Holton-Arms School
Bethesda · MD · Private independent · K-12 combined
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Landon School → German International School Washington Dc → Rochambeau-The French Intl School → Washington Waldorf School → Oneness Family School → Mc Lean School Of Maryland → Bullis School → Ivymount School →At a glance
- 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
- 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.
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.
For Parents
Get alerts when Holton-Arms School's numbers change
New admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores — a few alerts a year, no spam. Your email also saves your list across devices.
Objective, government-grade data — no school pays us for placement.
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.
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
and 89 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
Check your kid's odds at these colleges →We'll load the 10 colleges the class chose most often — add your name, email and your child's numbers and we'll see where your child lands at each.
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
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:
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% |