The Howard Gardner School
Alexandria · VA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Edison High → Key Center → St Stephens & St Agnes School - Upper School → Bishop Ireton High School → West Potomac High → Bryant High → Lewis High → Hayfield Secondary →📋 At a glance
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How The Howard Gardner School compares for families
What families should know about The Howard Gardner School.
- ▸ LocallyVA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Edison High, Key Center, St Stephens & St Agnes School - Upper School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 49 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison High Alexandria |
Public | 0.9 | 2,294 | +5.0% |
| Key Center Springfield |
Public | 2.3 | 28 | — |
| St Stephens & St Agnes School - Upper School Alexandria |
Private | 2.3 | 1,160 | +11.5% |
| Bishop Ireton High School Alexandria |
Private | 2.6 | 802 | +1.1% |
| West Potomac High Alexandria |
Public | 2.7 | 2,710 | +0.8% |
| Bryant High Alexandria |
Public | 2.7 | 154 | +10.0% |
| Lewis High Springfield |
Public | 2.8 | 1,658 | -2.7% |
| Hayfield Secondary Alexandria |
Public | 2.9 | 2,304 | +9.2% |