National Cathedral School

National Cathedral School
Address
Mount Saint Alban

Washington, D.C.
20016

United States
Coordinates 38°55′53″N 77°04′20″W
Information
Type Private, day, college prep
Motto We believe in the power of young women
Religious affiliation(s) Episcopal
Patron saint(s) Hilda of Whitby
Established 1900
CEEB code 090135
Head of school Elinor Scully
Faculty ~70
Grades 4–12
Gender Girls
Enrollment ~595
Student to teacher ratio 8:1
Color(s) Purple and gold
   
Athletics conference ISL
DCSAA
Team name Eagles
Accreditation MSA
AIMS MD-DC
Website ncs.cathedral.org

National Cathedral School (NCS) is an independent Episcopal private day school for girls in grades 4–12 located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by philanthropist and suffragist Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee in 1900, NCS is the oldest of the institutions constituting the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation.

About

Woodley North Classroom building
Hearst Hall

NCS has about 580 students in grades 4 through 12. Its mascot is the eagle. Its brother school, St. Albans, and the shared coeducational elementary school (K–3), Beauvoir, are also located on the 57-acre (230,000 m2) Cathedral Close in Northwest Washington near the Washington National Cathedral. Elinor Scully is the twelfth Head of School.

Notable alumnae

Notable former faculty