School Fit
Decide whether St. Albans fits your son
Look past selectivity to the daily life of an all-boys Episcopal school with a small boarding program.
Checked against St. Albans's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
School fit
Is St. Albans a fit?
- The school
- St. Albans is an Episcopal school for boys on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral, serving grades 4 through 12.
- Type
- Private, all-boys day and boarding school, Episcopal
- Boarding
- About thirty international, domestic and local Upper School students live in the dorm in the Lane-Johnston Building.
- Who supervises the dorm
- Five dorm faculty and their families supervise the dorm.
- Rooms
- The dorm is on the top two floors of the Lane-Johnston Building, next to the dining hall and the Upper School, with single and double rooms.
- Study
- A supervised study hall is held each night, and students may receive academic support from the Teaching and Learning Program.
- Local boarders
- The dorm also serves local families facing long commutes and busy Upper School schedules, who live close enough to attend games, concerts and other events.
- Boarding grades
- Boarding is for Upper School students, and boarding tuition is listed for grades 9 to 12.
- Parking
- Visitors park in the Cathedral garage, reached from Wisconsin Avenue just south of Woodley Road.
- Virtual tour
- The school offers a virtual tour of campus.
- 01
Ask your son what kind of school day he wants, and let him answer honestly.
- 02
Visit or take the virtual tour, and ask what a typical week looks like.
- 03
If you are considering the dorm, ask how boarding admission works, since the school pages do not say.