DC Private School Ranked #14 in the Nation

A D.C. school has ranked #14 in a list of the 100 Best Private High Schools in the United States, as ranked by Niche.com.

Sidwell Friends Upper School, located on 15 acres at 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW, comes in #14 on the list. The Obamas send their children to the school; it’s also where Chelsea Clinton went to school when the Clintons were in the White House. Tuition is approximately $30,000 per year.

Sidwell Friends School is a PK-12, co-educational Quaker day school with campuses in Washington, D.C., and Bethesda, Md. Founded in 1883, the School is a nonprofit, tax-exempt institution governed by an independent Board of Trustees.

The Niche.com study ranks 3,880 high schools based on key student statistics and more than 120,000 opinions from 16,000 students and parents.

A high ranking indicates that the school is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experience very highly.

The Best Private High Schools ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall experience at private high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It uses data sourced from various government and public data sets, Niche’s own proprietary data, and 123,218 opinion-based survey responses across a variety of topics from 16,688 current students, recent alumni, and parents.

A high ranking in Overall Experience generally indicates that:

• Students are very happy with their experiences in all aspects including academics, teachers, health, safety, resources, facilities, extracurriculars, sports, and fitness;
• The school is an exceptional academic institution in terms of teachers, students, resources for learning, and student outcomes;
• The school is made up of a diverse population and fosters an accepting, positive school culture;
• Students are actively involved in a variety of extracurriculars and sports the school offers.