About the Area | Area Schools

Private Schools

If you’re interested in locating a Catholic school in the area, visit the
National Catholic Education Association website.

Public Schools

If you are thinking about school for kids, the Washington Post and the “Nation’s Report Card” both offer insights into school in the local area:

• WashingtonPost.com education index, and
• The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as “the Nation’s Report Card,” is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas.

Here are the official websites for local public schools…

Washington, DC

• District of Columbia Public Schools

Maryland

• Local: Montgomery County
• State: Maryland State Department of Education

Virginia

• Local: Fairfax County
• State: Virginia Department of Education