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The Thacher School
5025 Thacher Road, Ojai, CA 93023 - View a map of this school Map
tel: 805-640-3210

"Founded in 1889, The Thacher School is a coeducational boarding high school located 85 miles north of Los Angeles, California. The School serves academically talented students who will benefit from a rigorous college preparatory experience. The faculty and students live and work closely together in a community in which cooperation, trust, honesty, and respect are the cornerstones of school life..."
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Definition of Terms
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12 9-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1889 1900
Campus Size 400 acres 140 acres
     
Student Body    
Enrollment 250 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 36% 18%
Percent International Students 10% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 90% 70%
Average SAT Score 1970 *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 1:5 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 17 14
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 70% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $110 million $15 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $42,900 $38,890
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $28,650 $21,990
Percent Students on Financial Aid 32% 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $26,000 $17,000
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Feb. 1 Jan. 15
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 83% -
Acceptance Rate 20% 60%
Director of Admissions Bill McMahon
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 13 13


BalletBaseball
BasketballCross Country
DanceEquestrian
FootballLacrosse
SoccerTennis
Track and FieldUltimate Frisbee
Volleyball 
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 32 23
 
 
Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International
California Mathematics LeagueChamber Singers
Cheese ClubChorus
Christian Fellowship ClubCommunity Service Program
Computer Network ConsultantsCum Laude Society
Dance EnsembleEl Archivero (the yearbook)
Film SocietyFrench Club
Games ClubGourmet Society
Gun ClubIndoor Committee
Instrumental EnsembleLatin Club
Literary Society and SymposiumMad Bomber Ski Society
PrefectsRadio Station
Sir Winston Churchill Debating SocietySpanish Club
Student GovernmentThacher Masquers
Thacher Pack & Spur ClubThe Notes
United Cultures of ThacherWomen's Chorus
College Matriculation:  
Year: 2004-2009
Stanford University
16
Dartmouth College
14
USC
13
Colorado College
11
George Washington University
11
Bowdoin College
8
Wesleyan University
8
Middlebury College
7
University of Pennsylvania
6
Yale University
6
School Notes:
  • Founded in 1889, The Thacher School is a coeducational boarding high school located 85 miles north of Los Angeles, California. The School serves academically talented students who will benefit from a rigorous college preparatory experience. The faculty and students live and work closely together in a community in which cooperation, trust, honesty, and respect are the cornerstones of school life. Together, we commit to the belief that demands in the academic classroom, when combined with those of mountains and horses, of sports and the arts, produce independent minds, strong bodies, and powerful character.
  • School accreditations: SSATB
  • Profile last updated: 06/01/2009
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