Students arrive to our campuses by car, on foot and bike, by Metro, and by our own buses. Read on to learn more about each option
Latin Bus Service
Washington Latin offers charter bus service to and from both campuses with morning and afternoon service, plus a late bus from 2nd Street. This is not a door-to-door service, and families are responsible for ensuring the student arrives at the bus stop and has a plan to get from the bus stop to home.
Our chartered buses arrive at and depart designated stops convenient for the majority of our families, generally including the following areas:
- Hillcrest/ Anacostia
- Glover Park
- Tenleytown
- Capitol Hill (Eastern Market)
Washington Latin offers charter bus service to and from both campuses with morning and afternoon service, plus a late bus from 2nd Street. This is not a door-to-door service, and families are responsible for ensuring the student arrives at the bus stop and has a plan to get from the bus stop to home.
Our chartered buses arrive at and depart designated stops convenient for the majority of our families , generally including the following areas. This is the information from 2024-25 bus service and may be adjusted. The morning pick-up times are as follows:
- Hillcrest/Anacostia – Pick-up at 7:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the Lidl shopping center near Good Hope Road, Alabama Avenue, and Naylor Road, SE
- Eastern Market – Pick-up at 7:20 am on North Carolina and 7th, SE (2 buses originating at Eastern Market; one bus coming from Hillcrest/Anacostia)
- Glover Park – Pick-up at 7:25 at the Guy Mason Recreation Center Parking Lot
- Tenleytown – Pick-up at 7:35 a.m. on 40th behind Whole Foods, bus coming from Glover Park
Return buses will depart for all locations shortly after the end of school. Tenleytown riders please note that the afternoon drop-off is on Yuma near Wisconsin Ave.; other buses drop off at the same location as the morning pick-up.
Half-time or Occasional Use
Parents may enroll their children for half-time bus service (e.g. mornings only, afternoons only, etc.) for half price, payable either all at once at the start of the year or in three installments as shown above. Parents wanting to have their child ride the bus only occasionally pay $16/day round-trip. Occasional use will be carefully monitored and should sporadic use become regular use, families will be expected to pay the seasonal rate in full.
Late Bus
For students involved in after-school activities, we will provide return transportation at 5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays to all locations except Glover Park. Students signed up to use our Glover Park bus may use the Tenleytown route instead and connect to Southbound Metrobuses on Wisconsin Avenue. There is no late bus on Fridays.
Registration and Costs
This happens in August, after we have reviewed where families live to consider tweaks to the stop locations. That said, we KNOW there will be service to the neighborhoods listed below.
This service costs approximately $2,600 annually per student for full-time users. We regularly prorate the cost for those using the service on a part-time basis (one way, one season, only two days per week, etc.) The bus service is FREE for students whose families qualify for free or reduced meals (FARMs).
Bus service is free for families who qualify for Free and Reduced Meals. Other families may pay by the season or for the full year. The cost is approximately $16 per day.
- FALL – August through October $800
- WINTER – November through February $1,024
- SPRING – March through June $1,056
- ALL YEAR – August through June – $2,736 (5% discount for payment in full at start of year by 8/31. Families may instead elect to pay monthly for 10 months (August to May) by setting up automatic payments through MySchoolBucks.
Metro Rail/Bus Options
All students are eligible for Kids Ride Free cards, which provide unlimited rides on the city’s bus and metro systems. The closest rail stop for 2nd Street is Fort Totten; it takes students about 15 minutes to walk from the station to campus.
The Cooper Campus is between Fort Totten and the Brookland stops.
Car drop-off and pick-up
Some families drive to campus and drop off their children. Both campuses have a designated Pick-Up and Drop-Off (PUDO) routing.
2nd Street Campus PUDO
At 2nd Street, families drop off their children either in front on 2nd Street, or in the parking lot. Note that we have designated entrances by grade:
- 5th-8th – Gym entrance (parking lot)
- 9th & 10th – MPR entrance (2nd Street, double doors)
- 11th & 12th – Front entrance (2nd Street, up the stairs)
On 2nd Street, there is no parking on the school side of the street during school hours. Families pull up heading southbound and let their children out on the sidewalk. PLEASE do not have your children cross traffic!
Cooper Campus PUDO
The Cooper Campus system for PUDO will be determined in the early weeks of school at our permanent home at 4301 Harewood Road NE. Please stay tuned for details!
