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Milton Academy

170 Centre Street, Milton, MA, 02186-0218 -

School Notes Overview:

Milton Academy cultivates in its students a passion for learning and a respect for others. Embracing diversity and the pursuit of excellence, we create a community in which individuals develop competence, confidence and character. Our active learning evniornemnt, in and out of the classroom, develops creative and critical thinkers, unafraid to express their ideas, prepare to seek meaningful lifetime success and to live by our motto, "Dare to be true."...

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School Overview:

	Milton Academy
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
County	Norfolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	965 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	41%	23%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 24 students
	Grade 1 - 24 students
	Grade 2 - 24 students
	Grade 3 - 24 students
	Grade 4 - 32 students
	Grade 5 - 32 students
	Grade 6 - 45 students
	Grade 7 - 45 students
	Grade 8 - 45 students
	Grade 9 - 145 students
	Grade 10 - 165 students
	Grade 11 - 180 students
	Grade 12 - 180 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	170 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	75%
Number of AP Courses	12
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
Average SAT score	2065
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Casual (No Dress Code)
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Jan. 15
Tuition Notes	Grades 9-12: $41,960 (Boarding),$34,470 (Day); Grades 6 – 8: $32,900; Grades 4-5: $26,250; Grades 1-3: $23,100; Kindergarten: $20,050
% on Financial Aid	32%
Acceptance Rate	28%
Head of School	Todd Bland
Admissions Director	Paul Rebuck
Sport
Total Sports Offered	25
	Sports
	Alpine Skiing	Baseball
	Basketball	Climbing
	Cross Country	Dance
	Diving	Field Hockey
	Football	Golf
	Ice Hockey	Kayaking
	Lacrosse	Nordic Skiing
	Rock Climbing	Sailing
	Soccer	Softball
	Squash	Swimming
	Tennis	Track and Field
	Ultimate Frisbee	Volley Ball
	Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	64
	Extracurriculars
	A/V (Audio/Visual) Club	AIDS Board
	Ache (celebrating diverse culture magazine)	Amnesty International
	Amnesty International	Anime (Japanese Animation Club)
	Arts Board	Asian Society
	Athletic Association	Boarding Council
	CARE (Campus Awareness for Recycling and the Environment)	Caribbean Club
	Cartoon Club	Celtic Club
	Christian Fellowship	Common Ground
	Community Service Board	Culinary Club
	Day Council	Film Club
	French Club	GAIA (environmental journal)
	GASP! (Gay and Straight People)	Gender Equity Club
	Habitat for Humanity	Helix (science magazine)
	Hip-Hop Club	Improv Club
	Individual Student Support (advance peer counseling)	Jewish Student Union
	La Voz (Spanish newspaper)	Latino Society
	Lorax (environmental organization)	Magus-Mabus (literary magazine)
	Mille-Tonnes (French newspaper)	Milton Academy Yearbook
	Milton Measure (biweekly newspaper)	Milton Paper (weekly newspaper)
	ONYX (African-American Culture)	Orange and Blue Key tour guide program
	Outdoor Program	Peer counseling
	Pilates	Public Issues Board (current event issues and programmers)
	Rangers (student technology assistants)	SIMA (Students Interested in Middle Eastern Affairs)
	Self-Government Association	Soccer
	Spanish Club	Speech and Debate Team
	Squash	Step Club
	Strength and Conditioning	Strength and Conditioning
	Student Activities Association	Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD)
	Tennis	The Asian (cultural periodical)
	The Issue (current events magazine)	The Milton Academy Yearbook
	The Milton Review (arts review journal)	Ultimate Frisbee
	World Health Organization (WHO)	Yoga

School Notes:

Eight miles south of Boston, Milton is enriched by its diverse and talented student and faculty community as well as by the quality, breadth and depth of its curricular and co-curricular offerings.
Life at Milton centers on the pursuit of excellence. We offer academic challenge in an atmosphere that is warm and supportive. Students and faculty members are motivated participants in the world of ideas, concepts, and values. They work through collaboration to achieve intellectually.
At Milton, you do not have to choose whether you want to be an intellectual, a musician, an athlete, a performer or an artist. You can be all of these; one of the best things about Milton is that there is no limit to the way you define your identity.
Profile last updated: 08/05/2009

In the News:

Norwell's Henry Russell runs wild (Norwell Mariner)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:28:33 pm
Norwell’s Henry Russell, a junior at Milton Academy, turned on the jets at the New England Prep School Track Association Division 2 5K Championships at Roxbury Latin School. Russell won the race, leaving opposing runners in the dust and looking at the back of his jersey.
Athlete, husband, volunteer Wald passes away (Telluride Daily Planet)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:55:59 pm
Stephen L. Wald died peacefully at home in Telluride on Oct. 22, 2009 with his wife, Sheila, at his bedside. He fought a long, valiant battle against Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
Newton celebrates 30 years of understanding differences (Newton Tab)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 09:43:35 pm
State and city leaders celebrated a program that has spent 30 years supporting those who live with disabilities in school systems nationwide last week. “[Children] learn to value the humanity in others ... you see potential, you don’t see barriers,” said interim Superintendent James Marini of the group, called Understanding Our Differences. “Understanding Our Differences is the rock-solid ...
Anchormen win has extra weight (Boston Herald)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:51:15 pm
For one morning, St. Clement proved to be the little engine that could. Ron Charles scored on a 1-yard TD run in the second overtime to give the Anchormen a 20-14 victory...
Fitchburg native elected to Phi Beta Kappa (Sentinel & Enterprise)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:41:29 am
CLINTON, N.Y. -- Ian Stearns, son of Roseann and Barry Stearns of Fitchburg, and a student at Hamilton College, has been elected to the Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the country.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02186)	School Zip (02186)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	26,062 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	59%	43%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$78,985	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	69 years old	56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (02186) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	84% / 16%	58% / 42%