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First lady Melania Trump announced Monday that her son, Barron, will attend a private Episcopal school in Maryland, beginning this fall.

The announcement answered one of the lingering questions surrounding the first family’s unusual living arrangement. The first lady and 11-year-old Barron have been living at Trump Tower in New York since Donald Trump took office in January, while the president has lived at the White House.

Trump has said his wife and youngest child will relocate to the White House after the school year ends, which meant finding a local school for Barron.

Melania Trump said Monday that they have chosen St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, for their son.

“It is known for its diverse community and commitment to academic excellence,” she said in a statement. “The mission of St. Andrew’s is ‘to know and inspire each child in an inclusive community dedicated to exceptional teaching, learning, and service,’ all of which appealed to our family. … We look forward to the coming school years at St. Andrew’s.”

Founded in 1978, St. Andrew’s, a day school, has an enrollment of 580 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade, according to its website. Class sizes are small, and all of its graduates go on to college, the school said.

“As we came to know Barron through the admission process, it became clear that he, like all of our newly enrolled students, will be a great addition to St. Andrew’s,” school administrators wrote in a letter to parents Monday.

A spokesman said the head of the school, Robert Kosasky, would not have any additional comment out of respect for students’ privacy.

Barron now attends Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

St. Andrew’s is located in Potomac, about 17 miles northwest of the White House and a 30-minute drive in light traffic.

“School leaders are working directly with the Secret Service to ensure that … logistics and security will continue to work smoothly and discreetly next year for all of our students and families,” the letter to parents said.

The most recent school-age children of presidents have attended Sidwell Friends, an elite Quaker school with campuses in Washington and Bethesda, Maryland.

President Bill Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, and President Barack Obama’s daughters, Malia, graduated from the school. Sasha Obama is a sophomore.

President George W. Bush’s daughters had graduated from high school and were headed to college when he was elected.

President Jimmy Carter is the only recent president to send his child, daughter Amy, to District of Columbia public schools. She attended Stevens Elementary and Hardy Middle.

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