Fast Facts

List of 6 items.

• School Year

  August 25, 2025 - May 28, 2026

• School-Day Hours

  • Lower School: 8 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
  • Middle and Upper School: 8 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.
  • AfterSchool Care is available for Lower and Middle School students on most school days until 6 p.m. 

• Tuition and Affordability

  • We never stop working to make Steward as affordable as possible. Learn about our tuition and affordability options.
  • The average Variable Tuition rate for students schoolwide in 2025-26 is $17,572.
  • A tuition reduction of more than $2.9 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 2025-26
  • Junior Kindergarten (full-day): $19,950
  • Grades K-5: $28,210
  • Grades 6-8: $30,700
  • Grades 9-12: $32,370

• Awards and Recognition

  Richmond Times-Dispatch
  Top Workplaces
  '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24, '25
  
  Virginia Living
  Top Schools
  '13, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '22, '23, '24, '25
  
  Richmond Magazine
  Best Of
  '24
  
  Style Weekly
  Family Favorites
  '14, '15, '20
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private K-12 Schools
  '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24*
  *Ranked #1 in 2024
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private High Schools
  '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24*
  *Ranked #1 in 2024
  
  Niche.com
  Most Diverse Private High Schools
  '19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private High Schools for Athletes
  '19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private High Schools for STEM
  '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24
  
  
  

• 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 2025

  Steward's seniors are accepted to impressive colleges and universities across the country.
  
  COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR STEWARD’S CLASS OF 2025
  

  
  

  American University

  Appalachian State University

  Arizona State University

  Auburn University

  Campbell University

  Catholic University of America

  Christopher Newport University (4)

  Clark University

  Clemson University

  Coastal Carolina University

  Colgate University

  College of Charleston

  College of William & Mary (4)

  Colorado School of Mines

  Colorado State University

  Coppin State University

  Davidson College

  DeSales University

  East Carolina University

  Elon University (4)

  Emory & Henry College

  Florida State University

  Fordham University

  Gardner-Webb University

  George Mason University

  George Washington University

  Georgetown University

  Georgia Institute of Technology

  Grinnell College

  Hampden-Sydney College (2)

  Hampton University

  High Point University

  Hollins University

  Indiana University (Bloomington)

  James Madison University

  Kent State University

  Le Moyne College

  Lehigh University

  Liberty University

  Longwood University (6)

  Louisiana State University

  Loyola University Maryland

  Mary Baldwin University

  Marymount Manhattan College

  McDaniel College

  Miami University (Oxford)

  Mississippi State University

  Morgan State University

  Norfolk State University

  North Carolina A&T State University

  North Carolina Central University

  North Carolina State University

  Northeastern University

  Old Dominion University

  Penn State University (University Park)

  Radford University

  Randolph College

  Randolph-Macon College

  Roanoke College

  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Rollins College

  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  Shaw University

  St. Thomas Aquinas College

  Syracuse University (2)

  The University of Alabama

  The University of Tampa

  The University of Tennessee (Knoxville)

  The University of Texas at Arlington

  The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

  Towson University

  University of Arizona

  University of California, Davis

  University of Cincinnati

  University of Colorado Boulder

  University of Delaware

  University of Florida

  University of Georgia

  University of Kentucky

  University of Lynchburg

  University of Mary Washington

  University of Maryland (College Park)

  University of Massachusetts (Amherst)

  University of Miami

  University of Michigan

  University of Mississippi

  University of New Haven

  University of North Carolina--Wilmington

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  University of Pittsburgh (2)

  University of Richmond

  University of South Carolina

  University of Vermont

  University of Virginia (4)

  University of Washington

  University of Wisconsin

  Vassar College

  Villanova University

  Virginia Commonwealth University (4)

  VCUarts (2)

  Virginia Tech (9)

  Virginia State University

  Virginia Union University

  Virginia Wesleyan University

  Washington College

  Washington & Lee University

  Wesleyan University

  West Virginia University

  Wofford College

  Xavier University