The Fenn School

516 Monument Street, Concord, MA, 01742-0174 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

The Fenn School was founded in 1929 by Roger Carlisle Fenn and is an independent day school for boys in grades four through nine. It is a warm and personal community where boys experince the serious business of learning in an environment that is fun,exciting,challenging and highly rewarding....

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School Overview:

 
The Fenn School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools
Institute for Independent Education
National Coalition of Boys' Schools
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 4 - 9
Programs for Learning Differences Yes
Learning Differences Supported Dyslexia, mild learning differences
Year Founded 1929
County Middlesex County, MA
Student Body
Total Students 312 students
Student Body Type All-boys
This School
(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color 20% 23%
Students by Grade
Grade 4 - 47 students
Grade 5 - 52 students
Grade 6 - 63 students
Grade 7 - 55 students
Grade 8 - 61 students
Grade 9 - 34 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 50 teachers
Average Class Size 14
Classroom dress code Casual
(Collared shirts, no jeans)
This School
(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:6 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 165 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Feb. 1 / rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $25,950
Tuition Notes Generous need-based financial aid is available.
% on Financial Aid 15%
Average Financial Aid Grant $19,000
Head of School Jerry Ward
Admissions Director Amy Jolly
Admissions Associate David Rouse
Sport
Total Sports Offered 10
 
Sports
BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryFootball
Ice HockeyLacrosse
SoccerTennis
Track and FieldWrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 13
 
Extracurriculars
Chess ClubConcert Band
Fenn RadioFishing Club
Guitar Performance / LessonsJazz Band
Marching BandPeer Mediation
String EnsembleStudent Diversity Committee
Student PhilanthropyStudent Sustainability Committee
Trebles Choir 

School Notes:

  • Fenn is specifically dedicated to teaching boys in their elementary and middle school years by providing a program that empowers boys to discover their talents, to develop their intellectual curiosity, to establish their essential academic skills and knowledge, and to define their moral character.
  • Fenn offers a nurturing school community that is inspired by care offers a singular opportunity for boys to thrive and grow in personal confidence as they prepare to embark upon their adolescent and secondary school years.
  • Fenn understands the gender-related cognitive, academic, emotional, social, leadership and character development needs of boys, along with a recognition of their differences as individuals, informals the development of the School's educational program.
  • Fenn offers a challenging program os substantial breadth and depth in academics, the arts, and athletics, taught with versitile methods of instruction to boys of strong intellectual ability and high academic potential.
  • The Fenn community has shared values of honesty, respect, empathy, and courage ehich provide the moreal underpinnings of our school community and offer an thical context for shaping the individual character of each boy.
  • Fenn is an inclusive school community that recognizes, respects, and celebrates the world's human diversity, including differences in culture, race, religion, gender, thnicity, economic class, and sexual orientation. Our motto, 'Sua Sponte', challenges boys to accept responsibility for their for their own learning and lives and instills their obligation to help ensure the well-being of others.
  • Profile last updated: 11/13/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01742)
School Zip (01742)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 17,076 people 6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 72% 43%
Population Average Age 42 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $95,997 $52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.4 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01742)


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% Owning / % Renting 81% / 19% 58% / 42%

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