Quick Facts

  • Enrollment: 180

  • Grades: K-12th

  • Average Class Size: 14

  • Student/Teacher Ratio: 11:1

  • Full-Time Teachers: 17

  • Full-Time Staff: 13

  • Part-Time Teachers/Staff: 4

  • Location: Fort Dupont, Southeast Washington, D.C. (Ward 7)

  • Demographics: 96% Black or African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% White

Meet our Executive Director, Dean Luckenbaugh

Dean Luckenbaugh has served as Executive Director at Cornerstone Schools of Washington, DC since Spring 2021. He had recently served as the Head of School at Ad Fontes Academy in Centreville for 14 years, starting in 2007. He was co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Classical Schools, a national leadership development organization for classical Christian schools, from 2009-2013. Beginning in 1998, Dean served as the founding Chairman of Veritas School in Richmond, Virginia for 5 years and then as the Head of School for 4 years.

Dean previously served the YMCA of Greater Richmond for 13 years completing his tenure as Vice President over three YMCA branches and a community development center in a subsidized housing community. Dean holds a B.S.B.A. in Marketing and Management from the University of Richmond Robins School of Business.

Dean is married to Robin and has three children: two college graduates and a current high school student.

Student Success

We are proud to have established a solid record of academic development and success. Cornerstone provides a college scholarship of up to $22,000 over four years for graduates who have a 3.5 GPA in High School and maintain a 3.0 GPA in college. 

Over 90% of our graduates have gone on to pursue higher education, attending the following colleges and universities and being accepted by many more:

  • University of Maryland

  • Marymount University

  • Morgan State University

  • North Carolina Central

  • Radford University

  • St. John’s University

  • Trinity Washington University 

  • Wilmington University

  • West Virginia University

  • Xavier University of Louisiana

  • Art Institute, Washington, DC

  • Bowie State

  • Carver College

  • Coppin State University

  • University of Dayton

  • University of Delaware

  • University of the District of Columbia

  • George Mason University

  • George Washington University

  • Indiana Tech

  • Liberty University

Accreditation

Cornerstone Schools is accredited by Christian Schools International and Cognia.

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