National Presbyterian School

Name

National Presbyterian School

Legal name

National Presbyterian School

Website

https://nps-dc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Elementary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF)

Keywords

• Elementary education
• Private school programs
• Summer day camp
• Early childhood education
• Before after school care

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Primary revenue from tuition for Pre-K 3 through 6th Grade programs. NPS offers various schedule options for Pre-K programs and full-day options for Kindergarten through 6th Grade.
2. NPS Summer Camp Programs: Summer day camp programs for children Age 3 through 6th Grade, including specialty camps in STEAM, sports, and traditional camp activities. Includes before and after care.
3. Before and After School Programs: Extended day care services including Early Birds morning care (7:30-8am) and After 3 Club (3:15-6pm), plus enrichment programs in various subjects.
4. School Store: The Cardinal's Nest school store selling NPS logo clothing and uniform items.
5. Annual Giving and Capital Campaigns: Annual Giving program supporting operational needs including faculty salaries, technology, and facility improvements. Capital campaigns like The Gift of Play ($4.5M raised) fund major projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

National Presbyterian School provides tuition-based elementary education for approximately 300 students from Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 6th Grade on its 12-acre Northwest Washington, DC campus, operating on a 5:1 student-teacher ratio with an average class size of 13. The core offering is a rigorous, developmentally appropriate academic program across fifteen subject areas, accompanied by on-campus auxiliary services including before/after school care, after-school enrichment classes, a nursery-through-grade-6 summer day camp, the National Presbyterian Child Care Center (NPCCC) for ages 6 weeks to 3 years, and the Cardinal's Nest school store for logo apparel.

Product overview

National Presbyterian School is an elementary school offering a unified educational program for approximately 300 students from Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 6th Grade. The core academic curriculum spans fifteen subject areas including Math, Reading, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Spanish, Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Physical Education, Library, Technology, Religious Studies, Service Learning, and Social Emotional Learning. The institution operates complementary programs: NPS Summer (day camp with specialty programs including Camp Invention, Jr. STEAM Camp, ActivePlay Multi-Sport Camp, Silver Knights Chess Academy, and instructional swimming), CardinalNet (parent portal via Veracross), The Cardinal's Nest (school store), before/after school care services, and the National Presbyterian Child Care Center (NPCCC) for infants and toddlers. The school recently completed its Gift of Play capital campaign, raising $4.5M over three years to fund a new playground opening Fall 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-K 3 through 6th Grade Academic Program Rigorous, balanced, and developmentally appropriate academic program for approximately 300 students in Pre-K 3 through 6th Grade covering fifteen subject areas (math, reading, language arts, science, social studies, Spanish, music, visual arts, drama, PE, library, technology, religious studies, service learning, social-emotional learning), delivered with a 5:1 student-teacher ratio and average class size of 13.
• NPS Summer Day Camp Program Summer day camp for children Age 3 through 6th Grade offering specialty camps including Camp Invention, Jr. STEAM Camp, ActivePlay Multi-Sport Camp, Silver Knights Chess Academy Camp, Instructional Swimming, Counselors in Training (CIT), and Jr. Counselors. Includes before and after care.
• Before & After School Care Extended childcare services for enrolled students in all grades, including Early Birds morning care (7:30-8 am) and After 3 Club (3:15-6 pm).
• After School Enrichment Programs After school enrichment classes offered Fall, Winter, and Spring covering art, music, writing, geography, math, technology, video production, student newspaper, cooking, languages, sports clinics, and martial arts.
• National Presbyterian Child Care Center (NPCCC) Subsidiary infant and toddler childcare program for ages 6 weeks to 3 years located on the NPS/NPC shared campus, open 7:30 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, year-round. NPCCC Infant Care is $2,847 per month and Toddler Care is $2,721 per month; priority is given to NPS and NPC faculty and staff.
• The Cardinal's Nest School Store Online school store offering NPS-branded logo clothing items with orders available for pickup at Front Desk during regular school hours. School uniforms also coordinated through partnership with Lands' End School Outfitters (school number 900074824).
• NPS Equity Institute Annual one-day professional development institute for educators from across the Washington, DC region focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, featuring workshops on building belonging and community connection.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Presbyterian Child Care Center (NPCCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007NPCCC is located on the shared NPS/NPC campus, providing infant and toddler care (6 weeks-3 years). NPCCC students have priority admission to NPS Pre-K 3. NPS students visit NPCCC for service learning activities.
• National Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1969NPS was founded in 1969 as an educational mission of the National Presbyterian Church. The school operates on the church's 12-acre campus. The school's by-laws are approved by the Session of the Church, which also approves Board of Trustees appointments and the Head of School. Weekly chapel services are held in the church's facilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sidwell Friends School: Elite DC independent school covering Pre-K through 12th grade. Overlaps with NPS on the lower-school segment and competes for the same DC family pool, though Sidwell offers full K-12 continuity that NPS cannot.
• Maret School: DC independent school serving K-12 with a strong lower-school program. Comparable to NPS in serving the same NW DC / urban Maryland family base and competing for similar early-elementary enrollments.
• Georgetown Day School: Large DC independent school (Pre-K through 12th grade) with explicit identity around progressive, secular, and DEI-centered education. Competes with NPS for mission-driven DC families across the lower school grades.
• National Cathedral School: Girls' independent school on the Washington National Cathedral grounds (Grades 4-12). Overlaps NPS in geographic catchment and is also a documented outplacement destination (7 recent graduates).
• St. Albans School: Boys' Episcopal day school in NW DC serving Grades 4-12. Highly relevant as a primary NPS outplacement destination (12 recent NPS graduates) and as a direct competitor for mission-aligned DC families.
• Bullis School: Independent K-12 school in Potomac, MD. Targets the same affluent NW DC / Montgomery County demographic and is a documented NPS outplacement destination (9 recent graduates).
• Landon School: Boys' independent school in Bethesda, MD serving Grades 3-12. Competes for the same NW DC / Bethesda family cohort and is a documented NPS outplacement school (8 recent graduates).
• Holton-Arms School: Girls' independent school in Bethesda, MD serving Grades 3-12. Largest destination for NPS graduates (22 recent enrollees); competes with NPS for upper-bracket families spanning NW DC and Bethesda.

Direct peers

• Beauvoir, The National Cathedral School: Pre-K through 3rd-grade elementary school on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral in NW DC. Closely comparable to NPS: similar age band (early childhood through elementary), similar faith-based heritage, similar 5-6:1 student-teacher ratios, and overlapping DC outplacement pathway.

Regional players

• British International School of Washington: International curriculum Pre-K through 12th grade school serving globally-minded DC families. Comparable in early-childhood-through-elementary market positioning, particularly relevant given NPS's 35-country family body.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NationalPresbyterianSchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/nps_cardinals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-presbyterian-school

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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