The Madeira School

McLean, Virginia · Day and boarding · Girls · Grades 9–12

The Madeira School is an all-girls boarding and day school for grades 9–12 in McLean, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. Lucy Madeira founded it in Washington in 1906, and it moved to McLean in 1931. It enrolls 342 students from 48 countries and 22 states, 15% of them international, with a 4:1 student-to-adult ratio. Students take part in a Co-Curriculum program with internship placements, and students whose previous three years of schooling were not in English take a two-year International Student English program. Applications are accepted for grades 9–11 and PG, with all materials due January 15; standardized testing is required.

• All-girls boarding and day school for grades 9–12, founded in 1906
• 342 students; 4:1 student-to-adult ratio
• Students from 48 countries and 22 states; 15% international
• Co-Curriculum program with internship placements
• Financial aid available to international students; meets 100% of demonstrated need for admitted students