Garrison Forest School

#5 Best Boarding High Schools in Maryland

A+
Overall Grade • Private, Boarding, All-Girls• PK,K-12 • OWINGS MILLS, MD
Video Tour
A+
Overall WhatCollege Grade
A+
Academics
B+
Diversity
A
Teachers
A
College Prep
A+
Club & Activites
A
Sports

At Garrison Forest School, we recognize every girl has a unique path to success, and our community is built around supporting and empowering her through her journey. We help each girl find her individual path, give her space and support to explore and grow and challenge her in ways that develop her authentic voice. Our graduates leave GFS ready to serve and shape the world with confidence, creativity and integrity.

Our motto, Esse Quam Videri, To Be Rather Than To Seem,has united our community since the school's founding in 1910. Today, it inspires our core values—Be Authentic, Be Brave, Be Compassionate, Be Curious and Be Spirited—and guides how our students and faculty teach and learn, connect and collaborate, serve and succeed.

With an academic philosophy focused on the specific needs of young women, a campus that encourages creative learning and a joyful community spirit that lifts up each girl, Garrison Forest is a place where girls innovate, create and lead with confidence.

300 GARRISON FOREST RD
OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117

About Garrison Forest School...

AP Offered
All-Girls
Boarding
Elem School
High School
Middle School
NAIS Member
Pre-K
Private
TABS Member
Maryland / Garrison

Applying

  • Application Deadline
    Rolling Admissions
  • Application Fee
    -
  • Interview Required
    Yes
  • Required/Recommended Tests
    ISEE, SSAT

Yearly Tuition

$30,5555

Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.

  • Boarding (Tuition + Boarding)
    $58,460
  • Received Financial Aid
    -
  • Average Financial Aid
    -

Garrison Forest School Rankings

Best Boarding High Schools in Maryland

#5 of 13

Best All-Girls High Schools in Maryland

#7 of 21

Best Private K-12 Schools in Maryland

#17 of 82

Academics

 

  • Average Graduation Rate
    -
  • Average SAT
    1230
  • Average ACT
    28

Popular Colleges

  • A
    University of Maryland
    60 Students
  • A
    University of Delaware
    35 Students
  • A+
    Georgetown University
    34 Students

Culture & Safety

92%
of students agree that they feel
safe at their school
100%
of students agree that they like
their school and feel happy there

What are your favorite school events or traditions?

Lights and Darks

25%

Ring Dance

17%

Prom

13%

Boarding

  • Students Boarding
    -
  • Boarding Days Per Week
    -
  • Top Countries
    -
  • International Boarding Students
    -

Students

B+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.

Students
600

67%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive.
93%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy.
93%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic.

Teachers

8:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
National 17:1
88%
of students and parents agree that the teachers
give engaging lessons
94%
of students and parents agree that the teachers
genuinely care about the students
94%
of students and parents agree taht the teachers
adequately lead and control the classroom.

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