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Southfield School

10 Newton Street, Brookline, MA, 02445-0244 -

School Notes Overview:

Southfield's mission is to provide experiences which will help each girl during her formative years to develop not only mental and physical skills but desirable social, moral, and spiritual attitudes, habits, appreciations, and ideals, to the end that she may make positive contributions as a member of society. The faculty work with the girls to build foundations that will support them in the myriad challenges they will face in school and in life. Southfield also addresses the development of character. The School prayers, which are recited at weekly Chapel, remind students to "stand for the hard right against the easy wrong." The prayers also honor the virtue of doing "a little good every day" and acting to make others "a little happier and a little better for our influence." Each of these lessons is reinforced by the Chapel speaker and modeled daily by the words and deeds of the faculty and staff in the classrooms and on the playing fields....

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School Overview:

	Southfield School
School Membership(s)	Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded	1992
County	Norfolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	369 students
Student Body Type	All-girls
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	8%	23%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 8 students
	Kind - 28 students
	Grade 1 - 29 students
	Grade 2 - 24 students
	Grade 3 - 43 students
	Grade 4 - 31 students
	Grade 5 - 38 students
	Grade 6 - 38 students
	Grade 7 - 32 students
	Grade 8 - 26 students
	Grade 9 - 22 students
	Grade 10 - 19 students
	Grade 11 - 15 students
	Grade 12 - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	78 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	48%
Average Class Size	15
Number of AP Courses	17
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
	Advanced Courses
	Spanish Language	Physics
	Marine Biology	Latin Literature - Vergil
	Latin Language	Greek
	French Literature	French Language
	European History	Environmental Science
	English Literature	Chemistry
	Calculus BC	Calculus AB
	Biology	Astronomy
	American History
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Formal (Uniform in Grades PK-8, Dress Code in Upper School)
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	168 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Feb. 1 / rolling
Head of School	William F. Phinney
Admissions Director	William H. Southwick
Admissions Associate	Melissa Cassis
Sport
Total Sports Offered	12
	Sports
	Basketball	Crew
	Cross Country	Dance
	Field Hockey	Golf
	Lacrosse	Soccer
	Softball	Squash
	Swimming	Tennis
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	3
	Extracurriculars
	Ambassadors Club	Student Tour Guides
	The Business of Sports

School Notes:

Southfield is known for its classical-based curriculum that focuses on the elements of learning: effective oral and written communication, critical reading skills, understanding of problem solving in mathematics, and a solid foundation in the natural and social sciences. Classes in the elementary grades are focused on skill development, in order that, in the middle and upper schools, students will be able to draw on those skills to master material of increasing complexity.
Southfield School provides a comprehensive athletic program for students from K through Grade 12. Athletics at Southfield are designed to provide an appropriate combination of physical education, intramural, and competitive interscholastic sports offerings which are age appropriate./!-- bullet end-->
Profile last updated: 10/04/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02445)	School Zip (02445)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	26,262 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	79%	43%
Population Average Age	37 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$73,197	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.50009536743164 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	59% / 41%	58% / 42%