Fast Facts
At A Glance
group
360
Students across three divisions, PK-3 to Grade 12.
teacher
81%
Teaching faculty with advanced degrees
ratio
40
Student Clubs & Committees
heart
6
Quaker SPICES: Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality/Equity, Stewardship
Sandy Spring Friends School is a progressive, co-ed, college-preparatory Quaker private school in Montgomery County, Maryland, serving students from Preschool (age three) through 12th Grade.
Founded in 1961, SSFS offers a deep and rigorous academic curriculum, character education rooted in universal Quaker principles, a diverse student body, and master teachers who are passionate about their subject matter and helping students develop their individual sense of purpose as they become caring citizens of the world. SSFS sits on a pastoral 140-acre campus in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland, midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore—an ideal setting for intellectual contemplation, athletic training, artistic expression, outdoor exploration, varied extracurricular pursuits, urban excursion, and personal growth.
General Information
Address
16923 Norwood Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Phone
Main: (301) 774-7455
Fax: (301) 924-1115
Head of School
Sean Hamer
Campus
140+
Acre Campus
3
Athletic Fields
1
Educational Farm
1
Swimming
Pond
2 Preschool
Gardens
40 Foot Rock
Climbing Wall
6 Miles of Cross-Country Trails
Midway between D.C & Baltimore
Student Body
100 Lower School
Students (PK3-Grade 5)
4%
Identify as Quaker
100 Middle School
Students (Grades 6-8)
277 College/University destinations for our graduates in the last four years
160 Upper School
Students (Grades 9-12)
49%
Students of Color
Faculty & Staff
130
Faculty & Staff
9
Faculty-Staff Members
are Alumni
90
Teaching Faculty
81%
of Teaching Faculty Hold Advanced Degrees
23%
Faculty & Staff of Color
17
Faculty & Staff with tenures of 20+ years
"Let Your Lives Speak."
This motto expresses our philosophy of educating all aspects of a person so that their life—in all of its facets—can reveal the unique strengths within.
