Oldfields School vs. Garrison Forest School
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Garrison Forest School
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117, United States of America
Owings Mills, MD 21117, United States of America
Top Rankings
Oldfields School ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 278 schools) for:
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Garrison Forest School ranks among the top 5 all-girls schools (out of 19 all-girls schools) for:
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Overview
Founded in 1867, our independent all-girls boarding and day school for grades 8-12, is located in Maryland`s scenic horse country near the cultural centers of Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Oldfields School embraces each students` authentic self, educates through collaboration, and empowers young women`s voices. Here you will be seen, known, and heard.
Our small school provides the flexibility to create an immersive personalized learning experience that allows each student to achieve her goals in mind, body, and spirit, grow in confidence, and be exceptionally prepared for college and beyond.
A non-denominational private college preparatory boarding and day school located on a 110 acre campus in Owings Mills, Maryland. GFS offers kindergarten through 12th grade for girls as well as a co-educational program for pre-K and daycare. Garrison Forest School is dedicated to the intellectual, emotional, moral, physical, and spiritual growth of its students.
The school seeks to develop within each student a strong sense of integrity, identity, and self-esteem, reflecting its motto Esse Quam Videri: "To be and not to seem."
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
8-12, PG
8-12
School Type
All-girls
All-girls
Year Founded
1867
1910
Campus Size
140 acres
110 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
30
548
% Students of Color
66%
33%
% International Students
1%
10%
% Students Boarding
60%
27%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1202
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
n/a
1130 - 1275
Average ACT score
n/a
27
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Weekly
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
Average Class Size
5
15
Student : Teacher ratio
5:1
9:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
15
15
ESL Courses Offered
Yes
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
65%
78%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
n/a
$42 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$59,000
$70,475
Tuition (Day Students)
$31,000
$41,150
Tuition (international students)
$65,200
$78,185
Tuition (5 Day Boarding)
$47,000
n/a
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$18,350
Merit Scholarships Offered
n/a
$1
Admission
Application Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 15 / rolling
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
No
No
Director of Admissions
Betsy Parr
Catie Gibbons
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
15
15
Sport
Total Sports Offered
5
18
Sports
Basketball, Dance, Equestrian, Riding, Volleyball
Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Dance, Equestrian, Field Hockey, Golf, Lacrosse, Polo, Riding, Soccer, Squash, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Volleyball, Winter Track
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
6
48
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Dance, IEA Dressage and Hunt Seat Team, Library Proctors, Peer Tutors, Student Ambassadors, Student Council
American Sign Language Club, Art Club, Asian Student Alliance, Black Student Alliance, Book Club, Debate Club, Forum (Student Government), Girl Up, Girls Advancing in STEM, Green Club, Habitat for Humanity Chapter, History Club, Honor Council Advisory Board, Jewish Student Alliance, Love Thy Neighbor, Mental Health Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, MS Book Club, MS Current Events, MS Keyboarding, MS Life Skills, MS Math Games, MS Newspaper, MS Writers Circle, Musicale Event Club, Oasis Literary Art Magazine, One Love, Peer Tutoring - English, Photography Club, Politics Club, Psychology Club, Riding Club, Robotics Team, Science Behind Cooking Club, Science Hurricane Club, Service League, Service League (community service groups), Soup Kitchen (community service group), Spanish Club, Spectrum, Spirit Boosters, STITCH, Student Diversity Leadership Council, Students Against Drunk Driving, Teens Against Alzheimer's, The Paw Print (student newspaper), The Ragged Robin (yearbook)