Type
Day
Enrollment
680
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Limited Evidence
Narrative
Profile Notes
Summary
Historical source profile for Landon School from 2015–16 (the attached PDF does not provide 2025–2026 data). Landon is an independent all-boys day school in grades 3–12 with 680 students, founded in 1929, and accredited by AIMS and Middle States.
Advanced Coursework
Students may not enroll in more than 3 AP classes each year without special permission.
Siviq Layer
Siviq Scores
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Academic Program
52nd percentile
Higher reported academic program than 52% of similar schools.
Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.
Average Class Size
30th percentile
Lower reported average class size than 30% of similar schools.
Smaller reported average classes score higher within each peer cohort.
Institutional Resources
28th percentile
Higher reported institutional resources than 28% of similar schools.
Uses linked nonprofit financial capacity when a reviewed EIN match is available.
Outcomes
12th percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 12% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
16th percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 16% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Student Experience
60th percentile
Lower reported student experience than 60% of similar schools.
Lower student-teacher ratios score higher within each peer cohort.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
Overview
- Grades Served
- 3-6
- Day Enrollment
- 680
Profile
Admissions
- Applicants
- 12
Profile
Academics
- AP Courses
- 16
- Honors Program
- Yes
- Average SAT
- 1,848
- Average ACT
- 29
Profile
Student Body
- Students of Color
- 40%
- Receiving Financial Aid
- 26%
Profile
Policies
- Class Rank Policy
- Landon does not rank its students.
- Weighted Grades
- Yes
- Weighted Grades Policy
- Honors and Advanced Placement courses are weighted five points; weighting is included on the transcript and in GPA calculation.
Linked Nonprofit Data
Nonprofit Financials
Net Assets
$78,590,768
Tax year 2024
Net Income
$2,054,059
Latest revenue minus expenses from the school's nonprofit filing.
Total Expenses
$45,166,026
Tax year 2024
Expenses Per Student
$66,421
Calculated from total expenses divided by the current school-profile enrollment.
Location Context
Nearest
Institutional Details
People & Credentials
Institutional
Contacts
General school contact
School Contact
Landon School - 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20817; www.landon.net
Institutional
Accreditations
Accredited
Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS)
Accredited
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Certified
Maryland Department of Education
External References
Links
College Outcomes
Top Colleges
Search & Answers
Landon School Frequently Asked Questions
What is the student-teacher ratio at Landon School?
The current school profile does not publish a normalized student-teacher ratio for Landon School.
How many students are enrolled at Landon School?
The current school profile reports about 680 students enrolled at Landon School.
What grades does Landon School offer?
Landon School currently reports serving grades 3-12.
Is Landon School a day school or a boarding school?
Landon School is a private school.
Does Landon School offer advanced placement (AP) courses?
Yes. The current school profile reports 16 AP courses at Landon School.
Which colleges show up most often for Landon School?
The current school profile highlights Adelphi University as one of the top reported college destinations for Landon School.
Does Landon rank its students?
No. Landon says it does not rank students.
Are Honors and AP classes weighted at Landon?
Yes. Honors and AP courses are weighted by five points, and that weighting is included on transcripts and in GPA calculations.
What do Upper School students need to graduate?
Upper School students need 22 units and a successful Independent Senior Project to graduate.
What colleges have admitted Landon students?
Landon reports a broad list of colleges that admitted its students from 2008 to 2015, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, MIT, Duke, McGill, and Imperial College London.
By Geography
Nearby Schools
By Similarity
Similar Schools
Provenance
Sources
| Source | Type | Checked | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 School Profile (PDF) Used for normalized profile metrics, school facts, FAQ answers, and school SEO metadata. | School Profile PDF | Apr 01, 2026 | AP Courses • Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Accreditations • Advanced Course Notes • Applicants • More normalized profile fields |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF www.landon.net/uploaded/documents/college_counseling/School_Profile_2015-16_ForCollegeCounseling_10.2.15.pdf | Official Linked File | May 12, 2026 | Day Enrollment |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon www.landon.net/about | Official Website Page | May 12, 2026 | Average Class Size • Enrollment • Faculty Count • Receiving Financial Aid |
| Admissions | Boys Private School in Maryland | Landon www.landon.net/admission | Official Website Page | May 12, 2026 | Applicants |
| Landon School | Private School in Bethesda, Maryland www.landon.net | Official Website Page | May 12, 2026 | Average Class Size • Founded Year • Grades Served • Student-Teacher Ratio • Students of Color |
Sources & Data QualityMirrored artifacts, website inventory, and normalization review notes for this school profile.
Source Links
Known Website Addresses
| Role | URL | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Landon School | Private School in Bethesda, Maryland | www.landon.net | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.landon.net/about/at-a-glance | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.landon.net/about/fast-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.landon.net/about/quick-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.landon.net/academics/college-counseling | supplemental_backfill |
| Admissions | Boys Private School in Maryland | Landon | www.landon.net/admission | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.landon.net/student-life | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.landon.net/tuition-and-financial-aid | supplemental_backfill |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | www.landon.net/uploaded/documents/college_counseling/School_Profile_2015-16_ForCollegeCounseling_10.2.15.pdf | page_scan |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon | www.landon.net/about | supplemental_backfill |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon | www.landon.net/about#campusmasterplan | supplemental_backfill |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon | www.landon.net/about#leadership | supplemental_backfill |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon | www.landon.net/about#mission | supplemental_backfill |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon | www.landon.net/about#neighbors | supplemental_backfill |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon | www.landon.net/about#strategicplan | supplemental_backfill |
| About | All Boys Prep School Near DC | Landon | www.landon.net/about#thefacts | supplemental_backfill |
All Canonical Metrics
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | 3-6 | Grades 3-6 Academics Arts Athletics Health, Wellness & |
| Lowest Grade | 3 | 3-12 |
| Highest Grade | 12 | 3-12 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | 3-12 |
| Boarding Status | Day | Landon School, founded in 1929, is an independent day school for boys in Grades 3-12. |
| Boarding Status Code | day | Day |
| School Type | Private | Landon School, founded in 1929, is an independent day school for boys in Grades 3-12. |
| School Type Code | private | Private |
| Enrollment | 680 | We have 680 boys currently enrolled in our school. |
| Residential Enrollment | - | - |
| Day Enrollment | 680 | Landon School, founded in 1929, is an independent day school for boys in Grades 3-12. We have 680 boys currently enrolled in our school... |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 6 | 6:1 Student-to-Teacher Ratio |
| Founded Year | 1929 | Since 1929, Landon has prepared generations of boys to become accomplished, responsible, and caring men. |
| School Leadership | - | - |
| Key Contacts | - | Landon School - 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20817 www.landon.net 301-320-1041 |
| Accreditations | - | The school is accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) |
| School Codes | - | - |
| AP Courses | 16 | ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES • Biology • Calculus AB and BC • Chemistry • Computer Science • Statistics • Physics 1 and C • Studio Arts • U.S. History • Economics • Music Theory • French Language • French Literature • Environmental Science • Latin (Vergil) |
| Average Class Size | 75 | Average Class Size 75 |
| IB Program | - | - |
| Honors Program | Yes | HONORS COURSES • Algebra II • Geometry • Turbo Precalculus • Chinese Senior Honors • French III, IV, V, Senior Honors • Latin III, IV, Senior Honors • Spanish III, IV, V, Senior Honors |
| Advanced Course Notes | Students may not enroll in more than 3 AP classes each year without special permission. | Students are not permitted to enroll in more than 3 Advanced Placement (AP) classes each year without special permission. |
| Faculty Count | 14 | 14 Faculty |
| College Counseling Summary | - | - |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | 1848 | CLASS OF 2016 (74 STUDENTS) • Combined total SAT: 1848 (56 students) |
| Average ACT | 29 | CLASS OF 2016 (74 STUDENTS) • Mean Composite ACT: 29 (27 students) |
| Matriculation Summary | - | - |
| Top Colleges | - | Adelphi University; The University of Alabama; Allegheny College; American University; Amherst College; Arizona State University; The University of Arizona; Auburn University; Auburn University Montgomery; Babson College; Bard College; Bates College; Baylor University; Beijing Language and Culture University; Beloit College; Bentley University; Boston College; Boston University; Bowdoin College; Brigham Young University; University of British Columbia; Brown University; Bryant University; Bucknell University; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, San Diego; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Cruz; Carleton College; Carnegie Mellon University; Case Western Reserve University; The Catholic University of America; Champlain College; College of Charleston; University of Chicago; University of Cincinnati; The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina; Claremont McKenna College; Clark Atlanta University; Clemson University; Coastal Carolina University; Colby College; Colgate University; University of Colorado at Boulder; University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; University of Colorado at Denver; Colorado College; Colorado State University; Columbia University; Connecticut College; Coppin State University; Cornell University; University of Dallas; Dartmouth College; Davidson College; University of Dayton; University of Delaware; Denison University; University of Denver; DePaul University; Dickinson College; Drew University; Drexel University; Duke University; Durham University; Eckerd College; University of Edinburgh; Elon University; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Emory & Henry College; Emory University; Endicott College; Fairfield University; Fayetteville State University; Flagler College; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida International University; Florida Southern College; University of Florida; Fordham University - Lincoln Center Campus/Rose Hill Campus; Francis Marion University; Franklin and Marshall College; Furman University; George Mason University; The George Washington University; Georgetown University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Regents University - Summerville Campus; The University of Georgia; Gettysburg College; Gordon College; Goucher College; Guilford College; Hamilton College - NY; Hampden-Sydney College; Hampton University; Harvard University; Harvey Mudd College; Haverford College; University of Hawaii at Manoa; High Point University; Hillsdale College; Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Hofstra University; College of the Holy Cross; University of Houston; Howard University; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Imperial College London; Indiana University at Bloomington; Iowa State University; Ithaca College; Jacksonville University; James Madison University; Johns Hopkins University; University of Kentucky; Kenyon College; Lafayette College; Lehigh University; Liberty University; Livingstone College; Longwood University; Louisiana State University; Loyola Marymount University; Loyola University Maryland; Loyola University New Orleans; Lynchburg College; Macalester College; Manhattanville College; Marist College; Marquette University; University of Mary Washington; University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland, College Park; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; McDaniel College; McGill University; Miami University, Oxford; University of Miami; Michigan State University; University of Michigan; Middlebury College; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; University of Mississippi; The University of Montana, Missoula; Morehouse College; Mount Saint Mary’s University; Muhlenberg College; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of New Hampshire; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New York University; North Carolina A&T State University; University of North Carolina at Asheville; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Charlotte; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; North Carolina State University; Northeastern University; Northwestern University; University of Notre Dame; Oberlin College; Occidental College; Oglethorpe University; Ohio University; Ohio Wesleyan University; Old Dominion University; Oregon State University; University of Oregon; University of the Pacific; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Pennsylvania State University, York; University of Pennsylvania; Pepperdine University; University of Pittsburgh; Pitzer College; Pomona College; Princeton University; Providence College; Purdue University; Quinnipiac University; Radford University; University of Redlands; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Rhode Island School of Design; University of Rhode Island; Rhodes College; Rice University; University of Richmond; Rochester Institute of Technology; University of Rochester; Roger Williams University; Rollins College; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Saint Joseph’s University; Saint Mary’s College of California; Saint Michael’s College; Salisbury University; University of San Diego; Santa Clara University; Savannah College of Art and Design; School of the Museum of Fine Arts; Sewanee: The University of the South; Shenandoah University; Skidmore College; University of South Carolina; University of Southampton; University of Southern California; Southern Methodist University; University of St. Andrews; St. John’s College; St. John’s University - Queens Campus; St. Lawrence University; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Stanford University; Stetson University; Susquehanna University; Swarthmore College; Syracuse University; Temple University; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Texas Christian University; The University of Texas, Austin; The Ohio State University; Towson University; Trinity College; Trinity University; Tufts University; Tulane University; Union College; United States Military Academy - Army; United States Naval Academy; Vanderbilt University; Vassar College; University of Vermont; Villanova University; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia Military Institute; Virginia Tech; University of Virginia; Wake Forest University; Washington and Lee University; Washington College; Washington University in St. Louis; University of Washington; Wesleyan University; West Virginia University; Wheaton College MA; Widener University; College of William and Mary; Williams College; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Wofford College; The College of Wooster; Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Xavier University of Louisiana; Yale University |
| States Represented | - | - |
| Countries Represented | - | - |
| Students of Color | 40 | 40% Students of Color |
| International Students | - | - |
| Receiving Financial Aid | 26 | Percentage of students who receive aid: 26% |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | 12 | 12 Applicants |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | Landon does not rank its students. | Landon does not rank its students. |
| Class Rank Policy Code | - | Landon does not rank its students. |
| Weighted Grades | Yes | To acknowledge the added rigor of Honors and Advanced Placement courses, grades in these courses are weighted five points. |
| Weighted Grades Policy | Honors and Advanced Placement courses are weighted five points; weighting is included on the transcript and in GPA calculation. | To acknowledge the added rigor of Honors and Advanced Placement courses, grades in these courses are weighted five points. This weighting is included in the grade reported on the transcript and in the calculation of a student’s grade point average (GPA). |
| Disciplinary Reporting | - | - |
| Boarding Model | day_only | day_only |
| Selectivity Category | selective | selective |
| Academic Rigor Category | high | high |
| Testing Policy Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| College Counseling Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| Student Body Reach Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Access Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Outcome Category | reported_outcomes | reported_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Reported as an independent day school for boys in grades 3-12; 16 AP courses are listed; Honors courses are offered; Students may not enroll in more than 3 AP classes each year without special permission; Honors and AP courses are weighted five points in transcript grades and GPA; A successful Independent Senior Project is required for graduation; Class of 2016 mean SAT was 1848 based on 56 students; Class of 2016 mean ACT was 29 based on 27 students; College admissions list covers 2008-2015; Reported college admissions include highly selective U.S. and international institutions |