Westminster School vs. Loomis Chaffee
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Westminster School ranks among the top 10 schools with > 400 students (out of 98 schools) for:
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Loomis Chaffee ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 278 schools) for:
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Overview
Founded in 1888, Westminster is a co-educational school of approximately 400 students (75% boarding, 25% day) located in Simsbury, CT, a thriving New England town just outside of Hartford. At Westminster, our core values community, character, balance and involvement shape the daily life of students and faculty alike and the school`s motto Grit & Grace inspires and guides us.
Westminster is a small school, with big opportunities a place where you will be known, supported and belong and have access to top-notch facilities, faculty and programming.
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.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Year Founded
1888
1874
Campus Size
200 acres
300 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
425
736
% Students of Color
20%
35%
% International Students
15%
14%
% Students Boarding
75%
70%
Average SAT Score
1330
1352
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
n/a
1220 - 1510
Average ACT score
27
29
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
Yes
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
weekly
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
Casual
Average Class Size
12
11
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
4:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
23
70
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
68%
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Summer Program Offered
Yes
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$109 million
$250 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$73,370
$68,420
Tuition (Day Students)
$53,095
n/a
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$40,500
n/a
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
No
No
SSAT Required
No
No
Acceptance Rate
33%
18%
Director of Admissions
Miles Bailey
Nancy Cleary
Associate Director of Admissions
Kelly Babbidge
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# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
23
70
Sport
Total Sports Offered
16
18
Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Field Hockey, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Water Polo
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
53
35
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
All is One Feminist Alliance, Architecture Club, Art with Heart, Asian Pacific Islander Affinity Group, Baking Club, Banana Split (students of divorced/single parents), Bibliophiles (Book Club), Black & Gold (admission tour guides), Bring Change to Mind (Mental Health Awareness), Chamber Choir, Chorale, Computer Club, Concert Band, Conversations About Christianity, Dance Ensemble, Debate Club, Dramat (theater), Eco Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Global Forum, Hispanic/LatinX Affinity Group, Horizons Student Club, International Student Organization, Jazz Band, Jewnion, John Hay Society, Ladies of Color, LatinX Alliance, Martlets Educating Martlets, Math Club, Middle East Alliance, Model United Nations, Multicultural Student Union, One Love Club, Outing and Ski Club, Ozone Art Club, Peer Facilitators, Queer Affinity Group, Robotics Club, Serving Our Neighbors (S.O.N.), Society of Women Engineers, Student Activities Committee (S.A.C.), Student Government, Student Music Organization, The Gathering, The Martlet (annual magazine), The Westminster News, Theater (acting), Theater (tech), Westminster Belles, Westminster Entrepreneur Club, Westminster Investment Initiative, Yearbook
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)