Maryvale, a Catholic independent girls’ school serving grades 6 through 12, affiliated with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, provides an environment in which each student can reach her academic, spiritual, physical, and civic potential in a loving, supportive and diverse community. Building upon its unique and special heritage, Maryvale’s mission is to provide an exceptional education that responds to change and prepares young women for life.
Best Private School (Middle/High School)
Daily Record Reader Rankings 2023
100 + acres
8 STUDENTS : 1 TEACHER
16,673 HOURS of service from one graduating class
$10 MILLION
43 in merit scholarships
TITLES since joining the IAAM
98 GRADUATED Leadership Scholars
40+ CLUBS student led
Individualized Education
Maryvale believes in educating young women for life through an individualized approach. We developed a unique model that offers a customized learning experience so each student can reach her full potential.
With our personalized classroom experience, innovative teaching methods, and flexible curriculum, each girl can excel in all aspects of her academic, spiritual, and social life at Maryvale.
This model allows each student to become a confident, independent learner and leader. Our accomplished alumnae guarantee this approach lays the foundation for future success.
We develop holistic learning communities that educate for life.
Academics
From college preparatory classes to AP courses, we offer the right amount of rigor for the region’s brightest students.
Whether it is a Middle School roller coaster construction project or Upper School Engineering through Robotics, Maryvale emphasizes Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) at all levels.
Using the latest technological resources, every girl is challenged and given the opportunity to reach a potential never thought possible. Just ask the Maryvale graduates who earned perfect 800 scores on portions of the SAT!
We educate for and act on behalf of justice, peace, and care for all creation.
Leadership & Service
Leadership and service go hand in hand at Maryvale. Servant leadership is fostered in an accepting environment where the possibility of reward outweighs the fear of failure.
From social justice and Student Council to theater and athletics, opportunities to lead and serve exist at every corner of the campus.
As part of the Patricia J. Mitchell ’65 Leadership Institute, Middle and Upper School students have the chance to participate in formal leadership training and companion community service outreach.
We commit ourselves to community service.
Traditions
We create community among those with whom we work and with those we serve.
May Crowning
Ring Day
Senior Tailgate
Father Daughter Dance
Candy Cane Social Big Sister Little Sister
Gym Meet
New York City Trip Community Homeroom
Arts
Middle and Upper School students have numerous opportunities to share their unique creativity through performing and visual arts.
Whether onstage or behind the scenes, drama, theater technology, digital arts, music, and dance have become an important part of the Maryvale curriculum and after-school activities. Throughout the arts, technology is infused to create modern works and prepare girls for the next generation of jobs.
We embrace the gift of diversity.
Athletics
Whether you are a newcomer to a sport or an accomplished athlete, Maryvale believes that all girls should have the opportunity to participate in athletics to round out their educational experience. Lessons learned on our field, track, and court can be applied to life beyond campus.
The Maryvale Lions have proudly won numerous Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) championships, with a record-setting five titles in one school year. Our girls have been named AllAmericans, IAAM All-Stars, and “Athlete of the Week” by the Baltimore Sun, among other honors. Many continue to earn accolades and shatter records as they move on and become collegiate student-athletes.
We honor the dignity and sacredness of each person.
Living Classroom
Located on 100-plus acres in the gorgeous Green Spring Valley, Maryvale’s collegelike campus provides the perfect setting for a living classroom. Featuring an outdoor amphitheater, sprawling woods, nature trails, and a waterfall, the grounds offer the ideal opportunity for collaborative learning, self-reflection, and quiet study.
Whether students are studying the plants near the Maryvale waterfall or filming on the Castle Terrace, outdoor learning is strongly encouraged and regularly incorporated within the curriculum.
We proclaim by our lives, even more than by our words, that God is good.
Graduation
Sampling of College Acceptances
Boston College
Christopher Newport University
Clemson University*
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
Community College of Baltimore County
Denison University*
DePauw University
Drexel University*
Duquesne University
Elizabethtown College*
Elon University
Furman University
Georgetown University
Hollins University
James Madison University*
Juniata College
Lafayette College*
Marist College
Messiah University
Mississippi State University
Mount St. Mary’s University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Pennsylvania State University
Providence College
Purdue University Global
Randolph-Macon College
Roanoke College*
Rochester Institute of Technology
Sacred Heart University
Saint Peter’s University
Salisbury University*
Smith College
Spelman College*
St. John’s University, New York
Sweet Briar College
Syracuse University*
The Catholic University of America
The University of Alabama*
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tulane University
United States Naval Academy
University of Cincinnati
University of Delaware*
University of Georgia*
University of Kentucky
University of Mary Washington
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, College Park*
University of Pittsburgh*
University of Richmond
University of South Carolina, Columbia*
University of Southern California
University of Vermont
Villanova University*
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*
Wagner College
Washington College
West Virginia University
York College of Pennsylvania
United States Naval Academy Villanova University The Catholic University of America
University of Maryland, College Park Georgetown University
“We must have courage in the times we live in. Great souls are needed, souls having the interests in God at heart.”
~St. Julie Billiart Foundress, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
