Admissions

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Facilities

Georgetown Day School is housed on two separate five-acre campuses in northwest Washington, DC, the Lower/Middle School at 4530 MacArthur Boulevard, NW, and the High School at 4200 Davenport Street, NW. A recent expansion and renovation of the High School more than doubled the size of its original footprint. The facility now features a spacious student forum; a humanities and science wing; an extensive performing arts complex; athletic facilities that include a double gymnasium, an indoor track, an all-weather athletic field, home team and visitor locker rooms, fitness and wrestling rooms, and an athletic training room; and new administrative offices and an underground parking lot. The Lower/Middle School, renovated and expanded in 1998, accommodates the varying needs of a pre-kindergarten to eighth grade student body with a new playground installed in 2006, an all-weather athletic field, full-size gymnasium, a black box theater, fully equipped science labs, library, art studios, technology/multimedia labs, and a student lounge for seventh and eighth graders. The Lower School’s large multipurpose room serves as the center for the After-School Program. Both campuses are fully handicapped-accessible.

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Faculty

Georgetown Day School has a full-time faculty of 165 and an overall student:teacher ratio of 7:1. The faculty average 14 years of teaching experience; more than half hold advanced degrees.

Governing Body

Georgetown Day School is a parent-owned nonprofit coeducational day school. GDS is governed by a Board of Trustees elected by the parent body and administered by a Head of School appointed by the Board.

School Divisions

The Lower School includes grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and has 340 students. The Middle School is made up of sixth through eighth grades and has 230 students. The High School includes ninth through twelfth grades and has 460 students. There are principals and assistant principals for each division.

School Schedules

The Lower School day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. The Middle School day begins at 8:00 a.m. and classes end at 3:15 p.m. On Wednesdays, grades PK–3 are dismissed at 2:00 p.m. and 4–8 are dismissed at 2:15 p.m.

High School classes begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m. Practices, games, rehearsals, and extracurricular activities are scheduled after classes end.

Transportation

The D6 and D5 Metrobus lines stop in front of the entrance to the Lower/Middle School. The Tenley Metro stop on the Red Line is three blocks from the High School.

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Contact Us

Lower/Middle School Admissions:
202-295-1078 (PK–2)
202-295-1098 (3–8)

High School Admissions:
202-274-3210 (9–12)

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