Holton-Arms School

B+ Maryland, US

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The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.
In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension] : Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews] : FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall

B+

Matriculation A

Academics A

Extracurriculars A-

Community A

Reviews N/A

Founded in 1901, Holton-Arms is a college-preparatory school for girls grades 3-12 dedicated to the "education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit." The mission of the Holton-Arms School is to cultivate the unique potential of young women.
The School provides rigorous and dynamic programs in the traditional academic areas, the fine and performing arts, and athletics.
Here, young women of diverse backgrounds can take risks, learn from mistakes, pursue opportunities for leadership, and build lifelong friendships.
Holton-Arms is a vibrant community that values consistency and order as well as creativity and freedom.
We seek to develop personal integrity and the sense of responsibility that help young women to make wise and ethical choices.
We work to build the values of respect, compassion, and service to others, within the School and in the larger community.
We believe that with intellectual curiosity, self-reliance, tenacity of purpose, and commitment to others, Holton women will make a difference in a complex and changing world.

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Current School

Tuition

$55250

Enrollment

669

International Students

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

83%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:5

Endowment

$51.5 millions

Average SAT Score

1396

Average ACT Score

Class Size

Matriculation

(2020-2023)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#1	Princeton University	2
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
#3	Harvard College	4
#3	Stanford University	2
#3	Yale University	5
LAC #1	Williams College	1
#6	University of Chicago	9
#7	Johns Hopkins University	5
#7	University of Pennsylvania	10
#10	Duke University	5
#10	Northwestern University	5
#12	Dartmouth College	3
#13	Brown University	1
#13	Vanderbilt University	8
#15	Rice University	2
#15	Washington University in St. Louis	11
#17	Cornell University	2
#18	Columbia University	3
#18	University of Notre Dame	4
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	2
LAC #4	Swarthmore College	2
#22	Carnegie Mellon University	4
#22	Emory University	10
#22	Georgetown University	7
#25	New York University	5
#25	University of Michigan	11
#25	University of Southern California	5
#25	University of Virginia	15
#29	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	3
#29	Wake Forest University	5
LAC #6	Bowdoin College	2
LAC #6	Carleton College	3
#32	Tufts University	1
#32	University of California: Santa Barbara	1
#34	University of California: Irvine	1
#36	Boston College	7
#38	University of Texas at Austin	1
#41	Boston University	6
#44	Brandeis University	1
#44	Case Western Reserve University	4
#44	Northeastern University	7
#44	Tulane University	12
LAC #9	Claremont McKenna College	4
#49	University of Georgia	2
#51	Lehigh University	2
#51	Purdue University	1
#51	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1
#51	Spelman College	5
#51	Villanova University	2
#55	Pepperdine University	2
#55	University of Miami	3
LAC #11	Middlebury College	4
LAC #11	Washington and Lee University	1
#62	Syracuse University	8
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1
#62	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	2
#63	Agnes Scott College	1
LAC #13	Smith College	1
#72	American University	1
#72	Fordham University	1
#72	Indiana University Bloomington	2
#72	Southern Methodist University	4
LAC #15	Davidson College	7
LAC #15	Hamilton College	4
#77	Clemson University	3
#77	Loyola Marymount University	1
#89	Brigham Young University	1
#89	Elon University	3
#89	Texas Christian University	3
LAC #18	Barnard College	3
LAC #18	Colgate University	4
LAC #18	Haverford College	1
LAC #18	United States Air Force Academy	1
LAC #18	University of Richmond	1
#105	University of Denver	1
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1
LAC #24	Colby College	3
#121	University of Vermont	2
LAC #25	Bates College	4
LAC #27	Colorado College	3
#137	George Mason University	1
LAC #29	Harvey Mudd College	1
#151	James Madison University	1
LAC #31	Kenyon College	1
LAC #33	Pitzer College	1
LAC #33	Scripps College	1
#166	Virginia Commonwealth University	1
LAC #37	Bucknell University	1
LAC #39	Lafayette College	3
LAC #39	Trinity College	1
#234	East Carolina University	1
LAC #51	Dickinson College	2
LAC #55	Connecticut College	1
	Butler University	1
	Champlain College	1
	College of William and Mary	3
	Emerson College	2
	Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College	2
	McGill University	1
	Oberlin College	3
	Penn State University Park	1
	Rhode Island School of Design	1
	Savannah College of Art and Design	1
	University of British Columbia	1
	University of Colorado Boulder	1
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	2
	University of Maryland: Baltimore County	1
	University of Maryland: College Park	4
	University of St. Andrews	1
	University of Toronto	2

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2023	2019-2022	2019	2013-2016	2012-2015	Total
	All schools	254	243	59	61	83
#1	Princeton University	2	2		1 +	1 +	6
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1	1		1 +		3
#3	Stanford University	2	2		1 +	1 +	6
#3	Harvard College	4	3	1	1 +	1 +	10
#5	Yale University	5	1		1 +	1 +	8
#6	University of Pennsylvania	10	11	2	1 +	1 +	25
#7	California Institute of Technology				1 +		1
#7	Duke University	5	5		1 +	1 +	12
#9	Brown University	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#9	Johns Hopkins University	5	4	1	1 +	1 +	12
#9	Northwestern University	5	5	1	1 +	1 +	13
#12	Cornell University	2	4	2	1 +	1 +	10
#12	University of Chicago	9	5		1 +	1 +	16
#12	Columbia University	3	3	2	1 +	1 +	10
#15	University of California: Los Angeles	2	2		1 +	1 +	6
#17	Rice University	2	1			1 +	4
#18	Dartmouth College	3	3	1	1 +	1 +	9
#18	Vanderbilt University	8	7	1	1 +	1 +	18
#20	University of Notre Dame	4	3		1 +	1 +	9
#21	University of Michigan	11	9	3	1 +		24
#22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	3	2		1 +	1 +	7
#22	Georgetown University	7	7	2	1 +	1 +	18
#24	Emory University	10	8	2	1 +	1 +	22
#24	Carnegie Mellon University	4	4	1	1 +	1 +	11
#24	Washington University in St. Louis	11	10	1	1 +	1 +	24
#24	University of Virginia	15	15	3	1 +	1 +	35
#28	University of California: Davis		1	1		1 +	3
#28	University of Florida					1 +	1
#28	University of Southern California	5	2		1 +	1 +	9
#28	University of California: San Diego					1 +	1
#33	University of California: Irvine	1				1 +	2
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology		1	1	1 +	1 +	4
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison				1 +	1 +	2
#35	New York University	5	8	3	1 +	1 +	18
#35	University of California: Santa Barbara	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#38	University of Texas at Austin	1	2	1	1 +	1 +	6
#39	Boston College	7	3		1 +	1 +	12
#40	Rutgers University					1 +	1
#40	University of Washington					1 +	1
#40	Tufts University	1	2	1	1 +	1 +	6
#43	Boston University	6	5		1 +	1 +	13
#47	University of Georgia	2	2	1	1 +	1 +	7
#47	Wake Forest University	5	3			1 +	9
#47	University of Rochester		1	1	1 +	1 +	4
#47	Lehigh University	2	2	1	1 +	1 +	7
#47	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	2	2		1 +	1 +	6
#51	Purdue University	1	1			1 +	3
#52	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus				1 +	1 +	2
#53	College of William and Mary	3	5	2	1 +	1 +	12
#53	Northeastern University	7	7	2	1 +	1 +	18
#53	Florida State University					1 +	1
#53	Case Western Reserve University	4	1			1 +	6
#58	University of Connecticut					1 +	1
#60	Michigan State University					1 +	1
#60	North Carolina State University				1 +	1 +	2
#60	Brandeis University	1	2		1 +	1 +	5
#60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst					1 +	1
#67	University of Pittsburgh	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#67	George Washington University		1	1	1 +	1 +	4
#67	Villanova University	2	3	1			6
#67	University of Miami	3	5	2	1 +	1 +	12
#67	Syracuse University	8	7		1 +	1 +	17
#73	Tulane University	12	10	2	1 +	1 +	26
#73	Indiana University Bloomington	2	3	1	1 +	1 +	8
#76	Pepperdine University	2	1		1 +	1 +	5
#76	University of Delaware					1 +	1
#82	University of California: Santa Cruz					1 +	1
#82	Worcester Polytechnic Institute		1	1		1 +	3
#86	Marquette University					1 +	1
#86	Clemson University	3	4	2	1 +	1 +	11
#89	Brigham Young University	1	1				2
#89	Southern Methodist University	4	5	1		1 +	11
#89	Fordham University	1			1 +	1 +	3
#93	Loyola Marymount University	1	1				2
#93	Baylor University					1 +	1
#96	University of Alabama					1 +	1
#98	Texas Christian University	3	2				5
#98	Drexel University				1 +	1 +	2
#98	University of San Diego				1 +	1 +	2
#105	American University	1	4	3		1 +	9
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#105	George Mason University	1	1				2
#115	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry					1 +	1
#115	Howard University		1	1			2
#124	James Madison University	1					1
#124	University of Denver	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#124	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1	2	1			4
#133	University of Vermont	2	2	1	1 +	1 +	7
#133	Elon University	3	4	2			9
#133	Miami University: Oxford				1 +	1 +	2
#142	Virginia Commonwealth University	1	1				2
#142	Loyola University Chicago					1 +	1
#159	University of Kentucky		1	1			2
#185	Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College	2					2
#195	East Carolina University	1	1				2
	Penn State University Park	1	2	1	1 +	1 +	6
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	2	2			1 +	5
	University of Maryland: College Park	4	5	1	1 +	1 +	12

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2023	2019-2022	2019	2013-2016	2012-2015	Total
	All schools	70	73	19	26	41
#1	Williams College	1	1			1 +	3
#2	Amherst College				1 +		1
#3	United States Naval Academy				1 +	1 +	2
#4	Swarthmore College	2	2		1 +	1 +	6
#4	Wellesley College				1 +	1 +	2
#4	Pomona College				1 +	1 +	2
#7	United States Air Force Academy	1	1	1			3
#9	Bowdoin College	2	1		1 +	1 +	5
#9	Carleton College	3	1	1	1 +	1 +	7
#11	Middlebury College	4	5	1		1 +	11
#11	Wesleyan University				1 +	1 +	2
#11	Claremont McKenna College	4	3				7
#11	Grinnell College					1 +	1
#11	Barnard College	3	3	1	1 +	1 +	9
#16	Vassar College		1	1	1 +	1 +	4
#16	Harvey Mudd College	1	1			1 +	3
#16	Smith College	1	1				2
#16	Davidson College	7	7	1	1 +	1 +	17
#16	Hamilton College	4	3		1 +	1 +	9
#21	Washington and Lee University	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#21	Colgate University	4	5	1		1 +	11
#21	Haverford College	1	1			1 +	3
#22	United States Military Academy				1 +	1 +	2
#24	Bates College	4	4	2		1 +	11
#25	University of Richmond	1	1	1	1 +	1 +	5
#25	Colby College	3	4	1	1 +	1 +	10
#27	Macalester College					1 +	1
#30	Bucknell University	1	2	1	1 +	1 +	6
#30	Lafayette College	3	2			1 +	6
#30	Bryn Mawr College		1	1	1 +	1 +	4
#33	Colorado College	3	4		1 +	1 +	9
#34	Mount Holyoke College					1 +	1
#35	Franklin & Marshall College					1 +	1
#35	Occidental College		2	2		1 +	5
#35	Scripps College	1	1			1 +	3
#38	Skidmore College				1 +	1 +	2
#38	Union College					1 +	1
#39	Trinity College	1	2		1 +	1 +	5
#39	Pitzer College	1	2	1			4
#39	Spelman College	5	2				7
#39	Kenyon College	1	1	1	1 +	1 +	5
#46	Dickinson College	2	1		1 +	1 +	5
#46	Connecticut College	1	1		1 +	1 +	4
#51	The University of the South				1 +	1 +	2
#63	Gettysburg College					1 +	1
#63	Agnes Scott College	1	1				2
#70	Muhlenberg College		1	1			2
#72	Bard College					1 +	1
#75	Lawrence University		1	1			2
	Oberlin College	3	3		1 +	1 +	8

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2023	2019-2022	2019	2013-2016	2012-2015	Total
	All schools	4	2	0	0	0
#1	University of Toronto	2					2
#2	University of British Columbia	1	1				2
#3	McGill University	1	1				2

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2023	2019-2022	2019	2013-2016	2012-2015	Total
	All schools	1	0	0	0	0
#33	University of St. Andrews	1					1

Academics

AP

(17)

Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture	European History

Sports

(14)

Basketball	Crew
Cross Country	Dance
Field Hockey	Golf

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(39)

3D printing and computer programming club	Animal rights club
Asia club	Black student union
Blue-white	Boosters

3D printing and computer programming club	Animal rights club
Asia club	Black student union
Blue-white	Boosters
Chemathon club	Community service club
Culinary club	Cyberpatriots
Debate club	Drama club
Environmental awareness club	Game design club
Girl up club	Golf club
Holton Athletic association	Happiness club
Holton/Landon outdoor adventure club	Improv club
It's academic	Jewish culture club
Knitting club	Mock trial club
Model UN	Peer counselors
PUNCH	Representative assembly
Robotics club	Social activities committee
Newspaper	Yearbook
Art magazine	Spectrum club
Think pink club	Tour guides
Young democrats	Young entrepreneurs club
Young republicans

Arts

(8)

Acting	Dance
Performing	Production
Theater	Ceramics

Contact Info

https://www.holton-arms.edu

7303 River Road, Bethesda, MD 20817

301-365-5300

admit@holton-arms.edu

Maryland

Basic Info

All-girls

Day S. Grades: PreSchool-12

Urban

ESL: No

Year Founded: 1901

Campus Size: 57 acres

Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling

Interview: Skype

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Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital, is a vibrant city located along the Potomac River, bordered by Maryland and Virginia. Known for its neoclassical monuments and buildings, the city is home to the iconic landmarks of the U.S. government, including the Capitol, White House, and Supreme Court. Washington also boasts renowned museums like the Smithsonian and cultural venues such as the Kennedy Center. As the nation’s political and cultural hub, it attracts millions of visitors each year to experience its rich history and diverse attractions.

Population (2022) 591,833

Cost of Living Higher than average 39%

Nearby Airport Washington Dulles International Airport

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Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture	European History
Macroeconomics	Microeconomics
Music Theory	Psychology
Spanish Language and Culture	Statistics
United States Government and Politics	United States History
French Language and Culture	Latin
Physics 1

Basketball	Crew
Cross Country	Dance
Field Hockey	Golf
Ice Hockey	Lacrosse
Soccer	Softball
Swimming	Tennis
Track and Field	Volleyball