Elizabeth Seton High School was established on March 15, 1957, and opened with an enrollment of 138 freshmen and a faculty of six Daughters of Charity in September 1959.
Elizabeth Seton was named one of 10 private schools of distinction by The Washington Post in 2005.[4]
Description
Seton covers grades 9–12 and can hold about 650 students.[5]
The school was named in honor of the American Catholic saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. The school colors are scarlet, gold, and white. The mascot is a roadrunner. The school motto is "Light to know. Grace to do."[citation needed]
Enrollment
Grades 9-12: 552 (2016–2017)
Student/teacher ratio: 13-1
Average class size: 16
Student/computer ratio: 7.5-1; 1:1 Beginning with the class of 2019