Whether you live within D.C. proper or in its surrounding areas, everyone knows that the Metro and bus systems only connect to so many places. Sometimes, only a car can effectively transport someone where they want to go. As your teen comes of driving age, a good driving school is key to make sure they are smartly and safely prepared to strike out behind-the-wheel.
Maryland
All Pro Driving School
Offers both behind-the-wheel classes and classroom education sections, with virtual options for the latter. Silver Spring, Md.
Amerigo Driving School
In addition to behind-the-wheel and virtual classroom instruction, Amerigo offers teachers fluent in Spanish on weekend sessions. Hyattsville, Md.
Cyrus Driving School
Cyrus boasts modernity for its instruction vehicles, using a 2021 Toyota Corolla that allows students to get familiar with driving using vehicles with up-to-date functionality. Rockville, Md.
Sam Driving School
A woman-owned business that offers Spanish-speaking, Farsi-speaking and female instructors to meet various student preferences and needs. Rockville, Md.
Washington, DC
D.C. Star Driving School
This driving school markets itself as focusing not just on helping students pass their test but also build up defensive driving habits and mindsets that will last them a lifetime.
Ethio Star Driving School
Ethio Star is licensed to conduct third-party road tests in place of a test conducted by the MVA. This is not available to their driving lesson customers due to conflict of interest but indicates rigorous certification.
Gmel Driving Academy
Offers the opportunity to learn defensive driving habits on stick shift and automatic vehicles alike, whereas many schools only offer automatic.
Tesfu D.C. Driving School
Tesfu offers training for specific skills in addition to road test prep, including parallel parking and highway driving.
Virginia
A-1 Driving Academy
Customizable programs supporting communities throughout Northern Virginia, including Alexandria, Annandale, Falls Church, Fairfax, Arlington, Woodbridge, Lorton, Springfield, Burke, McLean and Tysons Corner.
Falls Church Driving School
This school provides multilingual instruction, having instructors fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Arabic. Falls Church, Va.
Nest Driving School
Offering a free pickup and drop-off service as well as female instructors, Nest Driving School has a focus on comfort and convenience. A full list of areas where pickup services are available can be found on their website. Annandale, Va.
Royal Driving School
Royal Driving School has a focus on maturity and professionalism in its instructors and boasts that its students have a 99% driving test pass rate. Also offers a drop-off/pickup service, with availability listed on their website. Annandale, Va.
Liam McCrickard holds a B.A. in creative and professional writing from Goucher College. He is former assistant editor at Washington Parent. He works as a freelance designer, writer and editor of tabletop role-playing games.
Liam McCrickard holds a B.A. in creative and professional writing from Goucher College. He is former assistant editor at Washington Parent. He works as a freelance designer, writer and editor of tabletop role-playing games.
