Washington School for Girls

What Washington School for Girls does

Washington School for Girls (WSG) is an independent Catholic school for girls in grades 3–8, founded approximately 1996 and based in Southeast Washington, D.C. The school is all-scholarship: every accepted student receives full tuition coverage, and the school therefore derives no revenue from tuition. Instead, operations are sustained through charitable donations, fundraising campaigns (Building Dreams Campaign, Scholars Circle, Savannah Street Society, Many Voices One Pursuit), grants, and external scholarship programs including the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (for Ward 7 & 8 residents) and the BOOST Scholarship (for Prince George's County, Maryland residents).

WSG's program portfolio is anchored on a "Culture of Learning" individualized and culturally responsive curriculum and includes core academics, enrichment via 20+ clubs in an Extended Day Program, faith life programming, student and family support services, an international exposure program (Girls Go Global), a Graduate Support function that places alumnae into 65+ area high schools, and a leadership initiative (HER: Girls Who Lead). The school reports a 99% high school graduation rate and 75% college attendance rate among alumnae. Students are placed across charter (28%), Catholic (27%), traditional public (25%), public magnet (11%), secular independent (7%), and alternative (2%) high schools.

In 2025–2026 WSG relocated to a new, purpose-built facility at 1865 Mississippi Avenue SE within the THEARC campus, adding specialized spaces including a state-of-the-art science laboratory, technology center, art studio, makerspace, student lounge, and wellness space. WSG is governed as a nonprofit under the leadership of President Dr. Beth Reaves and Chief Development Officer Lina Permut; it has no parent company, subsidiaries, or institutional investors, and its operating model is community-led rather than technology-led.

Name

Washington School for Girls

Legal name

Washington School for Girls

Website

https://washingtonschoolforgirls.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Washington School for Girls is an independent Catholic all-scholarship school for girls in grades 3–8 in Southeast Washington, D.C., serving families in Ward 7 & 8 and Prince George's County, Maryland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic girls school
• Scholarship K-8 education
• Independent school education
• Faith-based learning
• Elementary middle school

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As an all-scholarship school where all accepted students receive full scholarships, Washington School for Girls relies entirely on charitable donations, fundraising campaigns, and grant funding to sustain operations. The school operates a Building Dreams Campaign for its new facility and maintains various giving programs including Scholars Circle, Savannah Street Society, and Many Voices, One Pursuit.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Washington School for Girls is an independent Catholic school that provides all-scholarship K-8 education to girls in grades 3-8 in Southeast Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, MD. All accepted students receive full scholarships funded by donations, grants, and fundraising campaigns. The school delivers an individualized, culturally responsive curriculum supported by enrichment programs, faith-based learning, student and family support services, leadership development, and graduate support for alumnae transitioning to high school and college.

Product overview

Washington School for Girls is an independent Catholic school for girls in grades 3-8 offering a scholarship-based education. The school operates a unified educational program centered on its Culture of Learning approach, which provides an individualized and culturally responsive curriculum. The program portfolio includes core academics, enrichment activities with over 20 clubs, faith life education, student and family support services, Girls Go Global international programs, Graduate Support for alumnae, and the HER: Girls Who Lead initiative. The school recently relocated to a new facility at 1865 Mississippi Avenue featuring specialized spaces including a state-of-the-art science laboratory, technology center, makerspace, art studio, student lounge, and wellness space. All accepted students receive full scholarships through the All-Scholarship program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• All-Scholarship K-8 Education for Girls (Grades 3-8) Full-scholarship independent Catholic school education for girls in grades 3-8, featuring individualized and culturally responsive curriculum, academics, enrichment, faith life, student and family support, Girls Go Global, Graduate Support, and HER: Girls Who Lead. All accepted students receive full scholarships funded by donations and grants.
• HER: Girls Who Lead Leadership development program focused on empowering WSG students to become leaders. Integrated as part of the WSG educational experience.
• Girls Go Global Program providing international and global learning experiences for WSG students, broadening cultural exposure and global awareness.
• Graduate Support Support services for WSG alumnae including high school placement assistance across charter, Catholic, public magnet, and independent schools, plus ongoing guidance through college.
• Extended Day Enrichment Program Extended Day Program offering 20+ enrichment clubs each year, providing diverse extracurricular opportunities beyond core academics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% high school graduation rate for WSG alumnae
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• THEARCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTHEARC (The Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus) serves as WSG's facility host at 1865 Mississippi Avenue, SE. The school is co-located with other community organizations in this campus environment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• The Lab School of Washington: Independent school in Washington, D.C. with mission-driven focus serving diverse learners. Comparable as D.C.-area independent school with social-justice aligned mission similar in spirit to WSG's commitment to educational equity.
• KIPP DC: Public charter school network with strong presence in Wards 7 & 8 of Washington, D.C. Overlaps with WSG in serving underserved families in the same geography, though KIPP is a much larger charter operator rather than an independent school.
• DC Prep: Public charter school network in Washington, D.C. serving similar Wards 7 & 8 demographics. Both WSG and DC Prep target underserved D.C. families and compete for the same families seeking alternatives to traditional public schools.

Direct peers

• Holy Trinity School: Independent Catholic school in Georgetown serving grades PK-8. Direct comparable as a faith-based, D.C.-area independent K-8 school, though serving a more affluent geography than WSG.
• Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart: Catholic, independent, all-girls school in Bethesda, MD (Grades PK-12) serving the D.C. metro area. Operates a Sacred Heart educational mission with strong scholarship and financial aid programs, culturally analogous to WSG's Catholic girls' education model.
• National Cathedral School: Independent girls' school in Washington, D.C. serving grades 4-12. Same independent, all-girls educational format and D.C. market, competing for similar high-achieving DC-area families though serving more affluent demographics than WSG.
• Beauvoir, The National Cathedral School for Girls: Independent elementary school in Northwest D.C. serving pre-K through third grade, part of the broader St. Albans/NCS campus ecosystem. WSG's downstream pipeline of girls into independent secondary schools places it in an overlapping feeder market for similar independent school families.
• Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School: Independent Catholic girls' school in Washington, D.C., serving grades 9-12. Same faith-based, all-girls educational mission and D.C. independent school ecosystem as WSG, with comparable curriculum focus on academic excellence and leadership development.

Broad incumbents

• Maret School: Independent K-12 school in Washington, D.C. with a robust financial aid program and co-educational model. Comparable as a D.C. independent school with strong community and equity-focused mission, though Maret is co-ed and larger in scale.
• Sacred Heart School Network: Network of Sacred Heart schools across the U.S. with shared educational mission and goals. Compares to WSG via faith-based, K-12 educational framework and commitment to intellectual curiosity, faith formation, and service learning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wsgdc
• Facebookfacebook.com/wmsgdc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/washington-school-for-girls

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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