| Sheridan School | |
| Location: | 4400 36th Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 |
| Coordinates: | 38.9467°N -77.0706°W |
| Schooltype: | Independent Progressive |
| Established: | 1927 |
| Head Name: | Head of School |
| Head: | Courtney Martin |
| Grades: | K-8 |
| Enrollment: | 225 |
| Ratio: | 6:1 |
| Campuses: | Washington, DC Luray, VA |
| Accreditation: | AIMS, MSA |
| Website: | www.sheridanschool.org |
Sheridan School is an independent, co-ed, progressive, K-8 school in Washington, D.C. The school enrolls approximately 225 students. The average tuition for the 2020-2021 school year is $39,095. The school awarded $1.6 million in financial aid in 2020-2021. Forty percent (40%) of Sheridan students are students of color.
Founded in 1927 as Mrs. Cook's School, Sheridan School was later renamed after its original location of Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row. Incorporated as a non-profit in 1961, it moved two years later to its current location on 36th Street, NW, in the North Cleveland Park neighborhood. In 1971, the school purchased a 130-acre Mountain Campus in Luray, Virginia.[1]
The school also has a 130-acre Mountain Campus in Luray, Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This facility includes: platform tents, a dining hall, and a nature center. Activities include a zip line, a giant swing, a climbing wall and a high- and low-ropes courses. Each grade engages in the outdoor education program twice each school year.[2]