Maryland's Private Schools

The average start time for private Middle/High School or Upper School in Maryland is 8:06 a.m., with the only a handful starting before 8:00 a.m.   For a list of private school start times, please see here.  This may not be a complete list.  If you know of other late-starting private middle or high schools that are not listed, please contact us.

Some of Maryland's private schools have recognized the value of healthy, safe, and age-appropriate start times:

• Calvert Hall College High School - 8:45 a.m.
• Indian Creek School- Upper School (grades 7-12) 8:45 a.m. start time  ICS specifically recognized the reason for late start times for their upper school when it began in 2006.
• Institute of Notre Dame - 8:55 a.m.
• Nora School - 8:45 a.m. 
• ​Park School Of Baltimore - 8:30 a.m.
• St Andrew's Episcopal School - 8:45 a.m.

Some have altered their schedule for occasional late starts or have unusual schedules:

• Bryn Mawr, Gilman School, and Roland Park Country School  - In coordination, these three Upper Schools have 8:00 a.m. start times, with 9:00 a.m. start time on Wednesdays beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.
• Fairhaven School - Fairhaven School is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Students are required to attend for a minimum of five hours per day.
• Garrison Forest School - Upper School 8:00 a.m. start times, with 9:00 a.m. start time on Thursdays.
• Holton-Arms - Upper School 8:00 a.m. start times, with 9:00 a.m. start time on Wednesdays beginning in the 2019-2020 school year
• Severn School - 8:00 a.m. start times, with 9:00 a.m. start time on first Wednesday of the month
• Takoma Academy - 8:00 a.m. start times, with 10:00 a.m. start time on Thursdays.
• West Nottingham Academy - 8:15 a.m., with 9:30 a.m. start times once or twice a month for teacher training.
• Wye River Upper School -8:00 a.m. start, but first period is sports/athletics, with academics beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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Some are nearly to the 8:30 a.m. recommended earliest start time:

• Calvary Christian Academy - 8:25 a.m.
• Cristo Rey Jesuit High School - 8:15 a.m.
• DeMatha Catholic High School - 8:15 a.m.
• Georgetown Preparatory School - 8:15 a.m.
• Heights School - 8:20 a.m. 
• Landon School - 8:15 a.m.
• Key School - 8:15 a.m. 
• McClean School of Maryland - 8:15
• McDonogh School - 8:20 a.m.
• Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy -  8:15
• New Hope Academy - 8:15 a.m.
• Salisbury School - 8:15 a.m.
• Washington Waldorf School - 8:15 a.m.
• ​Worcester Preparatory School - 8:18 a.m.

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