Tabor Academy

66 Spring Street, Marion, MA, 02738-0273
Tel: (508)748-2000
Grades: 9 - 12 | 502 students
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Tabor Academy is a coeducational, rigorous, college preparatory boarding and day school. Tabor enrolls students demonstrating academic ability, strong motivation, sound character, emotional stability, and a willingness to participate fully in the school community. Tabor's academic, artistic, athletic, and community programs provide distinctive opportunities for students to achieve genuine understanding and significant skills and to identify and pursue personal goals. As "the school by the sea," Tabor sustains a unique maritime heritage that embodies, in all its programs, the qualities a seagoing life requires: thoughtful preparation for and awareness of the wider world, perseverance, courage, good humor, a sense of direction, and humility. The mission of Tabor Academy is to inspire a life-long love of learning, to instill a passion for the highest standards of achievement, to encourage personal responsibility, and to foster care for others and committed citizenship.

School Overview:
Tabor Academy
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded 1876
Student Body
Total Students 502 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 7% (MA School Avg.: 24%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 86 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 65%
Average Class Size 11 students
Number of AP Courses 21 courses
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Advanced Courses
Biology Calculus AB
Calculus BC Chemistry
Economics English Language
English Literature Environmental Science
European History French Language
French Literature German Language
Latin Literature Physics B
Physics C Spanish Language
Spanish Literature Statistics
US History World History
Average SAT score 1240
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 31
Tuition Notes Boarding 49,400 Day 35,400
% on Financial Aid 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $25,000
Acceptance Rate 45%
Admissions Director Andrew L. McCain
Admissions Associate Eric C. Long
Sports
Total Sports Offered 16 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Crew Cross Country
Field Hockey Football
Golf Ice Hockey
Lacrosse Sailing
Soccer Softball
Squash Tennis
Track and Field Wrestling
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 24 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Admissions Tour Astronomy Club
Bowsprit Literary Magazine Chorus
Community Service Dance
Drama Environmental Awareness (EA@TA)
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Habitat for Humanity
Honor Society Jazz Band
Literary Magazine Math Club
Mock Trial Model UN
Newspaper Peer Listening
Proctors Radio Station
SADD Speech/Debate
Student Activities Committee Student Council

School Notes:

    • 357 boarding students; 145 day students
    • 24 states and 24 countries represented
    • 53 interscholatic teams
    • 7 singing ensembles
    • 4 instrumental ensembles
    • 5 drama productions

    Profile last updated: 09/17/2012

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St Francis Xavier Elementary School
Gr. K-9 | 7.2 mi. away
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