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

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Holton-Arms School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 119 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
College Matriculations 2017-2020

College  ·  Students

University of Virginia 14
Washington University in St Louis 11
Cornell University 10
New York University 10
University of Pennsylvania 10
Boston University 8
Tulane University 8
Vanderbilt University 8
Emory University 7
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 7
Northeastern University 6
Syracuse University 6
Duke University 5
Elon University 5
Georgetown University 5
Harvard College 5
Southern Methodist University 5
William and Mary 5
Bates College 4
Brandeis University 4
Bucknell University 4
Carleton College 4
Davidson College 4
Johns Hopkins University 4
Princeton University 4
University of Notre Dame 4
American University 3
Carnegie Mellon University 3
Colby College 3
Hamilton College 3
and 89 more
Columbia University (New York) 2
McGill University 1
Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University 1
The University of Edinburgh 1
University of British Columbia 1
University of London 1
University of Toronto 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Holton-Arms School — 2020-2021 School Profile ↗. Found at: p.4, table headed 'College Matriculations 2017-2020' (a bare college list with per-college counts in parens, no verb printed on this table itself, but the schoo.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 664 in 2018 to 668 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+0.6%
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 Holton-Arms School's own published school profile (as of 2021-22): web.archive.org/web/20210417205727/www.holton-arm… ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 668 students:

2023
669
2025
671
2027
673

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 5 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $80,000/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
Landon School
Bethesda
Private 1.2 697
German International School Washington Dc
Potomac
Private 2.0 442 +0.5%
Rochambeau-The French Intl School
Bethesda
Private 2.4 986 -1.4%
Washington Waldorf School
Bethesda
Private 3.1 253 -0.8%
Oneness Family School
Chevy Chase
Private 3.3 85 +9.0%
Mc Lean School Of Maryland
Potomac
Private 3.4 477 +21.4%
Bullis School
Potomac
Private 3.8 900 +8.3%
Ivymount School
Rockville
Private 3.9 195 -5.8%

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