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Loomis Chaffee School
Office of Admission, Windsor, CT 06095 - View a map of this school Map tel: 860-687-6000
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"The mission of The Loomis Chaffee School is to advance the development in spirit, mind and body of boys and girls drawn from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and to inspire in them a commitment to the best self and the common good. The goal of the school’s academic program is the formation of skilled and discerning minds in preparation for higher education and lifelong learning..."


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Loomis Chaffee School Boarding School Avg.
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12, PG 8-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1874 1900
Campus Size 300 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 720 students 294 students
Percent Students of Color 20% 16%
Percent International Students 11% 15%
Percent Students Boarding 60% 70%
Average SAT Score 1946 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1780 - 2130 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Bi-Weekly Weekly
Classroom Dress Code Casual Formal
Average Class Size 14 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:5 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 19 13
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 82% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $175 million $16 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $39,100 $36,800
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $29,500 $21,200
Percent Students on Financial Aid 30% 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $ 21,000 $ 16,600
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Jan. 15 Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 78% -
Acceptance Rate 39% 60%
Director of Admissions Thomas Southworth
Associate Director of Admissions Nancy Cleary (Director of FA)
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 22 13

Interscholastic Sports

Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballCross Country
DanceDiving
FencingField Hockey
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
RiflerySoccer
SoftballSquash
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Water PoloWrestling
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 20 22
  Extracurriculars
 
As Schools Match WitsChinese Club
Christian FellowshipCommunity Life Group
Community Service ProgramFrench Club
German ClubJewish Student Union
Loomis Chaffee TVPRISM (Persons Rising in Support of Multiculturalism)
SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving)Service Club
Student ActivitiesStudent Council
The Book Club and Literary SocietyThe Confluence (yearbook)
The Debate SocietyThe Log (Student Newspaper)
The LoomTheater
College Matriculation:  
Year: 2003-2007 10 Most Popular College Choices  (# Enrolled)  
George Washington
28
Georgetown, N.Y.U.
24
Tufts, Skidmore
22
Columbia, Trinity (CT), Union, Hamilton
18
Franklin and Marshall, Boston University
16
Washington University (St. Louis), Boston College
15
Cornell, Bates, Hobart, Johns Hopkins
14
Fordham, Carnegie Mellon
12
Univ. of Penn., Villanova, Babson, Vanderbilt
11
Yale, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Colby, Conn
10
School Notes:
  • The mission of The Loomis Chaffee School is to advance the development in spirit, mind and body of boys and girls drawn from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and to inspire in them a commitment to the best self and the common good. The goal of the school’s academic program is the formation of skilled and discerning minds in preparation for higher education and lifelong learning. Through its courses and community life, Loomis Chaffee also educates its students for service in the nation and in today's global civilization. In all things, the school aims to be, as its founders intended, “a shrine from which boys and girls shall take the highest inspirations for better and grander lives."
  • Profile last updated: 11/28/2007
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