Stone Ridge at a Glance

General Information

• Founded in 1923 by the Society of the Sacred Heart
• Member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools with 23 schools and affiliates in the US; over 200 schools worldwide
• All-girls, Grades 1-12; coeducational Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Early Childhood Program
  
• Independent college preparatory day school

Campus

• 35 acres in the heart of Bethesda, neighbor to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and National Institutes of Health
• 50 Promethean Boards (in every Lower School classroom)
  
• 3 Libraries and Virtual Library Access
• 3 iMac Computer Labs
• One-to-one MacBook Pro laptop program in Upper School, select one-to-one iPad and Kindle programs in Middle School, iPad and MacBook Pro carts in Lower School
• 3 Science Labs
• 3 Performance spaces
• 3 Gymnasiums and a weight/fitness room
• Aquatics Center
• Chapel
• Award-winning playground
  

Students

• Enrollment of students Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12: 660
• Enrollment of Lower School: 156
• Diversity: 41%
• Average class size (Pre-K to Grade 4): 15
• Lower School Student/Faculty Ratio: 5:1
• Enrollment of Middle School: 177
• Diversity: 33%
• Average class size (Grades 5-8): 16
• Middle School Student/Faculty Ratio: 8:1
• Enrollment of Upper School: 322
• Diversity: 38%
• Average class size (Grades 9-12): 13
  
• Upper School Student/Faculty Ratio: 7:1
  

Faculty

• All-school full-time faculty: 71

• Lower School faculty: 27
• Lower School faculty with advanced degrees: 14
• Average teaching experience per Lower School faculty member: 12 years
  
  
• Middle School faculty: 28
• Middle School faculty with advanced degrees: 16
• Average teaching experience per Middle School faculty member: 23 years
  
  
• Upper School faculty: 53
• Upper School faculty with advanced degrees: 35 MA's and 6 Ph.D's
• Average teaching experience per Upper School faculty member: 16 years
  
  
• 100% of faculty participate in professional development workshops and conferences

Accreditations and Affiliations

• Middle States Associations of Colleges and Schools
• Network of Sacred Heart Schools
• National Catholic Education Association
• National Association of Independent Schools
• National Coalition of Girls Schools
• National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Independent Education
• National Association for the Education of Young Children