Fast Facts

List of 6 items.

• School Year

  August 28, 2023 - May 30, 2024

• School-Day Hours

  • Lower School: 8 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
  • Middle and Upper School: 8 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Tuition and Affordability

  • The average Variable Tuition rate for students schoolwide in 2022-23 was $15,012.
  • A tuition reduction of more than $2.8 million is given each year.
  • Merit awards are available for new Upper School students.
  • The Debbie Robson Merit Scholarship provides four years of full Upper School tuition to one rising ninth grader who is new to Steward each year.
  • Standard Tuition 2023-24
  • Junior Kindergarten (full-day): $18,705
  • Grades K-5: $26,470
  • Grades 6-8: $28,790
  • Grades 9-12: $30,370

• Awards and Recognition

  Richmond Times-Dispatch
  Top Workplaces
  '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23
  
  Virginia Living
  Top Schools
  '13, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '22, '23
  
  Richmond Magazine
  The Best in Education
  '13, '14, '15 (no longer awarded)
  
  Style Weekly
  Family Favorites
  '14, '15, '20
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private K-12 Schools in America
  '18, '21
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private High Schools in America
  '18, '20, '23
  
  Niche.com
  Most Diverse Private High Schools in America
  '19, '21

• Memberships and Accreditation

  Steward is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS), the Southern Associations of Independent Schools (SAIS), and the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE).
  
  Founded in 1973, VAIS is the leader in advancing and advocating for independent school education in Virginia. The VAIS accreditation program is one of a select few recognized at the international level through the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). VAIS also is recognized and approved by the Virginia Board of Education through the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE).
  
  We are a member of:
  

  • Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
  • National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
  • Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS)
  • Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE)
  • Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
  • Independent School Management (ISM)
  • Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling (PCACAC)
  • National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC)
  • National Business Officers Association (NBOA)

• College Acceptances for the Class of 2023

  Steward's seniors are accepted to impressive colleges and universities across the country.
  
  COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR STEWARD’S CLASS OF 2023
  

  
  Allegheny College
  American University
  Appalachian State University
  Auburn University
  Baylor University
  Belmont University
  Boston University (2)
  Bridgewater College
  Bucknell University
  Butler University
  Campbell University
  Christopher Newport University (6)
  Clemson University
  Coastal Carolina University
  College of Charleston
  Dickinson College
  Drexel University
  Duquesne University
  East Carolina University
  Eastern Kentucky University
  Eastern Mennonite University
  Eckerd College
  Elon University (3)
  Emory University
  Flagler College
  Florida Atlantic University
  Florida State University
  Fordham University
  Franklin & Marshall College
  Franklin University Switzerland
  Furman University
  George Mason University
  George Washington University
  Georgetown University
  Gettysburg College
  Goucher College
  Guilford College
  Hampden-Sydney College (5)
  Hawai'i Pacific University
  High Point University
  Howard University
  Indiana University (Bloomington)
  James Madison University (4)
  Kenyon College
  Lehigh University
  Liberty University
  Longwood University
  Louisiana State University
  Loyola University Maryland
  Mary Baldwin University
  Mercer University
  Messiah University
  Miami University (Oxford)
  Morehead State University
  New York University
  Norfolk State University
  North Carolina A & T State University
  North Carolina State University
  Northeastern University
  Old Dominion University
  Penn State University (University Park)
  Purdue University
  Radford University
  Randolph-Macon College (2)
  Roanoke College
  Saint Leo University
  Santa Fe College
  Sewanee: The University of the South
  Shaw University
  Shenandoah University
  Spelman College
  St. John's University
  Stony Brook University
  Suffolk University
  Swarthmore College
  Syracuse University
  Temple University
  The College of William & Mary (4)
  The College of Wooster
  The University of Alabama
  The University of Tampa
  The University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
  University of Arizona
  University of California (Davis)
  University of California (Irvine)
  University of California (San Diego)
  University of Central Florida
  University of Colorado Boulder
  University of Connecticut
  University of Delaware
  University of Florida
  University of Kentucky
  University of Lynchburg
  University of Mary Washington
  University of Maryland (College Park)
  University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
  University of Massachusetts (Boston)
  University of Miami
  University of Mississippi
  University of New Hampshire
  University of North Carolina at Asheville
  University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  University of North Carolina Wilmington
  University of North Florida
  University of Pennsylvania
  University of Pittsburgh
  University of Rhode Island
  University of Richmond
  University of South Carolina
  University of South Florida
  University of Vermont
  University of Virginia (4)
  University of Washington (Seattle)
  Villanova University
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Virginia State University
  Virginia Tech (7)
  Wake Forest University
  Washington College
  West Virginia University (3)
  Western Kentucky University
  Wheaton College (Illinois)
  Wofford College