Diversity

WES Diversity Mission Statement

        (Draft)  

Washington Episcopal School is a diverse community, where the uniqueness of each member of the school is celebrated.  The WES goal is to educate the whole child in order to prepare each graduate to become a citizen of the world.  At WES, a diverse student body and broad based academic excellence go hand in hand.  Classrooms present students with the opportunity to freely share a range of ideas and experiences to enrich academic, social and moral learning.  Contributions from everyone in the WES community without regard to ethnicity, learning style, physical ability, race, religion, sexual orientation or socio-economic status are encouraged and welcomed.  As an Episcopal school, WES is dedicated to the Church’s mission of social justice and tolerance and strives to challenge prejudice, intolerance, racism, and oppression. 

2010-2011 

Enrollment: 292 students

• 73 in NTK, 181 in Grades 1-6, 61 in Middle School (Grades 7 & 8)
• 144 girls and 167 boys
• 227 Families
• 29% Minority Students - African American, Asian, Latino, Middle Eastern, and multi-racial
• 29% Students of Color
• 14% African-Americans
• 3% Asians
• 2% Latino

Faculty: 74 members

• 20% male, 80% female
• 18% people of color or hailing from the international community.

Washington Episcopal School primarily serves families from the District of Columbia, Montgomery County, Northern Virginia, and Prince George’s County. We take pride in the rich diversity of our student body, which represents a range of ethnic and racial groups, United States citizens and foreign nationals, and a cross-section of economic, religious (primarily Christian, Jewish, and Islamic), and cultural backgrounds.