FRANCIS SCOTT KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hurst Terrace and Dana Place NW
202.282.0113
David Landeryou, Principal
Public
Pre-K through Grade 5
The Key School is the public elementary school for most of the Palisades. Children living on Watson Street and Manning Street above MacArthur and on Palisades Lane attend the Horace Mann Elementary School.
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HORACE MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Newark and 44th Streets NW
202.282.0126
Elizabeth Whisnant, Principal
Public
Pre-K through Grade 5
Horace Mann Elementary School is the public elementary school for children living on Watson Street and Manning Street above MacArthur and on Palisades Lane.
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THE LAB SCHOOL
4759 Reservoir Road NW
202.282.0126
Kim Wargo, Head of School
Independent
Ages 5–18
Serves students who have been diagnosed with a language-based and/or attention-based learning difference.
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OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL
4755 Whitehaven Pkwy, NW
202.337.1421
Sheila Martinez, Principal
Independent
PK3 through Grade 8
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ST. PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
4700 Whitehaven Pkwy, NW
202.342.2805
Jalene Spain Thomas, Head of School
Independent
Nursery through Grade 8
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THE RIVER SCHOOL
4880 MacArthur Blvd, NW
202.337.3554
Nancy Mellon, Executive Director
Independent
Preschool through Grade 5
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THE FIELD SCHOOL
2301 Foxhall Rd, NW
202.295.5800
Lori Strauss, Head of School
Independent
Grade 6 through Grade 12
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PRESCHOOLS
Many of the above schools offer early childhood, nursery, or prekindergarten programs. The schools that follow are focused exclusively on preschoolers.