Typically, the Lower School has 295 students, the Middle School has 350 students, and the Upper School has 500 students.

The School admits most new students in the expansion grades:

• Prekindergarten: 20 new students
• Kindergarten: 28 new students
• 3rd grade: 12 new students
• 4th grade: 10 new students
• 6th grade: 16 new students
• 7th grade: 16 new students
• 9th grade: 30/35 new students

Students may be admitted in non-expansion grades if space is available. No students are admitted in 12th grade.

• Prekindergarten: 10:1
• Kindergarten–4th grade: 12:1
• 5th–8th grade: 16:1
• 9th–12th grade: 16:1

• Lower School: 8:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m. (Early dismissal at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays)
• Middle School 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (Early dismissal at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays)
• Upper School 8:00 a.m.–3:20 p.m. (Early dismissal at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays)

Yes, lunch is included with the tuition.

Yes, the Lower School Early Risers program begins at 7:15 a.m., and Aftercare is available until 6:00 p.m. In Middle School, Aftercare is available until 6:00 p.m.

Grades 7 and 8 participate in interscholastic sports during the last periods of the school day. Grades 9 through 12 participate in interscholastic sports games and practices after school.

Sidwell Friends does not provide bus transportation to and from school, but both campuses are near public transportation:

• The Wisconsin Avenue (Middle/Upper School) campus is 0.7 miles from the Tenleytown/AU Metro station on the Red Line. Metrobus lines 30, 31, 33, 96, H3, and H4 serve the campus.
• The Lower School campus is 0.4 miles from the Bethesda Metro station on the Red Line.

The School’s Auxiliary Programs Office contracts with an independent bus company to provide shuttle service between the Lower and Middle/Upper School campuses (see schedule). Students can sign up as one-way riders or round-trip riders for a fee.

We understand that applying from out of the area may present some challenges as you go through the admissions process. Please submit your application as soon as possible so that we can be of greatest help to your family throughout the admissions process.

If your child is an international applicant, Sidwell Friends does not offer a program in English as a Second Language (ESL). Therefore all students must be completely fluent in English reading, speaking and composition.

Sidwell Friends is authorized to issue I-20s to international students entering grades 9–11 so that they may acquire an F-1 visa. Sidwell issues I-20s to international students only after they have been accepted and have enrolled in the school. We do not have boarding facilities or a homestay program. Students must live in the DC area with a parent or legal guardian.