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Western Reserve Academy
115 College Street, Hudson, OH 44236 - View a map of this school Map tel: 330-650-9717
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"Founded in 1826 and located in historic Hudson, Ohio, Western Reserve Academy is a private, mid-sized coeducational boarding and day school for grades 9-12. Our 390 students, drawn from 25 states and 15 countries, have chosen Reserve for its fine academic, art, and athletic programs, and for the school's commitment to a set of fundamental values: excellence, integrity, compassion..."


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Western Reserve Academy Boarding School Avg.
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12, PG 8-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1826 1899
Campus Size 200 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 407 students 294 students
Percent Students of Color 26% 16%
Percent International Students 11% 15%
Percent Students Boarding 66% 72%
Average SAT Score 1815 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1600 - 2020 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Weekly Weekly
Classroom Dress Code Formal Formal
Average Class Size 12 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:6 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 19 13
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 53% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $102 million $17 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $35,800 $36,600
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $25,500 $20,975
Percent Students on Financial Aid 37% 30%
Merit Scholarships Offered Yes No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Feb. 1 / rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 70% -
Acceptance Rate 66% 60%
Director of Admissions Barbara Flanagan
Brendan J. Schnedier
Associate Director of Admissions Emily McKee
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 20 13

Interscholastic Sports

BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryDance
DivingEquestrian
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseMarksmanship
RiflerySoccer
SoftballSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
VolleyballWrestling
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 40 22
  Extracurriculars
 
12:30 Big BandAmbassadors- admission tour guides
Art clubBoxing
Break-dancing ClubBUFO- literary and fine arts magazine
Chess ClubCulinary Club
Debate ClubFly Fishing Club
French ClubGreen Key Club- student snack bar
Hardscrabble- school yearbookImprov Club
Investment ClubIssues and Viewpoints- political and social review journal
It Academic- trivia questions and tournaments of wit with other local schoolsJewish Cultural Club
Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) Team- compete regionally and nationally in math and scienceKickboxing
Mentor Program- current students mentor new studentsMiddle Eastern Dance
Mock TrialOhio University History Contest Team
OPUS- drama productions clubOuting Club
REACH- community serviceReserve Record- school newspaper
SCAR - Ski Club at ReserveScrabble Club
SEAL- student environmental action leagueSICU
SLAC- student library advisory committeeSpanish Club
Spirit CommitteeStudent Council
Student FellowshipWWRA- school radio station
Yoga / PilatesYouth Group
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College Matriculation:  
Year: 2007 10 Most Popular College Choices  (# Enrolled)  
Denison University
8
Miami University (OH)
7
The College of Wooster
6
Boston University
4
Cornell University
4
Ohio University
4
United States Naval Academy
4
Colby College
3
Johns Hopkins University
3
Harvard University
2
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School Notes:
  • Founded in 1826 and located in historic Hudson, Ohio, Western Reserve Academy is a private, mid-sized coeducational boarding and day school for grades 9-12. Our 380 students, drawn from 23 states and 15 countries, have chosen Reserve for its fine academic, art, and athletic programs, and for the school's commitment to a set of fundamental values: excellence, integrity, compassion.
  • Western Reserve Academy's Merit Scholar Program offers a full scholarship for tuition, room, and board for one ninth-grade male boarding student and one ninth-grade female boarding student, as well as a $10,000 scholarship for one ninth-grade male day student and one ninth-grade female day student. Recipients of this program must have distinguished themselves as outstanding scholars that have also displayed additional talents in extracurricular areas (e.g. leadership, dance, music, athletics, acting, art, volunteerism, etc.). Each scholar will be given this scholarship for the entire tenure of his or her enrollment, as long as the student annually functions at a high level of achievement academically and in his or her extracurricular endeavors. In order to be considered for the Merit Scholarship, candidates must meet all requirements for admission to Reserve in addition to completing the application. The Merit Scholarship application must be submitted along with the regular application materials by our deadline (for day students: January 15th and for boarding students: February 15th).
  • School accreditations: NAIS, ISACS, TABS
  • Sample of notable school alumni:
    • Ian Frazier - best seller author
    • Ted Gup - best seller author
    • Lee Morin - astronaut
    • Johnny Apple - NY Times Bureau Chief, journalist
    • Jeff Schaeffer - TV and movie screen writer (e.g. Seinfeld, Cat in the Hat, etc.
    • Matt Rego - Broadway show producer (e.g. Urinetown, Vagina Monologues, etc.)
    • Oliver Everett - Archivist to Queen of England
  • Profile last updated: 11/05/2007
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