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Sandy Spring Friends School
Grades
-12
Gender
Coed
Students
572
Teachers
72
School Profile
Sandy Spring Friends School (Maryland)
Sandy Spring Friends School is a private coed school in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Including Sandy Spring Friends School, there are 140 private schools in Montgomery County. The campus is located in an area described as a large suburb by administrators. In terms of religious orientation, Sandy Spring Friends School is a Friends school.
The academic school years lasts 171 calendar days and each day students spend 8 hours in class. In 2011, 94% of the graduating senior class went on to 4-year colleges.
68.9 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 562 students in grades PK-12. That’s a student-teacher ratio of 8.16. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.
Contact Information
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Sandy Spring Friends School
16923 Norwood Rd, Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860
https://www.ssfs.org/
(301) 774-7455
Associations & Organizations
- Friends Council on Education
- National Association of Independent Schools
- The Association of Boarding Schools
- Other School Associations
Photo Source: School Website and/or Social Media Data Source: NCES: 00939414
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