Milton Academy
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."...
School Overview:
Milton Academy |
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| School Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) |
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| 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. |
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| % 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) |
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(MA) School Avg. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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 |
| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (02186) |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 84% / 16% | 58% / 42% |
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