Hill School.

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Hill School
Introduction
Founded in 1851 as he Family Boarding School, The Hill prepares students for excellence in college, careers, and life. Hill liberal arts curriculum offers 25 Advanced Placement course options, honors classes, and independent studies. Hill 495 students come from 32 states and 20 foreign countries; all must board at least one year. Average class size is 12 students, with a 7:1 student-teacher ratio. Students are encouraged to develop leadership skills and expected to show personal responsibility and courtesy for others. Traditions include an honor code, nondenominational chapel services, a dress code, and seated meals with faculty members.
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12, PG 7-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1851 1900
Campus Size 300 acres 135 acres
Student Body
Enrollment 493 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 20% 18%
Percent International Students 10% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 80% 70%
Average SAT Score 1840 *National Avg. View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1680 - 1970 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Weekly Weekly
Classroom Dress Code Formal Casual
Average Class Size 12 12 *National School Avg. 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:7 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 23 14
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 70% 61%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
Finances
Endowment Size $120 million $14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $44,000 $39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $30,400 $22,720
Percent Students on Financial Aid 40% 31%
Average Financial Aid Grant $28,000 $17,500
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
Admission
Application Deadline Jan. 31 / rolling Jan. 15
Accepts Common Application Yes Yes
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 77% -
Acceptance Rate 38% 59%
Director of Admissions Tom Eccleston
Associate Director of Admissions Amanda Dougherty
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 17 13
Baseball Basketball
Cross Country Field Hockey
Football Golf
Ice Hockey Lacrosse
Soccer Softball
Squash Swimming
Tennis Track and Field
Water Polo Winter Track
Wrestling
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 49 23
Action AIDS Archaelogy Club
Asian Cultural BBQ Club
Chamber Ensemble Chamber Orchestra
Chapel Committee Chess Club
Chess Club Community Service Group
Ellis Theater Guild Fine Woodworking Club
Fly Fishing Club Food Club
French Club Glee Club
Guitar Ensemble Habitat for Humanity
Hill Athletic Association Hilltone Trebles
Hilltones Honor Council
International Culture Exchange Jazz Ensemble
Math & Computer Club Model United Nations
Operation Smile PDS Teaching Assistants
Peer Counseling Group Pep Band
RAM Radio Reception Committee
Recycling Club Rock Band
Sailing Club Skateboarding Club
Ski Club Spanish Club
Speech & Debate Club Stock Exchange Club
Student Activites Committee Student Government Association
Student Prects Tech Support Group
The Dial (yearbook) The Hill News (newspaper)
The Record (literary journal) Young Democrats
Young Republicans
College Matriculation:
Year: 2008-2009
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 10
George Washington University 9
Georgetown University 8
Trinity College 8
United States Naval Academy 8
University of Pennsylvania 7
New York University 6
Bucknell University 5
Pennsylvania State University 5
Tufts University 4
School Notes
  • The Hill School prepares students from across the United States and around the world for excellence in school, college, careers, and life. The Hill School combines a challenging liberal arts curriculum with clear moral direction and leadership training in a structured residential community. Dedicated to the development of the minds, bodies, and souls of all Hill students, the School professes not only to describe the world in which they live but also to prescribe the best ways to live.
  • The Hill School&apos&aposs rigorous curriculum is founded firmly on the classical and Judeo-Christian traditions that value rinement of thought and fortification of character to liberate and charge the individual with responsibility to the common good. The Hill School is committed to inculcating those fundamental traditions while developing the practical skills and core knowledge on which further learning must be based, then to leading students to a global perspective on the world and their places in it.
  • School accreditations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
    • James Baker III &apos&apos48 - Former Secretary of State
    • Norman Pearlstine &apos&apos60 - Editor-in-chi of Time, Inc
    • Tobias Wolff &apos&apos64 - Stanford University professor and critically acclaimed author of Old School
    • Oliver Stone &apos&apos64 - Academy Award-winning producer/director
    • Peter S. Rummell &apos&apos63 - Chairman and CEO of the Florida real estate and development firm the St. Joe Co.
    • Clark Hoyt &apos&apos60 - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington editor of Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services
    • Lamar Hunt &apos&apos51 - Businessman, owner and founder of the Kansas City Chis and a creator of the American Football League
  • Profile last updated: 10/07/2009
Aerial Campus view Small classes

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