Westover School.

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Westover School

Introduction

Westover is a selective boarding and day school of 209 girls, grades 9-12, located in a classic New England town 90 miles from New York City. We prepare our students to meet the challenges of the world&apos&aposs top colleges.

Overview:	Westover School	Boarding School Avg.
School Focus	College Preparatory	College Preparatory
Grades Offered	9-12	7-12
School Type	All-girls	Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students	No	No
Religious Affiliation	Non-denominational	Non-denominational
Year Founded	1909	1900
Campus Size	133 acres	135 acres

Student Body
Enrollment	206 students	300 students
Percent Students of Color	20%	18%
Percent International Students	18%	16%
Percent Students Boarding	66%	70%
Average SAT Score	1850	*National Avg. View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)	1690 - 2030	-
Average ACT score	27	*National Avg. View
Offers Post-Grad Year	No	No

Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes	Yes	No
Frequency of Saturday Classes	Weekly	Weekly
Classroom Dress Code	Casual	Casual
Average Class Size	11	12 *National School Avg. 20
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:8	1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered	17	14
ESL Courses Offered	Yes	Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree	47%	61%
Summer Program Offered	Yes	Yes

Finances
Endowment Size	$33 million	$14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students)	$41,400	$39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students)	$29,200	$22,720
Percent Students on Financial Aid	51%	31%
Merit Scholarships Offered	No	No

Admission
Application Deadline	Feb. 1 / rolling	Jan. 15
SSAT Required	Yes	Yes
Average Percentile SSAT	61%	-
Acceptance Rate	55%	59%
Director of Admissions	Laura Nash Volovski &apos&apos83
Associate Director of Admissions	Beth F. Wirsul

Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses

Sports:

Total Interscholastic Sports Offered

Interscholastic Sports

Basketball	Cross Country
Dance	Field Hockey
Golf	Lacrosse
Soccer	Softball
Squash	Tennis
Volleyball

Extracurricular:

Total Extracurricular Organizations

Extracurriculars

Amnesty	Art Club
Bible Study	Class Community Service Reps
Coagess (Yearbook)	Dorcas
Drama Club	Environmental Action
French Club	Glee Club
Global Voices (International Student Newspaper)	Handbells
Heads of School	Instrument Ensembles
Jewish Association	Lantern (School Art & Poetry Magazine)
Latin Club	Meals and Nutritions
Model United Nations	Overtones (a capella singing group)
Peer Support	Photography Club
Proctors	Senate
Spanish Club	Student Academic Committee
Student Council	Student Council
Walsa	Wests and Overs
Wick (School Newspaper)


College Matriculation:
Year: -	10 Most Popular College Choices (# Enrolled)
	Link to Matriculation Data

School Notes

Westover is a selective boarding and day school of 209 girls, grades 9-12, located in a classic New England town 90 miles from New York City. We prepare our students to meet the challenges of the world&apos&aposs top colleges. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Westover has a dynamic and diverse student body of 200 girls from 19 states and 16 countries, with plenty of course and extracurricular offerings to encourage students to expand thinking and problem solving skills in a rigorous, yet collaborative learning environment. Westover is a community of scholars and a gathering of students and teachers whose shared forts and goals result in a broad, deep, and durable education. Westover offers three special programs: WISE (Women in Science and Engineering), a co-curricular program with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; a dance program with Brass City Ballet; and a music program with the Manhattan School of Music. In addition to our special programs, Westover offers formal exchanges with schools in Australia, England, France, Jordan, South Africa, and Spain.
School accreditations: NEASC
Profile last updated: 11/30/2009