Sidwell Friends School
Washington · DC · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined
📋 At a glance
- 🏆 18 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1460 (25-75: 1410–1520)
- 📝 ACT avg 33 (25-75: 31–35)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Sidwell Friends School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1460 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.0 (≈ top 2%) · 18 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on NMSF concentration.
- ▸ LocallyDC trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−12 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Living Word Christian School, St Johns College High School, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
For Parents
Get alerts when Sidwell Friends 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.
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 Sidwell Friends School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.sidwell.edu/admissions/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,120 students:
≈ 7 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 7 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $112,000/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living Word Christian School Washington |
Private | 5.2 | 26 | — |
| St Johns College High School Washington |
Private | 1.9 | 1,279 | +9.3% |
| Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Washington |
Private | 2.1 | 509 | +2.0% |
| Cornerstone Schools-Washington Washington |
Private | 7.8 | 160 | -1.8% |
| Archbishop Carroll High School Washington |
Private | 3.6 | 383 | — |
| Gonzaga College High School Washington |
Private | 4.3 | 956 | -0.6% |
| Kennedy Institute Washington |
Private | 4.3 | 44 | — |
| St Anselm'S Abbey School Washington |
Private | 4.8 | 251 | — |