Welcome to St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
Come on in. Take a look around. This is a pretty great place.
"We are welcoming and excited to have a diverse community not in spite of being an Episcopal school but because we are an Episcopal school. We believe that our faith calls us to engagement and hospitality."
—The Rev. Sarah Moses, PhD
SSSAS is a college preparatory Episcopal Church School in the Diocese of Virginia that educates students from age 3 through grade 12. SSSAS serves students from across Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
We have three distinct campuses, each uniquely tailored to meet the needs of the students within. The Lower School, ages 3 through grade 5, is located on Fontaine Street; the Middle School, 6-8, is located on Braddock Road; the Upper School, 9-12, is located on St. Stephen's Road.
Our Mission
To help our students succeed in a complex and changing world, we seek to inspire a passion for learning, an enthusiasm for athletic and artistic endeavor, a striving for excellence, a celebration of diversity, and a commitment to service.
Our mission is to pursue goodness as well as knowledge and to honor the unique value of each of our members as a child of God in a caring community.
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Saints Stories
St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS). Founded in 1973, VAIS is the leader in advancing and advocating for independent school education in Virginia. The VAIS accreditation program is one of a select few recognized at the international level through the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). VAIS also is recognized and approved by the Virginia Board of Education through the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE).
In addition, we are affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES), the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal Schools Association (MAESA), and The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW).
Please note that SSSAS is a religiously-affiliated institution that is exempt from Virginia Department of Social Services Licensing. The public disclosure statements found online are posted to meet the requirements of the religious exemption law.