Oakcrest School (McLean, Virginia)

Oakcrest School
Address
850 Balls Hill Road McLean, Virginia, (Fairfax County) 22101 United States
Coordinates	38°57′23″N 77°11′32″W / 38.95639°N 77.19222°W / 38.95639; -77.19222Coordinates: 38°57′23″N 77°11′32″W / 38.95639°N 77.19222°W / 38.95639; -77.19222
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic Opus Dei
Established	1976
School code	Virtus et Veritas
Head of School	Mary Ortiz
Faculty	34
Grades	6–12
Gender	Girls school
Enrollment	200+ (2010)
• Grade 6	{ Class color- turquoise}
• Grade 7	{ Class color- pink}
• Grade 8	{ Class color- purple}
• Grade 9	{ Class color- yellow}
• Grade 10	{ Class color- orange}
• Grade 11	{ Class color- blue}
• Grade 12	{ Class color- red}
Average class size	12-15
Student to teacher ratio	6:1
Language	Classes are taught in English; Spanish and Latin are required courses
Hours in school day	7:50 am – 3:00 pm
Campus size	5 acres (20,000 m²)
Color(s)	Green and White
Slogan	Where girls make a difference
Athletics conference	Potomac Valley Athletic Conference
Sports	Volleyball, basketball, tennis, swimming, softball, lacrosse, track and field, and soccer
Mascot	Charlie the Charger horse Green & white
Team name	Chargers
Accreditation	accredited
Newspaper	Veritas Times
Tuition	$21, 670
Website	http://www.oakcrest.org

Oakcrest School is an independent school in the Catholic tradition for girls grades 6–12 located in McLean, Virginia. It is inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church under the auspices of Opus Dei.

External links

Oakcrest School website

McLean, Virginia

Education

Primary & Secondary Schools	Fairfax County Public Schools Langley High School McLean High School Madeira School Oakcrest School Potomac School

Other education	Fairfax County Public Library

Landmarks

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Opus Dei

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Schools	Colégio Planalto The Heights School Northridge Preparatory School Oakcrest School PAREF Northfield School

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington

Churches and parishes	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Thomas More Parishes St. Mary's Church, Fairfax Station St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Fredericksburg Abbey Holy Cross Abbey

Catholic education	Higher education Catholic Distance University Christendom College Institute for the Psychological Sciences Marymount University High schools Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School Bishop Ireton High School John Paul the Great Catholic High School Oakcrest School Paul VI Catholic High School

Ordinaries	Past Thomas Jerome Welsh John Richard Keating Present Paul Loverde

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High schools in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County Public Schools

Zoned public high schools	Annandale Centreville Chantilly Thomas A. Edison Fairfax Falls Church Hayfield Herndon Langley Lake Braddock Robert E. Lee James Madison George C. Marshall McLean Mount Vernon Oakton Robinson South County South Lakes JEB Stuart West Potomac West Springfield Westfield Woodson

Alternative high schools	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Mountain View Alternative High School

Independent

Secular private	Flint Hill School Madeira School Potomac School

Religious	Oakcrest School Paul VI Catholic High School Trinity Christian School

This list is incomplete. This includes schools in the independent city of Fairfax.

Single-gender schools in the Washington, DC area

Private boys' schools

District of Columbia	Gonzaga College High School St. Anselm's Abbey School St. Albans School

Maryland	Avalon School DeMatha Catholic High School Georgetown Preparatory School The Heights School Landon School

Became coeducational	Bishop Ireton High School (Virginia)

Private girls' schools

District of Columbia	Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School National Cathedral School

Virginia	Madeira School Oakcrest School

Maryland	Academy of the Holy Cross Brookewood School Connelly School of the Holy Child Elizabeth Seton High School Holton-Arms School Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

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Oakcrest School (McLean, Virginia)

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