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The Loomis Chaffee School
Office of Admission, Windsor, CT 06095 - View a map of this school Map
tel: 860-687-6400

Loomis Chaffee is one of the nation's leading boarding schools with a long history of supporting excellence in its students from all over the country and around the world in grades 9-12. "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..."

Definition of Terms
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12, PG 9-12
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 135 acres
     
Student Body    
Enrollment 690 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 22% 18%
Percent International Students 8% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 60% 70%
Average SAT Score 1945 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1770 - 2120 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Bi-Monthly Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code Casual Casual
Average Class Size 12 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:5 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 38 14
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 71% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $161 million $15 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $43,000 $39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $32,600 $22,560
Percent Students on Financial Aid 33% 31%
Average Financial Aid Grant $28,347 $18,000
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Jan. 15 Jan. 15
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 79% -
Acceptance Rate 34% 60%
Director of Admissions Erby L. Mitchell
Associate Director of Admissions Nancy Cleary (Director of FA)
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 19 13


Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballCross Country
DivingField Hockey
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
VolleyballWater Polo
Wrestling 
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 52 23
 
 
A Cappelicans (A capella)Anime Club
As Schools Match WitsChess Club
Chess ClubChinese Club
Christian FellowshipCommunity Life Group
Community Service ProgramDance Dance Revolution (DDR)
Darwin ClubFilm Club
FIRST Robotics Team ParagonFrench Club
German ClubHomeless Helpers
Jewish Student UnionLoomis Chaffee Archers
Loomis Chaffee RadioLoomis Chaffee Step Team
Loomis Chaffee TVLoomis Chaffee UNICEF
Magic ClubMath Team
Paintball ClubPaintball Club
Ping Pong ClubPing Pong Club
Poetry ClubPRISM (Persons Rising in Support of Multiculturalism)
Project GreenRock Climbing Club
SADD (Students Against Destructive DecisionsService Club
Spectrum (Gay/Straight Alliance)Step Team
Step TeamStudent Activities
Student CouncilStudent Council
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College Matriculation:  
Year: 2003-2007
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
Link to Matriculation Data
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: 11/19/2009
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