An elite, private college preparatory school for boys in Washington, D.C. Its mascot is the bulldog and its team colors are blue and white. St. Albans has a reputation for being among the elite school in the nation for its
college placement and tendency to produce politicians. A
2004 article in the Wall Street Journal found that among U.S. schools, St. Albans had the 11th-highest success rate in placing graduates at 10 selective universities. St. Albans graduates include Former Vice President
Al Gore, Senator Evan Bayh, Senator Michael Bennett, Journalists David Ignatius and Ian Urbina, and
Fox News host Brit Hume.
St. Albans is considered co-curricular and all boys are expected to participate in a sport. St. Albans competes in the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC), a league of independent schools in the Washington, D.C. area. Other members of the league are Georgetown Preparatory School, Bullis School, Episcopal
High School, Landon School, and St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School.
"St. Albans School sits atop Mount Saint Alban in Washington, DC. With their egos you'd presume they were on
top of
Everest."
"St. Albans is a snooty,
elitist, inside-the-Beltway institution."
-Slate Magazine