St. Mary's Ryken High School

St. Mary's Ryken High School
Address
Map
22600 Camp Calvert Road

, ,
20650

United States
Coordinates38°17′16″N 76°37′35″W / 38.28778°N 76.62639°W / 38.28778; -76.62639
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1981
School districtArchdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools[1]
PresidentDr. Rick Wood
DeanJames K. Parker III, Dean of Student Life

Brad Chamberlain, Dean of Academics

Jason DeLucco, Dean of Faculty and Student Development
PrincipalCatherine Bowes
Grades912
Enrollment700[2]
Average class size21
Student to teacher ratio13:1[2]
Campus size87 acres (350,000 m2)
Color(s)Blue, Green and White    
Athletics conferenceWCAC (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference)
MascotKnight
NicknameKnights
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
TuitionTuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $19,225[3]
Websitehttp://www.smrhs.org

St. Mary's Ryken High School, located on an 87-acre (350,000 m2) waterfront campus on Breton Bay, is a coeducational, secondary school sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers.[5] SMR is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools [6] and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools,[7] and recognized as an independent, Catholic school by the Archdiocese of Washington [8] and the Maryland State Department of Education.[9]

The campus has a 1,000-seat sports stadium with a turf field and six-lane track and seven buildings: Paschal Hall; The Donnie Williams Center; Rupert Hall; Romuald Hall; Xavier Hall; Alumni Hall (cafeteria); and Lambert Hall (business office).

Approximately 99% of each graduating class pursues a higher education at a college, university or military service academy. In the Class of 2021, students received over $22 million in scholarship offers.[10]

St. Mary's Ryken provides education for almost 700 students in grades 9-12 and is the only Catholic high school affiliated with the Archdiocese of Washington in the three Southern Maryland counties. Students come from St. Mary's, Calvert, Charles, southern Prince George's, and King George counties.

The school colors are blue, green and white, and the official mascot is the knight.

  1. ^ "Find a School". Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools.
  2. ^ a b "St. Mary's Ryken High School: Apply to St. Mary's Ryken". Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  3. ^ "Tuition and Value". St Mary's Ryken. St Mary's Ryken. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  5. ^ "Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools - Schools". Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2006-09-30.
  6. ^ National Association of Independent Schools Archived 2015-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
  8. ^ Archdiocese of Washington Archived 2013-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Maryland State Department of Education
  10. ^ "St. Mary's Ryken Homepage". St. Mary's Ryken. St. Mary's Ryken. Retrieved 22 February 2022.