Landon School

Landon School is a private, college preparatory school for boys in grades 3–12, with an enrollment of approximately 680 students, in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C.[2]

Landon School
Address
6101 Wilson Lane

Bethesda
,
Maryland
20817

United States
Coordinates38°59′26″N 77°07′31″W
Information
TypePrivate, College-prep
MottoVirtute et non vi
(English: "By virtue, not by force.")
Established1929
HeadmasterJim Neill
Teaching staff85.9 (on a FTE basis)
Grades3–12
GenderBoys
Enrollment690 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio6.1
CampusSuburban
Campus size75 acres (30 ha)
Color(s)Brown and White
  
Athletics22 interscholastic sports
Athletics conferenceInterstate Athletic Conference
NicknameBears
Websitewww.landon.net
[1]

Background

Paul Landon Banfield and his wife, Mary Lee, founded Landon School in 1929. The school’s first location was a former residence in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C., now home to the Embassy of Estonia. Banfield moved Landon to its present 75-acre (300,000 m2) campus in Bethesda in 1935. The farmhouse, stables, and barn from the previous use of the Bethesda property still stand on the campus and are used today.[3]

The school has a reputation for cultivating athletes. [4] As of 2022, tuition was over $40,000 a year. [5][4]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Landon students used their time outside of the classroom to assist those in need. Upper School student TJ Kim started “Operation Supplies Over Skies,” allowing him to use his pilot's license to deliver donated medical supplies to remote hospitals in need. [6] Storm Templeton started a small community project and then it developed into a larger community effort to deliver face shields to D.C. firefighters while [7] Alex Henderson crafted masks for nurses and first responders [8]

The school's original location in Washington, D.C. now serves as the Embassy of Estonia.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 690 boys enrolled for the 2022-2023 school year was:[9][1][10]

41% of the student body identified as non-Hispanic white.

  • Native American/Alaskan – 0%
  • Asian – 7.7%
  • Latino/Hispanic – 5%
  • Middle Eastern American – 1.9%
  • International students – 2.3%
  • Black – 15.2%
  • Multiracial – 6.4%
  • Caucasian – 59%
  • Other - 3%

Academics

In the fall of the 2002-2003 school year, ten Landon students were caught cheating on their SAT exams. Among these students were eight who admitted to the offense one month later after rumors had spread throughout the school.[11] Those eight students were suspended for the remaining month of the fall semester, though they were allowed to take their fall semester exams. Two other students were pressed to withdraw from Landon or face expulsion.[11]

Extracurriculars

The school offers 22 athletics options, including varsity interscholastic sports such as swimming, soccer, water polo, football, cross country, ice hockey, wrestling, basketball, baseball, track, tennis, golf, rugby and lacrosse.[12] Landon also offers interscholastic club sports such as riflery, sailing, fencing, squash and ultimate Frisbee, as well as intramural sports and strength and conditioning.[13]

In the spring of 2010, it was revealed that students allegedly planned a fantasy football-like "draft" in which female students at other local schools were chosen for each "team," and "points" were to be scored on the basis of sexual encounters with those students. [14] The revelations came in the wake of the news about George Huguely V, a former Landon lacrosse player who was charged in the murder of his girlfriend Yeardley Love.[15]

Notable alumni

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