St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland)

St. Andrew's Episcopal School
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Location
	Potomac, Maryland; U.S.
Coordinates	39°2′46″N 77°10′35″W / 39.04611°N 77.17639°W
Information
School type	Private
Motto	Auctus Mentis Spiritusque; (The Increase of Mind and Spirit)
Denomination	Episcopal
Established	September 1978; 46 years ago
Head of school	Robert Kosasky
Grades	Preschool through 12
Enrollment	720 (2023-2024)
Campus size	19.2 acres (7.8 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Red and white
Mascot	Lions
Tuition	$49,680 for grades 9-12 2023-24 Academic year
Website	www.saes.org

St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a coeducational college preparatory independent school for preschool, beginning at age two, through grade twelve. St. Andrew's is located at 8804 Postoak Road, Potomac, Maryland, in Montgomery County. As of 2022-2023, total enrollment is 720. The student to faculty ratio is 7:1.^[1]

Academics

The school operates on trimesters. Students in grades 6–12 attend on average four classes per day. Upper School and Middle School students take five major academic courses per year – English, History, Language, Mathematics, and Science. Religion, art (visual and performing) and athletics are required at least one trimester per year.

In 2011, the school founded the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL), a professional development program for its faculty which develops the school's curriculum. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative contributed $1 million to this effort.^[2] Other Donors include Crimsonbridge Foundation, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Discovery Learning Alliance, National Philanthropic Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Linkages Fund, Edward E.Ford Foundation, Windover Foundation, Omidyar Group, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Carney, Sandoe & Associates, Pathway 2 Tomorrow, Bezos Family Foundation, The Charles Koch Institute, Charles Koch Institute, Omidyar Network.

Begun in 1998, the Oral History project, the signature academic program in the Upper School, houses one of the largest pre-collegiate collection of oral histories in North America.^[3]

The school is a member of College Entrance Examination Board, Cum Laude Society, National Association of College Admissions Counseling, National Association of Independent Schools, National Association of Episcopal Schools, and Potomac & Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counseling. It is fully accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Advanced Placement classes are available in fourteen disciplines.

Notable alumni and students

Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay and philanthropist with Omidyar Network.^[4]^[5]
Whitney Cummings, actress, comedian, author, and co-creator of 2 Broke Girls sitcom.^[6]^[7]
Melissa d'Arabian, Food Network personality, cook, author.^[8]
Steven Levenson, Tony Award-winner for Best Book of a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen".^[9]^[10]
Kate Siegel, actress and screenwriter.^{[citation needed]}
Barron Trump, son of 45th President of the United States Donald Trump. (Did not graduate) ^[11]
Nitya Vidyasagar, actress^[12]
Tinoda Matsatsa, Track Athlete, first black high schooler to break 4 minutes in the mile^[13]