Admissions
Traveling to Burke
We're a city school.
Burke is one block from the Van Ness Metro (Red Line) and steps from multiple MetroBus lines. We also run morning "Burke Buses," with stops including Arlington, VA, Hyattsville, MD, Suitland, MD, and Capitol Hill. Others commute by foot, bike, scooter, and skateboard. In short, students can travel to school "on their own steam" and take charge of their days.
When you go to Burke, you really benefit from the energy and independence of being in the District.
Students make themselves at home at Burke – arriving early to work on group projects in MPR or in the Atrium, staying late for Open Studio or "production night" for the student-run newspaper, and leaving endless books and card games in the Senior Lounge. During lunch, middle schoolers can eat on the 4th floor Terrace, then run over to the the Gym for some pick-up basketball. Visual arts classes cover the walls and display spaces each spring, and music classes spill out into the 2nd floor Commons. We may not have the largest campus, but each student gets to make it their own.
Burke is one block from the Van Ness Metro (Red Line) and steps from multiple MetroBus lines. We also run morning "Burke Buses," with stops including Arlington, VA, Hyattsville, MD, Suitland, MD, and Capitol Hill. Others commute by foot, bike, scooter, and skateboard. In short, students can travel to school "on their own steam" and take charge of their days.
When you go to Burke, you really benefit from the energy and independence of being in the District.
Students make themselves at home at Burke – arriving early to work on group projects in MPR or in the Atrium, staying late for Open Studio or "production night" for the student-run newspaper, and leaving endless books and card games in the Senior Lounge. During lunch, middle schoolers can eat on the 4th floor Terrace, then run over to the the Gym for some pick-up basketball. Visual arts classes cover the walls and display spaces each spring, and music classes spill out into the 2nd floor Commons. We may not have the largest campus, but each student gets to make it their own.
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By Public Transit
Metro StationsVan Ness / UDC 3-minute walk Cleveland Park 10-minute walk
MetroBus StopsL1 and L2 From Potomac Park to Chevy Chase DC via Dupont Circle D32 From Columbia Heights to Tenleytown -
By Morning Burke Bus
We offer AM shuttle service from:
Hyattsville & Takoma/Brightwood Route
Hyattsville Branch Library (MD)
Takoma Aquatic Center (DC)
Suitland & Capitol Hill Route
Suitland Federal Center (MD)
4th & G Street SE (DC)
Virginia & NW DC Route
Arlington Central Library (VA)
Palisades Rec Center (DC) -
By Carpool
Families are able to form carpools through the neighborhood map feature in our online Directory.
Students in carpools (2+ Burke students) can be dropped off directly on campus via our drive-through aisle on Connecticut Avenue. Individual students can be dropped off within a set radius from campus in the morning, and via our drive aisle in the afternoon. -
For Athletics
Most athletic teams practice at or adjacent to Burke. For any practices or games off-campus, our Athletic Department provides bus service to and from Burke. For example: to and from East Potomac Park for the Golf Team.
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Entrance for Walkers
Field Trips | Fall 2025 & Winter 2025-26:
Co-ed, progressive, college prep school in Washington, DC featuring a challenging curriculum in an inclusive environment for grades 6-12.
4101 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 | Phone: 202-362-8882 | Fax: 202-362-1914