Loomis Chaffee vs. Choate Rosemary Hall
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Overview
Loomis Chaffee`s mission is to inspire in all our students a commitment to the best self and the common good.
Our accomplished faculty combine a rigorous academic curriculum and outstanding athletics, arts, and co-curricular programs with a focus on teaching you how to be an effective and engaged citizen.
We know students want to make a positive difference in the world - they want to solve problems big and small, and they want to do it now.
We provide you the opportunities and tools - through our Pearse Hub for Innovation (PHI); Alvord Center for Global & Environmental Studies; Norton Family Center for the Common Good; Center for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; research programs in science and the humanities; and independent study projects - to take your learning and put it to immediate good use.
Whatever your interests may be, you will be celebrated for who you are and who you want to become.
You also will have fun and make life-long friends.
Choate Rosemary Hall is a co-educational boarding and day school in Wallingford, Connecticut, providing a transformative educational experience for 850 students in grades 9-12.
Choate is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cohesive community that celebrates diversity and instills life-long habits of learning, leadership, and service.
Choate is committed to enrolling exceptional students and to preparing them to achieve success in all aspects of their lives.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Supports Learning Differences (LD)
No
No
Year Founded
1874
1890
Campus Size
300 acres
458 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
736
859
% Students of Color
40%
41%
% International Students
14%
18%
% Students Boarding
70%
75%
Average SAT Score
1352
1401
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
1220 - 1510
1220 - 1510
Average ACT score
29
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
11
12
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
6:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
70
26
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
n/a
75%
Summer Program Offered
Yes
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$250 million
$650 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$68,420
$71,420
Tuition (Day Students)
n/a
$54,990
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$80
$54,063
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
No
No
Acceptance Rate
18%
16%
Director of Admissions
Jake Dellorco
Jeffrey Beaton
Associate Director of Admissions
Liz Stewart
n/a
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
70
26
Sport
Total Sports Offered
18
25
Sports
Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballCross Country
EquestrianField Hockey
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming and Diving
TennisTrack and Field
VolleyballWater Polo
BaseballBasketball
CrewCross Country
Cross Country RunningDance
DivingField Hockey
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
SailingSoccer
SoftballSquash
SwimmingSwimming and Diving
TennisTrack
Track and FieldUltimate Frisbee
VolleyballWater Polo
Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
35
152
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Agricultural ProctorsBrothers in Unity (affinity group for students identifying as black and male)
Christian Fellowship ClubDarwin Club (outdoor club)
Debate SocietyEnvironmental Action Group
Environmental ProctorsJewish Student Union
Literary Magazine (The Loom)Math Team
Model UNMultiX (affinity group for students identifying as multiracial)
Pa'lante (affinity group for students identifying as Latinx)PASA (Pan Asian Student Alliance)
Peer CounselorsPelican Service Organization
Pelican Support Network (PSN - peer mentors)PRISM (Multiculutural Student Organization)
Robotics TeamScience Team
Shultz Fellows (political discussion group)Sisters' Circle (affinity group for students identifying as black and female)
Spectrum (LGBTQ Organization)Student Council
Student Newspaper (The Log)Yearbook Club (The Confluence)
Arts and Music Programs:
A CappellicansChamber Music
Chamber SingersChorus
Guitar EnsembleJazz Ensemble
Musical RevueOrchestra
Wind Ensemble
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
African American Heritage ChoirAnime
Antique RestorationArt Co-op
Arts and Crafts ClubAsian Exploration
Backstage Area and Equipment FunctionsBelly Dancing
Black Awareness Table (BAT)Caxy Keys
ChessChoate Mock Trial Club
CiberchicksClassic Film
Classic Movie ClubCreate Expressively with Unusual Materials
Cultural Diversity ClubDance Class
Documentary FilmDrama Competition Team
Echo Literary MagazineECO-SAS
Equestrian TeamExplore Japanese Culture
Foreign Film ClubForensics Club
Free the ChildrenFrench Conversation
Global Awareness ClubGlobal Outreach
Growing A Future OrganizationHerodotus Society
High School Government AssociationHigh Society
HillelHip Hop Club
Hispanic-Latino ForumHorizons Historical Review
Horsebackriding (English)Hot Wings Club
Improve Levels of ConcentrationInteract Club-Rotary International
Japanese ClubJudicial Committee
Junior State of AmericaJuniorettes
Kid's ClubKorean Society
Latin National Honors SocietyLibrary Club (TALK)
Lights Beyond LightsLiterary Magazine (Lit Mag)
Literary Magazine ClubLorem Ipsum
Make-a-WishMath Team
Mental Health at ChoateMiddle Eastern Alliance for Peace
Middle School Student Government AssociationMilitary Police
Mock Trial ClubModel Congress
Model U.N.Model UN
Mountain Lion ClubMovie Appreciation Club
Music Listening ClubMuslim Student Union
Muslim Students AssociationMVAA
Native American Cultural Clubnoise. - music magazine
Operation SmileOutdoors/Ski Club
Overtime - sports publicationOxfam
P. A. Political SocietyPaint Ball
Peer Educators (healthy decisions)Peer Tutor Club
PhillipianPhilomathean Society
Philosophy ClubPHIT (Physical Health Information)
Photo & Graphics = Art 2Photography Club
Physics ClubPlayers Club
Poets & WritersPolitical and Current Events (PACE)
Protection of Animals and Wildlife (PAW)Readers United
ReadingRecycle Club
RespectRight Rwanda
SailingSalsa
Self Government AssociationSelf-defence
Sewing and Needlepoint ClubSexual Minorities and Straight Supporters (SMASS)
Spanish ClubSpecial Populations Skate
Special Populations SwimSpectrum
SportsmanshipStage Crew Club
Step SquadStudent Council
Student DJ AssociationStudents Advocating Gender Equality
Students Against Climate ChangeStudents for a Free Tibet
Students for Life AmericaStudents for Students
Teach ChoateTeach Music
Teach Wallingford-TutoringTeamwork
The Press - campus sports newsTheater Trips
Thesarus YearbookThoughtful Discussion of Cinematic Classics
Tour GuidingTravel Club
UNICEFUnidos
Water poloWomen for Women at Choate
Women of the WorldWrite Club
WWEB-FM Radio StationYearbook
Young CentristsYoung Democrats
Young RepublicansZoo Keepers Club
Arts and Music Programs:
Handbell ChoirKaprophones - male a cappella
Learn How to Raise and Train a PuppyLilith - female a cappella
Maiyeros - male a cappellaMeditation Club
Puppy Playtime ClubStonatos - student & faculty a cappella
Whimawehs (female a cappella)
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Academic SupportMesa Espanola
PaintballPing-Pong Association of Student Table-Tennis Athletes (PASTA)
Sunday Soccer