Parkmont School vs. The Field School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
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Overview
Parkmont is an independent college-preparatory school serving 65 students in grades 6-12.
At Parkmont we create a community where students ally themselves with creative adults whose driving concern is their success and well-being.
We challenge our students with an academic program that fuses adolescent interests with traditional disciplines and respects the variety of their talents and motivations.
We provide them with substantial experience in the world beyond school that invites them to see more clearly the possibilities ahead.
Our students get ready to chart their own course; we make sure they're prepared for the journey.
At The Field School, we honor the individuality of each student by fostering an environment that is creative, connected, and inclusive.
Through research-based, innovative teaching and learning, Field faculty inspire students in grades 6-12 to become bold thinkers, inspired learners, and creative problem solvers.
Grades Offered
6-12
6-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
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Learning Programs Supported
Mild learning differences
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Year Founded
1972
1972
Students Body
Total Students
65 students
364 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
45%
32%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 6 Students
7
29
Grade 7 Students
8
31
Grade 8 Students
8
33
Grade 9 Students
10
71
Grade 10 Students
10
68
Grade 11 Students
10
62
Grade 12 Students
11
70
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
14 teachers
61 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
26%
73%
Average Class Size
8
12
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
6:1
List of Courses Offered
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Matric. DataMatriculation Data
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Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 5
Tuition Cost
$47,000
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Tuition Notes
We participate in the Serving Our Youth Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Tuition for the 2026-27 School Year
Middle School (grades 6-8): $58,265
Upper School (grades 9-12): $59,965
% on Financial Aid
42%
22%
Admissions Director
Christy Halvorson Ross
Jason Hersom
Admissions Associate
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Kate Breslin
Sports
Total Sports Offered
3
11
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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28
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Art RoomBienvenue en Fran莽ais
Clay and Glaze ChemistryCoding and Robotics
Creative Writing ClubDiscover DC
Exercise and Understanding the Human BodyFeminism and How to be a Woman
GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance)History and Philosophy of Science
Middle School Math OlympiadModel United Nations
Personal Learning Project: HumanitiesPoetry Writing Lab
Public SpeakingScreenwriting and Moviemaking
SDLC (Student Diversity Leadership Committee)Social Activism: How Do We Enact Change?
Social EntrepreneurshipStem Lab
Supreme: Understanding American Constitutional LawU.S. Latinx Narratives of Awakening
Arts and Music Programs:
Ceramics StudioField Music Selective
Film StudiesMusical Theater
Photography for the NoviceTheater Troupe