Fast Facts
Sandy Spring Friends School is a progressive, coed, college preparatory Quaker school serving students from Preschool age three through 12th Grade, with an optional boarding program in the Upper School.
Founded in 1961, SSFS offers a deep and rigorous academic curriculum, character education rooted in universal Quaker principles, and a diverse and international student body that reflects today's global community. 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, diverse extracurricular pursuits, outdoor exploration, urban excursion, and personal growth.
At A Glance
group
620
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
General Information
Address
16923 Norwood Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Phone
Main: (301) 774-7455
Fax: (301) 924-1115
Int. Head of School
Christine Lewis
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
Faculty & Staff
186
Faculty & Staff
9
Faculty-Staff Members
are Alumni
91
Teaching Faculty
81%
of Teaching Faculty Hold Advanced Degrees
23%
Faculty & Staff of Color
22
Faculty & Staff with tenures of 20+ years
Student Body
160 Lower School
Students (PK3-Grade 5)
30 Upper School
Boarding Students
7%
Identify as Quaker
150 Middle School
Students (Grades 6-8)
6
Countries Represented
277 College/University destinations for our graduates in the last four years
310 Upper School
Students (Grades 9-12)
53%
Students of Color
16
Average Class Size
"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.
