Wakefield School
The Plains · VA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Highland School → Foxcroft School → Matthew'S Center For Visual Learning → Wakefield County Day School → Loudoun School For Advanced Studies → Loudoun School For The Advanced Studies → Berthold Academy For The Gifted And Talented → Fresta Valley Christian School →How Wakefield School compares for families
What families should know about Wakefield School.
- ▸ LocallyVA 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: Highland School, Foxcroft School, Matthew'S Center For Visual Learning and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of Virginia-Main Campus
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 $21,565/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
Wakefield School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 84 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2022 - 2026
College · Students
and 54 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Wakefield School — College Matriculation List 2022-2026 ↗. Found at: PDF, single-page list, titled 'College Matriculation List'.
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 +4.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 374 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 90 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $1,440,000/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland School Warrenton |
Private | 8.5 | 446 | -0.9% |
| Foxcroft School Middleburg |
Private | 10.9 | 159 | -4.8% |
| Matthew'S Center For Visual Learning Manassas |
Private | 15.0 | 28 | — |
| Wakefield County Day School Flint Hill |
Private | 18.2 | 165 | +3.1% |
| Loudoun School For Advanced Studies Ashburn |
Private | 20.6 | 71 | — |
| Loudoun School For The Advanced Studies Ashburn |
Private | 20.7 | 73 | +30.4% |
| Berthold Academy For The Gifted And Talented Herndon |
Private | 20.8 | 27 | — |
| Fresta Valley Christian School Marshall |
Private | 8.9 | 244 | +44.4% |