Stuart Hall School

235 West Frederick Street, Staunton, VA 24401 - View a map of this school Map
tel: (888)306-8926

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. The school is coed grades Pre-K - 12 with girls only boarding in grades 8 - 12. 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
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Definition of Terms
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered. (Boarding) 8-12, PG 9-12
Grades Offered (Day) Pre-K-12, PG 9-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students Yes Yes
Supports Learning Differences (LD) Yes Yes
Religious Affiliation Episcopal Non-denominational
Year Founded 1844 1906
Campus Size 8 acres 125 acres
Student Body
Enrollment 302 students 296 students
Percent Students of Color 15% 18%
Percent International Students 15% 18%
Percent Students Boarding 33% 69%
Average SAT Score 1720 * National Avg. »View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1470 - 1950 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Casual Casual
Average Class Size 10 students 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 8 14
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 75% 64%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
Finances
Endowment Size $3 million $14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $39,000 $42,800
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $12,800 $23,900
Tuition international students $39,000 $40,100
Tuition 5 day boarding $32,000 $32,950
Percent Students on Financial Aid 38% 34%
Average Financial Aid Grant $14,500 $18,500
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
Admission
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate 70% 60%
Director of Admissions Sally Day  
Associate Director of Admissions Mia Kivlighan  

Sports:

Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 8 13
Interscholastic Sports
Basketball Cheering
Cross Country Golf
Lacrosse Soccer
Tennis Volleyball

Extracurricular:

Total Extracurricular Organizations 15 24
Extracurriculars
Ambassadors Club Chorus
Class Officers E.L.A. Society
Ecology Club Honor Council
National Honor Society Outreach Committee
Periscript Literary Magazine Prefects
Social Committee Student Government Association
Student Newspaper Committee Traditions 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, New England Conservatory, Virginia Commonwealth University, Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, New York University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, School of Visual Art, and Colby College.
  • LD types supported: Mild Learning Differences
  • School accreditations: NAIS, VAIS, TABS
  • Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
    • Juliette Gordon Low - Founder of the Girl Scouts of America
    • Denise Wooldridge - Executive at Kraft Foods
    • Annette Smith Parker - Vice President, Dickinson College
    • Kelly Driscoll - Alum & Faculty Member of Rhode Island School of Design
    • Dejon Mayberry - Speech Writer for President Gerald Ford
    • Marijane Meeker - Publishes as M.E. Kerr, ALA Margaret Edwards Award
    • Anne McCaffrey - Winner of Hugo Award and Nebula Award
  • Profile last updated: 05/10/2011

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