Wye River Upper School
Centreville · MD · Private independent
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The Gunston School → The Harbour School At Annapolis → Pathways School--Anne Arundel → Key School → Chestertown Christian Academy → Faith Christian School → Indian Creek School → Indian Creek School →How Wye River Upper School compares for families
What families should know about Wye River Upper School.
- ▸ 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: The Gunston School, The Harbour School At Annapolis, Pathways School--Anne Arundel 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
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 college acceptances
College acceptances
Wye River Upper School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 63 colleges, in the document's own order.
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and 33 more
These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Wye River Upper School — College and Career Planning page ↗. Found at: 'Our students have been accepted to the following schools:'.
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 -0.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 50 students:
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An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gunston School Centreville |
Private | 2.5 | 234 | +20.0% |
| The Harbour School At Annapolis Annapolis |
Private | 20.8 | 184 | -47.6% |
| Pathways School--Anne Arundel Annapolis |
Private | 23.6 | 30 | — |
| Key School Annapolis |
Private | 24.2 | 598 | +1.2% |
| Chestertown Christian Academy Chestertown |
Private | 12.6 | 193 | +67.8% |
| Faith Christian School Sudlersville |
Private | 13.9 | 136 | — |
| Indian Creek School Crownsville |
Private | 28.1 | 502 | — |
| Indian Creek School Crownsville |
Private | 28.9 | 504 | — |