National Cathedral School

National Cathedral School
Address
Map
Mount Saint Alban

20016

United States
Coordinates38°55′53″N 77°04′20″W / 38.9313°N 77.0722°W / 38.9313; -77.0722
Information
TypePrivate, day, college prep
MottoWe believe in the power of young women
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal
Patron saint(s)Hilda of Whitby
Established1900 (124 years ago) (1900)
CEEB code090135
Head of schoolElinor Scully
Faculty~70
Grades412
GenderGirls
Enrollment~595
Student to teacher ratio8:1
Color(s)Purple and gold
  
Athletics conferenceISL
DCSAA
Team nameEagles
AccreditationMSA
AIMS MD-DC
Websitencs.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.