The Taft School vs. Loomis Chaffee
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School Overview
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Overview
Taft is one of the most rigorous and well-respected educational communities in the world.
It is also a school that lives its motto each day: NON UT SIBI MINISTRETUR SED UT MINISTRET. The school's motto, which translates to "Not to be served but to serve," permeates every aspect of the Taft community.
Taft's 609 students, who hail from 34 states and 51 countries, love their experience not simply because they are challenged by the academic rigor they experience daily, but because they develop life-long friendships with faculty members and students alike.
No matter how hard they are working, Taft students celebrate their responsibility as human beings to serve rather than be served.
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.
Visit Loomis online and in person to learn more; we look forward to meeting you.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
ADD/ADHD Support
No
No
Supports Learning Differences (LD)
No
No
Year Founded
1890
1874
Campus Size
226 acres
300 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
609
736
% Students of Color
41%
35%
% International Students
22%
14%
% Students Boarding
83%
70%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1352
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
n/a
1220 - 1510
Average ACT score
n/a
29
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
Yes
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
weekly
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
11
11
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
4:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
n/a
70
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
75%
n/a
Summer Program Offered
Yes
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$327 million
$250 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$75,250
$68,420
Tuition (Day Students)
$55,500
n/a
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$56,500
n/a
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
No
No
SSAT Required
Yes
No
Acceptance Rate
19%
18%
Director of Admissions
Amanda Bohnsack
Nancy Cleary
Associate Director of Admissions
Jessica Shannon
n/a
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
n/a
70
Sport
Total Sports Offered
19
18
Sports
Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling
Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Equestrian, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Water Polo
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
26
35
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
All-School Play, Art and Literature Magazine, Cultural Coffeehouse, FOCUS- Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools, Individual Music Lessons, Individual Vocal Lessons, Instrumental Lessons, Math Club (competitions & tutoring), Red Inc. (Literary Magazine), Red Rhino Foundation, Republican Club, S.H.O.U.T., School Monitors, Service Work, Step Team, Student Ambassadors, Student Tutoring at Taft, The Annual (Yearbook), The Papyrus (School Newspaper), Tour Guides, United Cultures at Taft, Volunteer Council, Wall and Rock Climbing, Winter Hiking, Writing Tutors, Yoga
A Cappellicans, Agricultural Proctors, Brothers in Unity (affinity group for students identifying as black and male), Chamber Music, Chamber Singers, Chorus, Christian Fellowship Club, Darwin Club (outdoor club), Debate Society, Environmental Action Group, Environmental Proctors, Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Jewish Student Union, Literary Magazine (The Loom), Math Team, Model UN, MultiX (affinity group for students identifying as multiracial), Musical Revue, Orchestra, Pa'lante (affinity group for students identifying as Latinx), PASA (Pan Asian Student Alliance), Peer Counselors, Pelican Service Organization, Pelican Support Network (PSN - peer mentors), PRISM (Multiculutural Student Organization), Robotics Team, Science 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), Wind Ensemble, Yearbook Club (The Confluence)