A co-ed, 100 percent boarding school serving grades 9-12, located minutes from Washington, D.C.
100% Boarding
Lifelong friendships and meaningful relationships occur naturally at EHS, a fully residential community.
The Washington Program
During weekly outings, students explore our nation's capital through four concentration areas: sustainability, public policy, cultural awareness, and entrepreneurship.
Academics
EHS offers more than 45 Honors and Advanced courses across eight disciplines, including six foreign languages, in classes averaging 11 students.
The Arts
The 42,000-square-foot Ainslie Arts Center houses a black box theater, an art gallery, a 540-seat auditorium, studios for ceramics, dance, and photography, and much more.
Athletics
Each year, more than 375 students play on one of the 48 interscholastic teams in 16 different sports at EHS.
Externships
Seniors pursue their passions, participating in a monthlong off-campus externship in the D.C. area.
According to an independent survey, 97 percent of EHS alumni and 92 percent of EHS past parents rated the value received for the investment made to attend EHS as “high” or “good”!
Taking full advantage of all the nation's capital offers the academically curious, Episcopal students explore the city through four concentration areas, learning from and collaborating with experts in trailblazing, history-making organizations.
Attending boarding school is a transformative experience rooted in self-discovery. On Episcopal's 130-acre residential campus, students and faculty live in a setting that promotes the camaraderie of common experience and lifelong friendships.
Whether in the classroom, on the fields, at seated lunch, or in the audience, Episcopal faculty are there; they are present and available. They are masters of their subjects, enthusiastic supporters, advisors, and mentors. More than 8 in 10 teachers live on campus, either on dorm or in faculty housing.
Nine more members of the EHS Class of 2019 announced their intentions to continue their athletic careers in college, bringing the total for the year thus far to 17, with more expected later this spring.
On Wednesday, January 16, former NBA star Chris Herren visited EHS for the second time in as many years to talk with students about addiction recovery as part of Episcopal’s healthy choices programming.
“I can only talk about MLK’s message, I can only talk about diversity and inclusion, from my very specific point of view. I can’t be a catch-all for all of the beautiful messages that MLK had.”