The Hotchkiss School.

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The Hotchkiss School

Introduction

The Hotchkiss School is an independent boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, the School provides an education of unsurpassed quality to 595 students in grades 9 through 12, and to a small number of post-graduates. Students at Hotchkiss come from across the United States and 36 foreign countries. Graduates attend many of the most selective universities and colleges.||The Hotchkiss School strives to develop in students a lifelong love of learning, responsible citizenship, and personal integrity. The School is committed to mastery of learning skills, development of intellectual curiosity, excellence, and creativity in all disciplines, and enthusiastic participation in athletics and other school activities.

Overview:	The Hotchkiss School	Boarding School Avg.
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	1891	1900
Campus Size	810 acres	135 acres

Student Body
Enrollment	595 students	300 students
Percent Students of Color	38%	18%
Percent International Students	18%	16%
Percent Students Boarding	92%	70%
Average SAT Score	2013	*National Avg. View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)	1920 - 2110	-
Offers Post-Grad Year	Yes	No

Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes	Yes	No
Frequency of Saturday Classes	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
Classroom Dress Code	Formal	Casual
Average Class Size	12	12 *National School Avg. 20
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered	21	14
ESL Courses Offered	No	Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree	63%	61%
Summer Program Offered	Yes	Yes

Finances
Endowment Size	$382 million	$14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students)	$41,885	$39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students)	$35,700	$22,720
Percent Students on Financial Aid	36%	31%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$32,443	$17,500
Merit Scholarships Offered	No	No

Admission
Application Deadline	Jan. 15	Jan. 15
Accepts Common Application	Yes	Yes
SSAT Required	Yes	Yes
Average Percentile SSAT	83%	-
Acceptance Rate	20%	59%
Director of Admissions	Rachael N. Beare

AP / Advanced Courses:

# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered

AP/Advanced Courses

AP US History	AP Statistics
AP Spanish Literature	AP Spanish Language
AP Physics C	AP Physics B
AP Music Theory	AP Latin (Vergil)
AP Human Geography	AP Government & Politics (Comparative)
AP German Language	AP French Literature
AP French Language	AP European History
AP Environmental Science	AP English Literature
AP Economics (micro)	AP Economics (macro)
AP Chinese Language	AP Chemistry
AP Calculus (BC)	AP Calculus (AB)
AP Biology	AP Art History
AP Art

Sports:

Total Interscholastic Sports Offered

Interscholastic Sports

Baseball	Basketball
Climbing	Cross Country
Diving	Drill Team
Field Hockey	Football
Golf	Ice Hockey
Lacrosse	Sailing
Soccer	Softball
Squash	Swimming
Tennis	Track and Field
Ultimate Frisbee	Volleyball
Water Polo	Wrestling

Extracurricular:

Total Extracurricular Organizations

Extracurriculars

Asian Society	BAHSA(Black and Hispanic Student Alliance)
Blue and White Society (school spirit)	Blue Notes (male a capella)
Calliope (female a capella)	Classics Club
Cooking Club	Crosswinds
Cum Laude Society	Fencing Club
French Club	Gay/Straight Alliance
German Club	Habitat for Humanity
HAS (Hotchkiss Art Society)	Hillel
Human Rights Watch, International	International Matters e-Magazine
Investment Club	Knitting Club
Latin/Caribbean Club	LIfeguarding
Mischianza	No Limits
Outing Club	Press Club
SEA (Students for Environmental Awareness)	Society for Public Speaking (SPS, includes Debate, Model UN, Model Congress)
Spanish Club	Step Team
Step Team	Student Health Organization
Student-Faculty Council	The Paper
The Record	The Review
The Whipping Post	Ultimate Frisbee
WKIS Radio Station


College Matriculation:
Year: 2009	10 Most Popular College Choices (# Enrolled)
	Georgetown	9
	Trinity	8
	Columbia	7
	Princeton	7
	Yale	7
	Brown	6
	Bucknell	5
	New York University	5
	Johns Hopkins	4
	Williams College	4

School Notes

The Hotchkiss School was founded 1891, establishing a tradition of academic excellence in a small-school community with a large-school diversity. Hotchkiss strives to develop in students a lifelong love of learning, responsible citizenship, and personal integrity. The School is a community based on trust, mutual respect, and compassion, and it holds all members of the community accountable for upholding these values. The School is committed to mastery of learning skills, development of intellectual curiosity, excellence, and creativity in all disciplines, and enthusiastic participation in athletics and other school activities. The School encourages students to develop clarity of thought, confidence and facility in expressing ideas, and artistic and aesthetic sensitivity. In and out of the classroom, all members of the community are expected to subject their views and actions to critical examination and to accept responsibility for them. The School hopes that graduates will leave Hotchkiss with a commitment to environmental stewardship and service to others and with a greater understanding of themselves and of their roles in a global society.
School accreditations: NAIS/CAIS/ TABS
Profile last updated: 11/30/2009

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