School Profile

Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school for grades Preschool - 12. The mission of St. Andrew's is to know and inspire each child in an inclusive community dedicated to teaching, learning and service. St. Andrew's emphasizes a supportive atmosphere and believes that the development of each individual's potential, personal integrity, and sense of self-worth encourages each to live a creative and compassionate life. Because St. Andrew's values the benefit of community, the school fosters in all members a desire to live a life of responsibility to each other and to the larger community.

St. Andrew's Episcopal School's Upper, Middle, and Intermediate Schools are located on a 20 - acre campus in the suburban residential community of Potomac, Maryland, approximately 15 miles from the District of Columbia. A 75,000 square foot classroom building features state-of- the-art classrooms, science and technology laboratories, a two-story library, a media center and combined theater and assembly hall. The center of St. Andrew’s campus is home to a 43,000 - square-foot Student Center. This state-of- the-art building includes two gyms, a fitness center, multiple locker rooms, and a new athletic training space, and serves as the home of THE CENTER for TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. The Center leads the school's effort to integrate the latest in neuro-educational research and Mind, Brain, and Education Science into the classroom. There is no school in the entire Mid-Atlantic region more devoted to research-informed teaching than St. Andrew's. St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a fully accredited by the Association of Independent Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.