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Stuart Hall School
235 West Frederick Street, Staunton, VA 24401 - View a map of this school Map tel: (888)306-8926
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Stuart Hall School, a member of (Episcopal) Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia, educates the whole child -mind, body, heart, spirit - in a nurturing environment based on honor and respect. Personal attention encourages high academic acheivement, excellence in the arts, and comfortable student-faculty interaction. The campus is located in the historic district of the city of Staunton, Virginia- home to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Mary Baldwin College, the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse, the Frontier Cultural Museum, Blue Ridge Parkway, and a variety of restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques. Nearby Charlottesville, offers additional cultural and sporting events at the University of Virginia, and, within 2 hours' drive, Richmond and Washington, D.C. offer even more historic and cosmopolitan opportunities for our students.


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Stuart Hall School Boarding School Avg.
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered  (Boarding) 8-12 8-12
Grades Offered (Day) K-12 Pre-K-12
School Type All-girls Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Supports Learning Differences (LD) Yes Yes
Religious Affiliation Episcopal Non-denominational
Year Founded 1844 1899
Campus Size 8 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 320 students 294 students
Percent Students of Color 15% 16%
Percent International Students 20% 15%
Percent Students Boarding 33% 72%
Average SAT Score 1660 *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Casual Formal
Average Class Size 10 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 8 13
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 65% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $3 million $17 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $36,200 $36,600
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $11,400 $20,975
Percent Students on Financial Aid 38% 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $ 14,500 $ 16,199
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate 70% 60%
Director of Admissions David E. Taibl
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 10 13

Interscholastic Sports

BasketballCheering
Cross CountryGolf
LacrosseSoccer
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 15 22
  Extracurriculars
 
Ambassadors ClubChorus
Class OfficersE.L.A. Society
Ecology ClubHonor Council
National Honor SocietyOutreach Committee
Periscript Literary MagazinePrefects
Social CommitteeStudent Government Association
Student Newspaper CommitteeTraditions Committee
Yearbook
School Notes:
  • 100% of Stuart Hall's graduating class each year is placed successfully in outstanding colleges and universities. Listed below are several of the colleges and universities to which our graduates have matriculated in recent years: Brown University, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, James Madison University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, New York University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University of Michigan.
  • LD types supported: Mild Learning Differences
  • School accreditations: NAIS, VAIS
  • Sample of notable school alumni:
    • Juliette Gordon Low - Founder of the Girl Scouts of America
  • Profile last updated: 04/22/2008
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