The Hotchkiss School

11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, CT 06039 - View a map of this school Map
Tel: (860) 435-3102
Grades: (Boarding) 9-12, PG | 594 students
The Hotchkiss School is an independent boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, the School provides an education of unsurpassed quality to 599 students in grades 9 through 12, and to a small number of post-graduates. Students at Hotchkiss come from across the United States and 28 foreign countries. Graduates attend many of the most selective universities and colleges.||The Hotchkiss School strives to develop in students a lifelong love of learning, responsible citizenship, and personal integrity. The School is committed to mastery of learning skills, development of intellectual curiosity, excellence, and creativity in all disciplines, and enthusiastic participation in athletics and other school activities.

Definition of Terms 
| 2012 School Data
The Hotchkiss School
Boarding School Avg.
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 1891 1906
Campus Size 810 acres 125 acres
Student Body
Enrollment 594 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 31% 18%
Percent International Students 13% 19%
Percent Students Boarding 93% 67%
Average SAT Score 2013 * National Avg. »View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1920 - 2110 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Bi-Weekly Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code Formal Casual
Average Class Size 12 students 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:6 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 21 14
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 63% 65%
Summer Program Offered Yes Yes
Finances
Endowment Size $362 million $14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $47,950 $45,000
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $40,750 $24,600
Percent Students on Financial Aid 37% 33%
Average Financial Aid Grant $36,960 $19,000
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
Admission
Application Deadline Jan. 15 Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application Yes No
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 87% -
Acceptance Rate 18% 60%
Director of Admissions Jane Reynolds  

AP / Advanced Courses:
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 21 14
AP/Advanced Courses
AP Art AP Art History
AP Biology AP Calculus (AB)
AP Calculus (BC) AP Chemistry
AP Chinese Language AP Economics (macro)
AP Economics (micro) AP English Literature
AP Environmental Science AP European History
AP French Language AP French Literature
AP German Language AP Government & Politics (Comparative)
AP Human Geography AP Latin (Vergil)
AP Music Theory AP Physics B
AP Physics C AP Spanish Language
AP Spanish Literature AP Statistics
AP US History

Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 20 13
Interscholastic Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cross Country Diving
Field Hockey Football
Golf Ice Hockey
Lacrosse Sailing
Soccer Softball
Squash Swimming
Tennis Track and Field
Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball
Water Polo Wrestling

Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 38 23
Extracurriculars
Asian Society BAHSA(Black and Hispanic Student Alliance)
Blue and White Society (school spirit) Blue Notes (male a capella)
Calliope (female a capella) Classics Club
Cooking Club Crosswinds
Cum Laude Society Fencing Club
French Club Gay/Straight Alliance
German Club Habitat for Humanity
HAS (Hotchkiss Art Society) Hillel
Human Rights Watch, International International Matters e-Magazine
Investment Club Knitting Club
Latin/Caribbean Club LIfeguarding
Mischianza No Limits
Outing Club Press Club
SEA (Students for Environmental Awareness) Society for Public Speaking (SPS, includes Debate, Model UN, Model Congress)
Spanish Club Step Team
Student Health Organization Student-Faculty Council
The Paper The Record
The Review The Whipping Post
Ultimate Frisbee WKIS Radio Station

School Notes:

  • The Hotchkiss School was founded 1891, establishing a tradition of academic excellence in a small-school community with a large-school diversity. Hotchkiss strives to develop in students a lifelong love of learning, responsible citizenship, and personal integrity. The School is a community based on trust, mutual respect, and compassion, and it holds all members of the community accountable for upholding these values. The School is committed to mastery of learning skills, development of intellectual curiosity, excellence, and creativity in all disciplines, and enthusiastic participation in athletics and other school activities. The School encourages students to develop clarity of thought, confidence and facility in expressing ideas, and artistic and aesthetic sensitivity. In and out of the classroom, all members of the community are expected to subject their views and actions to critical examination and to accept responsibility for them. The School hopes that graduates will leave Hotchkiss with a commitment to environmental stewardship and service to others and with a greater understanding of themselves and of their roles in a global society.
  • School accreditations: NAIS/CAIS/ TABS

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