Maret School

Maret School is a K-12 independent day school in Washington, DC, enrolling between 500 and 700 students on one urban campus near Woodley Park. The school is nonsectarian, and its language program covers Mandarin, French, Spanish, and Latin from the lower grades through the upper school. For a DC teaching job inside a single continuous program, the setup is unusual.

What makes faculty life at Maret distinctive is the span. Teachers work inside one K-12 program rather than separate divisions on separate campuses. A lower school teacher, a middle school humanities teacher, and an upper school specialist share the same hallway culture. That means colleagues across divisions and a clear view of how a student grows over thirteen years.

The teaching culture treats arts and athletics as core work. A ceramics teacher or a varsity coach sits inside the main faculty, not at the edge. Role expectations often blend classroom teaching with coaching, advising, or club sponsorship, so candidates should expect a full school day that runs past the last class.

Compensation reflects a well-resourced school. Maret reported about $38.6 million in revenue and $78 million in net assets in 2023, with fundraising up 83 percent that year. Benefits at DC day schools this size typically include health coverage, retirement match, and professional development funds. Confirm the specifics during hiring.

Recent openings at Maret School include Upper School English, Grade 5 Humanities, ceramics and sculpture, a varsity tennis coach, Director of College Counseling, Director of Campus Safety, a maintenance engineer, and Head of School.