13500 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
301-576-2800
barrie.org/admission
Barrie School is a progressive independent school, serving students from 3 months to grade 12, inspiring excellence, intrinsic motivation and responsibility through innovation. Our intentional educational throughline—from Montessori (3 months to grade 6) to Project-Based Learning (PBL) (grades 6 to 12)—cultivates learning that lasts. Our community fosters a deep sense of confidence and belonging within our diverse student body. Lower School offers hands-on Montessori education that focuses on the uniqueness of each child, and supports optimum learning. Middle and Upper School offers a PBL curriculum for students in Grades 6 through 12 engaging students in deep memorable learning, inspiring a love for and personal connection to their academic experience.
Located in Silver Spring, MD, Barrie School provides an extraordinary learning environment integrating local, national and global educational opportunities. Our 45-acre campus is home to the world-renowned Barrie Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies—one of the largest school-based teacher training programs in the country—and Barrie Camp, a Washington, D.C. area tradition since the 1950s.
Grades: 3 months-Grade 12
Gender: Co-ed
Total number of students: 375
Average class size: 16
Student/teacher ratio: Lower School, 13:1; Middle-Upper School, 10:1
Religious affiliation: N/A
Seniors with National Merit recognition: N/A
Grade foreign language first offered: 6
Languages offered: Spanish, French,Independent Study
Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $21,480
Annual tuition for grade 12: $36,210 (includes books)
Students receiving financial aid: 47%
Uniform: No
Bus transportation: Yes
Number of AP courses offered: 4
Students scoring 3+ on AP exams: 13
Varsity sports: Soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, track & field
Interscholastic sports (middle): Flag football, track & field, soccer, cross country, basketball
Number of art studios: 3
Theater productions per year: 2
Music ensembles: 5
Accreditations/Affiliations: American Montessori Society, Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools
Founded: 1932