Rachel O. Merritt Academy
Infants – 8th Grade
9211 Arlington Blvd.
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 703-273-8000
Current Parents: 703-273-8001
Fax: 703-591-1431
Hours of Operation
Facility Open: 6:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Preschool Program
Program Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuition Includes: 6:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
School Program
Academic Day: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuition Includes: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30p.m.
Extended Service: 6:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
History
Established: 1963
Founder: Rachel O Merritt
Licensing
Licensed by: Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)
Preschool Accredited by: National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)
School (K-8) Accredited by: Virginia Independent Schools Association (VISA)
Operated by: Sunrise Senior Living Education Foundation (SSLEF)
Testing
Annual Standardized Testing: IOWA Test of Basic Skills – K-8
Cognitive Abilities Test – 3rd, 5th, 7th Graders only
Metropolitan Readiness Test – Kindergarten only
- Given each Fall semester
Admissions Dates
Open Houses
January 26, 2008
February 23, 2008
Registration
Current families: February
New families: March
Tuition and Fees
The 2007-2008 rates: Registration Fee ($500) + Tuition
Tuition
2007-2008 |
1 Payment
2% Discount |
2 Payments
1% Discount |
10-12 Payments |
Weekly
Payments |
| Infants |
$17,504 |
$17,683 |
$17,861 |
$343.00 |
| Toddlers |
$15,946 |
$16,109 |
$16,271 |
$312.00 |
| Preschool |
$13,702 |
$13,852 |
$13,992 |
$269.00 |
Lower School
(K-5) |
$10,959 |
$11,072 |
$11,183 |
$215.00 |
| Middle School (6th-8th) |
$12,336 |
$12,461 |
$12,588 |
$242.00 |
Tuition includes
Infants, Toddlers and Preschool: 12 Month Program
(Mon. – Fri. 6:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.)
Kindergarten – 8th Grade: 10 Month Program
(Mon. – Fri. 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
Extended Care (K-8) Fees 2007-2008
Before School ONLY
(6:45 -8:15am) |
After School ONLY
(3:45 – 6:15pm) |
Service Days ONLY |
Before, After School, and Service Days |
$1,573/year |
$2,420/year |
$605/year |
$3,575/year |
Service Days : For parents who work during Christmas and Easter break and days of early dismissal we provide extended care during these occasions.
Enrollment info
Total = 360 students
Infants and Toddlers: 67
Preschool: 117
Kindergarten-5th Grade: 134
Middle School (6th-8th): 42
Ratios and Maximum Class Size
| Infant Room |
6 weeks – 10 months |
1:4 |
| Room A |
10 months – 17 months |
1:4 |
| Room B |
18 months – 24 months |
1:5 |
| Room C |
24 months – 30 months |
1:10 |
| Room D |
30 months – 36 months |
1:10 |
| K3 |
3-4 year olds |
1:10 |
| K4 |
4-5 year olds
|
1:12 |
| School |
Kindergarten – 8th Grade |
1:20 |
Specialty Classes Offered
Preschool |
School |
| |
|
- Library
- Creative Movement
- American Sign Language
- Physical Education
- Music
- Computers
|
- Library
- Spanish
- French
- Physical Education
- Music
- Computers
- Art
|
Food Service
Morning Snack - Preschool and Before School Extended Service
Hot Lunch – All Students
Afternoon Snack – Preschool and After School Extended Service
Observed Holidays
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- President’s Day
- Easter (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- Memorial Day
- July 4th
School Breaks
- Thanksgiving (2 days)
- Christmas (1week between Christmas and New Year)
- Easter (1 week around Easter)
Download 2006-2007 School Calendar
Facilities
7-acre campus
Buildings
- Administrative Building
- Music Room
- Preschool Computer Room
- Gymnasium
- Lower School
- Upper School
- Computer Lab
- Language Suite
- Library
- Art Room
- Infant and Toddler Building
Facilities
- Pool
- Infant and Toddler Playground
- Preschool Playground
- School Playground
- Sports Field
- Sport Court
Uniform Guidelines
School students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade are required to wear a school uniform. For more detailed uniform guidelines see Uniform Guidelines.
Faculty Profile
Female: 92%
Male: 8%
| |
Preschool |
School |
Administration |
High School Diploma
|
55% |
0% |
40% |
CDA
|
3% |
0% |
0% |
Associates Degree
|
14% |
8% |
0% |
Bachelors Degree
|
25% |
77% |
20% |
| Masters Degree |
3% |
11% |
40% |
| Doctoral Degree |
0% |
4% |
0% |
(1/1/2006)
School Administrators
Executive Director: Carol Edelstein
School Principal: Mary Pitman
Director of Educational Resources: Linda Potts
Preschool Director: Tracy Austin-Wooden
Assistant Preschool Director: Ashley
Bengtzen
High Schools after Merritt Academy (2000-2006)
- Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School
- Fairfax High School
- Flint Hill High School
- Foxcroft School
- Lake Braddock High School
- Langley High School
- Madeira School
- Marshall High School
- Oakton High School
- Paul VI Catholic High School (PVI)
- Robinson High School
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
- Virginia School of the Arts
- Westfield High School
- W.T. Woodson High School
- Yorktown High School
Other schools operated by SSLEF
Religious Affiliation
Merritt Academy is a school based on Christian values. We are not affiliated with any church or religious denomination.
Merritt Academy admits children of any race to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The Academy does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion or ethnic origins in the administering of its educational policies, scholarships and loan programs, athletic or other school-administered programs.
