Bridgton Academy

PO Box 292, North Bridgton, ME 04057 - View a map of this school Map
Tel: 207-647-3322
Grades: (Boarding) Post-Graduate Only | 192 students
Founded in 1808, Bridgton Academy is the only accredited preparatory school in the United States exclusively offering a postgraduate year; we do not offer lower grades. Our mission is to provide a program for young men in a unique, one-year environment to prepare for the rigors of college and beyond. With our focus solely on a program for postgraduate students, we are committed to helping our young men develop the academic skills, study skills, self-discipline, and self-confidence necessary to succeed in college. Because our students are older, we are able to emulate the college environment and experience, yet with more structure and support than they would have in college. Consequently, the Bridgton Academy year is a true transition year - a year that truly makes a difference in a student's achieving success in college and in life.

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Definition of Terms 
| 2012 School Data
Bridgton Academy
Boarding School Avg.
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered. Post-Graduate Only 9-12
School Type boarding
(Co-ed day school)		 Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students Yes Yes
Supports Learning Differences (LD) Yes Yes
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1808 1906
Campus Size 50 acres 125 acres
Student Body
Enrollment 192 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 23% 18%
Percent International Students 1% 19%
Percent Students Boarding 99% 67%
Average SAT Score 1417 * National Avg. »View
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 1:9 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 12 14
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 36% 65%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
Finances
Endowment Size $4 million $14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $42,000 $44,700
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $23,500 $25,100
Percent Students on Financial Aid 60% 33%
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
Admission
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate n/a 60%
Director of Admissions Chris Webb  
Associate Director of Admissions Cory McClure  

Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses

Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 10 13
Interscholastic Sports
Alpine Skiing Baseball
Basketball Football
Golf Ice Hockey
Lacrosse Rugby
Soccer Tennis

Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 9 24
Extracurriculars
Big Brothers Diversity Club
Newspaper Outing Club
Peer Tutoring Student Government
Student Publications Weightlifting
Yearbook

School Notes:

  • Located on a fifty-acre campus in the Maine foothills of the White Mountains, Bridgton Academy offers a skills-based, core curriculum, which emphasizes writing, critical reading, and computation. Students work with the academic dean to design a course of study which meets the individual needs of each student.

  • College Articulation Porgram (CAP) - Through a partnership with three local colleges, Bridgton Academy offers the College Articulation Program in which qualified students may take courses on the Academy's campus which may be transferable for college credit.
  • Focused Academic Coaching (FAC) - For students with documented learning disabilities, Bridgton Academy offers the Focused Academic Coaching program which has been modeled after successful college support programs designed to develop self-advocacy skills, compensatory strategies, and study skills in students.
  • SAT Preparatory Program - Bridgton Academy offers an SAT Prep Program during the first semester. This program is taught by trained professionals and is taken in addition to a student's normal course load. Both the SAT and the ACT are administered on campus in November, December, January, and February, and students have the option of taking either exam if they wish.
  • Writing Program - At Bridgton Academy, writing is the cornerstone of the curriculum: it is required in every course. To prepare students for the demands of college writing, the Academy has a Writing Center staffed by members of the faculty during the school day who are available to students for one-on-one help at any point in the writing process, on any writing assignment. There is a Basic Writing course, which is taken in addition to the required English courses, for students who have had very little writing instruction prior to enrolling at Bridgton Academy.
  • Competetive Athletic Program - Bridgton Academy offers both interscholastic competition in nine sports, and intramural participation in several. Because students are all postgraduate young men, our athletic teams play against some of New England's finest college and university freshman and junior varsity (JV) teams, as well as other prep schools. College opponents have included: Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Colgate, Boston University, and Tufts. Prep school opponents have included: Phillips Andover, Phillips Academy of Exeter, Buckingham, Brown and Nichols, and Navy Prep.

  • LD types supported: Learning Disbility, ADD/ADHD
  • School accreditations: New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Nearby Schools:

Bridgton Academy
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Fryeburg Academy
Gr. 9-12 | Co-Ed | 13.7 mi. away
Hebron Academy
Gr. 6-12 | Co-Ed | 17.7 mi. away
Gould Academy
Gr. 9-12 | Co-Ed | 24.5 mi. away
Thornton Academy
Gr. 6-12 | Co-Ed | 40.2 mi. away
Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School
Gr. 6-12 | Co-Ed | 41.1 mi. away

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