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The Fenn School

516 Monument Street, Concord, MA, 01742-0174 -

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
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cross Country	Football
	Ice Hockey	Lacrosse
	Soccer	Tennis
	Track and Field	Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	13
	Extracurriculars
	Chess Club	Concert Band
	Fenn Radio	Fishing Club
	Guitar Performance / Lessons	Jazz Band
	Marching Band	Peer Mediation
	String Ensemble	Student Diversity Committee
	Student Philanthropy	Student 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

In the News:

Enrollment still strong at area private schools (Concord Journal)
posted on September 3, 2009 at 03:41:34 pm
Concord’s independent schools saw applications increase and enrollments hold steady for the 2009-2010 school year, despite an economic crisis that left many families struggling to make ends meet.
Who does what on the Web? (Concord Journal)
posted on August 7, 2009 at 07:14:48 pm
A running list of Concord businesses and organizations that tweet, send updates on Facebook and blog regularly.
Concord officials, businesses take advantage of technology (Concord Journal)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 04:43:53 pm
Via Blackberry messages, status updates and tweets, Concordians from all walks of life are keeping communications to 140 characters or less.
Crowley sparks Concord (Lexington Minuteman)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 03:55:15 pm
William Crowley of Lexington and The Fenn School in Concord scored what proved to be the decisive penalty kick in the Boys under-14 Division 1 State Championship for the Concord-Carlisle Fusion.
Two arrested in connection with a slew of break-ins, thefts (Billerica Minuteman)
posted on July 3, 2009 at 07:08:39 pm
Concord Police confiscated televisions, designer label purses and Disney DVDS that were either stolen or bought with stolen credit cards from residents of Concord and the surrounding area.

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