Holton-Arms School

Bethesda · MD · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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SAT 1402 avg

A parent's read

Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Holton-Arms School's own list (College Matriculations 2017-2020), enrolled: Virginia (14), Washington University in St Louis (11), Cornell (10), NYU (10), Penn (10).
Students who test here average 1402 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Holton-Arms School publishes where its graduates enrolled (College Matriculations 2017-2020): 119 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at University of Virginia (14), Washington University in St Louis (11), Cornell University (10). See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-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.

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

The ten largest counts, enrolled

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

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University · 3 ✓ New York University · 10 ✓ University of Southern California · 3 ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 1 — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 7 ✓ Cornell University · 10 ✓ Boston University · 8 ✓ Northeastern University · 6 ✓ University of Texas at Austin · 1 ✓ Georgetown University · 5 ✓ Duke University · 5

Any college:

The school down the road: Landon School

College	Holton-Arms School	Landon School
University of Virginia	14	11
Georgetown University	5	14
University of Pennsylvania	10	6
Tulane University	8	8
Southern Methodist University	5	11
New York University	10	5
Vanderbilt University	8	5
Bucknell University	4	9

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, College Matriculations 2017-2020 vs matriculation, College Admittance 2023-2026); spans may differ.

All 119 colleges, as the document prints them

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

Middlebury College 3

Northwestern University 3

Stanford University 3

Tufts University 3

University of Maryland-College Park 3

University of Miami 3

University of Richmond 3

University of South Carolina-Columbia 3

University of Southern California 3

Villanova University 3

Virginia Tech 3

Barnard College 2

Brown University 2

Clemson University 2

Colgate University 2

Columbia University (New York) 2

George Washington University 2

Georgia Institute of Technology 2

Kenyon College 2

Lafayette College 2

Lawrence University 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2

Occidental College 2

Pennsylvania State University 2

Savannah College of Art and Design 2

Swarthmore College 2

United States Naval Academy 2

University of Chicago 2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2

University of Pittsburgh 2

University of Rochester 2

Wake Forest University 2

Yale University 2

Amherst College 1

Boston College 1

Bowdoin College 1

Bryn Mawr College 1

Claremont McKenna College 1

College of Charleston 1

Dartmouth College 1

Denison University 1

Dickinson College 1

Fordham University 1

Franklin and Marshall College 1

Furman University 1

Hampshire College 1

Hobart William Smith Colleges 1

Howard University 1

Illinois Wesleyan University 1

Indiana University-Bloomington 1

Lehigh University 1

Louisiana State University 1

Loyola Marymount University 1

Loyola University New Orleans 1

McGill University 1

Miami University-Oxford 1

Muhlenberg College 1

Oberlin College 1

Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University 1

Pitzer College 1

Pomona College 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Rice University 1

Santa Clara University 1

Scripps College 1

Smith College 1

Spelman College 1

Texas Christian University 1

The Ohio State University 1

The University of Edinburgh 1

The University of Tampa 1

The University of Texas at Austin 1

United States Air Force Academy 1

University of British Columbia 1

University of California-Davis 1

University of California-Los Angeles 1

University of Colorado Boulder 1

University of Georgia 1

University of Kentucky 1

University of London 1

University of Maryland-Baltimore County 1

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Vermont 1

Vassar College 1

Washington and Lee University 1

Wellesley College 1

Wesleyan University 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 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.

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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%).
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▸ 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.

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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
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%

At a glance

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Holton-Arms School is a private high school in Bethesda, MD, enrolling 668 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 1% from 2018 to 2022.

Holton-Arms School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the College Matriculations 2017-2020: 119 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Virginia (14), Washington University in St Louis (11), Cornell University (10), New York University (10), University of Pennsylvania (10). Source: 2020-2021 School Profile.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Holton-Arms School graduates go to college? Holton-Arms School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the College Matriculations 2017-2020: 119 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Virginia (14), Washington University in St Louis (11), Cornell University (10), New York University (10), University of Pennsylvania (10). Source: 2020-2021 School Profile.

How many students attend Holton-Arms School? Holton-Arms School is a private high school in Bethesda, MD, enrolling 668 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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