Type
-
School
Sidwell Friends School
Siviq Rank#119Washington, DC
Enrollment
507
Student-Teacher Ratio
-
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Limited Evidence
Narrative
Profile Notes
Summary
Sidwell Friends School 2025/26 profile: a Quaker preK–12 educational community in Washington, DC. The profile reports Upper School enrollment of 507, 60 Upper School faculty members, 25% of Upper School students receiving financial aid, no GPA computation or class rankings, CEEB code 090200, named school leadership, and college counseling contacts. The matriculation list is reported for Classes of 2022–2025.
Advanced Coursework
Junior and senior coursework is taught at the college level. Math III, IV, Linear Algebra, Calculus I, and Calculus II are comparable with college-level math coursework. The science program includes accelerated introductory courses and advanced/topics courses. Advanced Chinese and Spanish seminars are discussion-based and require a high level of participation. CS 2 and 3 are taught at the college level, with demanding electives including Engineering, Dynamic Web Design, AI & Game Development, and Advanced CS Topics.
Matriculation Notes
College Matriculation enrolled during 2022–2025; Classes of 2022–2025. Bold indicates four or more students.
Siviq Layer
Siviq Scores
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Outcomes
43rd percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 43% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
79th percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 79% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
Overview
- Grades Served
- 12
Profile
Student Body
- States Represented
- 50
- Receiving Financial Aid
- 25%
Profile
Policies
- Class Rank Policy
- Sidwell Friends does not compute GPAs or assign class rankings.
Linked Nonprofit Data
Nonprofit Financials
Net Assets
-
Tax year 2024
Net Income
-
Latest revenue minus expenses from the school's nonprofit filing.
Total Expenses
-
Tax year 2024
Expenses Per Student
-
Calculated from total expenses divided by the current school-profile enrollment.
Location Context
Nearest
Institutional Details
People & Credentials
Institutional
Leadership
Head of School
Bryan Garman
Upper School Principal
Robbie Gross
Institutional
Contacts
Director of College Counseling
Joel Siepierski
Associate Director of College Counseling
Cynthia Kovacs
Associate Director of College Counseling
Emily Keith
Associate Director of College Counseling
Lauren Fields
Main Office
Main Office
Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016-2999
College Counseling Office
College Counseling
Institutional
School Codes
CEEB
090200
External References
Links
College Outcomes
Top Colleges
Search & Answers
Sidwell Friends School Frequently Asked Questions
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sidwell Friends School?
The current school profile does not publish a normalized student-teacher ratio for Sidwell Friends School.
How many students are enrolled at Sidwell Friends School?
The current school profile reports about 507 students enrolled at Sidwell Friends School.
What grades does Sidwell Friends School offer?
Sidwell Friends School currently reports serving grades 12.
Where is Sidwell Friends School located?
Sidwell Friends School is located in Washington, DC.
Is Sidwell Friends School a day school or a boarding school?
Sidwell Friends School is a private school.
How many students receive financial aid at Sidwell Friends School?
The current school profile says about 25.0% of students at Sidwell Friends School receive financial aid.
Which colleges show up most often for Sidwell Friends School?
The current school profile highlights American University as one of the top reported college destinations for Sidwell Friends School.
Does Sidwell Friends calculate GPAs or class rank?
No. The profile says Sidwell Friends does not compute GPAs or assign class rankings, and it also does not grant academic awards or honors.
What kind of college-level coursework is described?
Junior and senior coursework is taught at the college level, with college-comparable math through Calculus II, advanced science options, college-level CS 2 and 3, and demanding CS electives like AI & Game Development.
How many clubs and varsity teams are offered?
The profile lists 90 student clubs and 22 varsity athletic teams.
What does the profile say about Upper School faculty experience?
Upper School faculty average 10 years of tenure, and 85% have advanced degrees.
By Geography
Nearby Schools
By Similarity
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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 02, 2026 | Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Advanced Course Notes • Boarding Model • Class Rank Policy • Class Rank Policy Code • More normalized profile fields |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF resources.finalsite.net/images/v1762874320/sidwell/sidwell/wzze0gaj1nd4uqtdstyv/2025CollegeProfile0903b.pdf | Official Linked File | May 12, 2026 | Faculty Count |
| About - Sidwell Friends www.sidwell.edu/about | Official Website Page | May 12, 2026 | Enrollment • Founded Year • Grades Served • Receiving Financial Aid • States Represented |
Sources & Data QualityMirrored artifacts, website inventory, and normalization review notes for this school profile.
Source Links
Known Website Addresses
| Role | URL | Method |
|---|---|---|
| official_website | www.sidwell.edu/about/facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.sidwell.edu/about/fast-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.sidwell.edu/about/quick-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| Academics - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/academics | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.sidwell.edu/admission | supplemental_backfill |
| Admissions - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/admissions | supplemental_backfill |
| Student Life - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/student-life | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.sidwell.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid | supplemental_backfill |
| College Counseling - TEMPLATE: New Client Site (Custom) | www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling | site_scan |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | resources.finalsite.net/images/v1762874320/sidwell/sidwell/wzze0gaj1nd4uqtdstyv/2025CollegeProfile0903b.pdf | page_scan |
| About - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/about | supplemental_backfill |
| Environmental Stewardship - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/about/environmental-stewardship | supplemental_backfill |
| Green Buildings - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/about/environmental-stewardship/green-buildings | supplemental_backfill |
| Home - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu | search |
| Equity, Justice, and Community - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/about/equity-justice-community | supplemental_backfill |
| Anindya Dehejia ’78 Fellowship Program - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/about/equity-justice-community/dehejia-fellowship-program | supplemental_backfill |
| Leadership - Sidwell Friends | www.sidwell.edu/about/leadership | supplemental_backfill |
All Canonical Metrics
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | 12 | Sidwell Friends School is a dynamic preK–12 educational community in Washington, DC |
| Lowest Grade | 12 | 12 |
| Highest Grade | 12 | 12 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | 12 |
| Boarding Status | - | - |
| Boarding Status Code | - | - |
| School Type | Quaker preK–12 educational community | Sidwell Friends School is a dynamic preK–12 educational community in Washington, DC, grounded in Quaker pillars of ethical leadership, global citizenship, environmental stewardship, and service. |
| School Type Code | quaker_prek_12_educational_community | Quaker preK–12 educational community |
| Enrollment | 507 | UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS Enrollment: 507 |
| Residential Enrollment | - | - |
| Day Enrollment | - | - |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | - | - |
| Founded Year | 1883 | founded in 1883 |
| School Leadership | - | LEADERSHIP Bryan Garman Head of School |
| Key Contacts | - | COLLEGE COUNSELING Joel Siepierski Director of College Counseling [email protected]; College Counseling Office: 202.537.8167 |
| Accreditations | - | - |
| School Codes | - | SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL | CEEB 090200 |
| AP Courses | - | - |
| Average Class Size | - | - |
| IB Program | - | - |
| Honors Program | - | - |
| Advanced Course Notes | Junior and senior coursework is taught at the college level. Math III, IV, Linear Algebra, Calculus I, and Calculus II are comparable with college-level math coursework. The science program includes accelerated introductory courses and advanced/topics courses. Advanced Chinese and Spanish seminars are discussion-based and require a high level of participation. CS 2 and 3 are taught at the college level, with demanding electives including Engineering, Dynamic Web Design, AI & Game Development, and Advanced CS Topics. | Junior and senior coursework is taught at the college level... Math III, IV, Linear Algebra, Calculus I, and Calculus II is comparable with college-level math coursework... accelerated science courses... advanced courses... CS 2 and 3 are taught at the college-level. Demanding elective coursework includes Engineering, Dynamic Web Design, AI & Game Development, and Advanced CS Topics. |
| Faculty Count | 60 | UPPER SCHOOL FACULTY Total members: 60 |
| College Counseling Summary | - | - |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | - | - |
| Average ACT | - | - |
| Matriculation Summary | College Matriculation enrolled during 2022–2025; Classes of 2022–2025. Bold indicates four or more students. | Bold indicates four or more students College Matriculation enrolled during 2022–2025. CLASSES OF 2022–2025 |
| Top Colleges | - | American University; Babson College; Barnard College; Bates College; Bocconi University; Boston College; Boston University; Bowdoin College; Brown University; Bryn Mawr College; Bucknell University; Carleton College; Carnegie Mellon University; Case Western Reserve University; Chapman University; Claremont McKenna College; Colby College; Colgate University; Columbia University; Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; Cornell University; Dartmouth College; Davidson College; Deep Springs College; Denison University; Dickinson College; Drexel University; Duke University; East Carolina University; Emerson College; Emory University; Franklin & Marshall College; George Washington University; Georgetown University; Gettysburg College; Grinnell College; Hamilton College; Harvard University; Haverford College; Jacksonville University; Kenyon College; Lafayette College; Lehigh University; Loyola University Maryland; Macalester College; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; McGill University; Mercyhurst University; Miami University (Oxford); Middlebury College; Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Morehouse College; New York University; Northeastern University; Northwestern University; Occidental College; Old Dominion University; Pennsylvania State University (University Park); Pitzer College; Pomona College; Pratt Institute; Princeton University; Purdue University (Main Campus); Reed College; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Rice University; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rutgers University (New Brunswick); Santa Clara University; Scripps College; Skidmore College; Smith College; South Methodist College; Spelman College; St. John’s University; Stanford University; Stevens Institute of Technology; Swarthmore College; Syracuse University; Temple University; The American University of Paris; The University of Texas at Austin; Towson University; Trinity College; Trinity College Dublin; Tufts University; Tulane University; Union College; United States Air Force Academy; United States Naval Academy; University College London; University of British Columbia; University of California (Berkeley); University of California (Los Angeles); University of California (San Diego); University of California (Santa Cruz); University of Chicago; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Connecticut; University of East Anglia; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Kansas; University of Maryland (College Park); University of Massachusetts (Amherst); University of Miami; University of Michigan; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Oregon; University of Oxford; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pittsburgh; University of Rochester; University of Southern California; University of St. Andrews; University of Toronto; University of Utah; University of Vermont; University of Virginia (Main Campus); University of Washington (Seattle Campus); University of Wisconsin; Vanderbilt University; Vassar College; Villanova University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Wake Forest University; Washington University in St. Louis; Wellesley College; Wesleyan University; William & Mary; Williams College; Yale University |
| States Represented | 50 | 50 states |
| Countries Represented | - | - |
| Students of Color | - | - |
| International Students | - | - |
| Receiving Financial Aid | 25 | Upper School students receiving financial aid: 25% |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | - | - |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | Sidwell Friends does not compute GPAs or assign class rankings. | STUDENT RANKING Sidwell Friends does not compute GPAs or assign class rankings. |
| Class Rank Policy Code | not_reported | Sidwell Friends does not compute GPAs or assign class rankings. |
| Weighted Grades | - | - |
| Weighted Grades Policy | - | - |
| Disciplinary Reporting | - | - |
| Boarding Model | unknown | unknown |
| Selectivity Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Academic Rigor Category | very_high | very_high |
| Testing Policy Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| College Counseling Category | established | established |
| Student Body Reach Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Access Category | meaningful_access | meaningful_access |
| Outcome Category | strong_outcomes | strong_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Boarding status is not reported in the supplied profile evidence.; Admissions pressure is not reported: no applicants, admit rate, yield, admitted count, or score averages are provided.; Academic rigor signal: junior and senior coursework is described as taught at the college level.; Advanced coursework includes college-comparable Math III/IV, Linear Algebra, Calculus I, and Calculus II; accelerated and advanced/topics science; college-level CS 2 and 3; and demanding CS electives including Engineering, AI & Game Development, and Advanced CS Topics.; Sidwell Friends does not compute GPAs or assign class rankings and does not grant academic awards or honors.; Testing policy is not reported.; College counseling has a named Director of College Counseling and three Associate Directors of College Counseling, plus a dedicated college counseling office phone number.; Student-body geographic reach is not evidenced: states represented, countries represented, and international-student share are not reported.; Access signal: 25% of Upper School students receive financial aid, with $5.1 million total financial aid awarded to Upper School students.; College outcomes are reported via a 2022–2025 matriculation list, including a wide range of highly selective U.S. institutions and international universities, but without per-college counts or shares except the note that bold indicates four or more students. |