Tower School

75 West Shore Drive, Marblehead, MA, 01945-0194 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Tower School aims to spark a lifelong love of learning in our students by providing a stimulating education in a supportive environment. We encourage children to strive for personal levels of excellence and to develop fully across a broad range of academic, physical, creative, and social endeavors. Tower seeks to nourish a spirit of inquiry, to impart an appropriate body of knowledge, to set high standards, to instill strong learning habits, and to help students become secure in themselves while respecting the dignity of others....

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School Overview:

 
Tower School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded 1912
County Essex County, MA
Student Body
Total Students 302 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color 11% 21%
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 15 students
Kind - 25 students
Grade 1 - 31 students
Grade 2 - 28 students
Grade 3 - 32 students
Grade 4 - 30 students
Grade 5 - 36 students
Grade 6 - 37 students
Grade 7 - 33 students
Grade 8 - 35 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 47 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 47%
Average Class Size 16
Classroom dress code Casual
(Neat, no jeans, t-shirts)
This School
(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:7 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 170 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 15 / rolling
Tuition Notes $16,335-$ 22760 Tuition includes all supplies, trips and books. Need-based financial aid is available.
% on Financial Aid 26%
Average Financial Aid Grant $10,759
Head of School Peter S. Philip
Admissions Director Elizabeth D. Parker
Sport
Total Sports Offered 4
 
Sports
BasketballCross Country
LacrosseSoccer

School Notes:

  • Tower students and teachers are held to high standards of excellence
  • Tower has an outstanding record in preparing students for success in secondary school
  • At Tower, there is a committment to citizenship and good character- a defined set of values
  • We provide a comprehensive program
  • We embrace diversity and the teachings of multiculturalism
  • Profile last updated: 09/02/2009

In the News:

  • Quick Shots - Swampscott Edition (Swampscott Reporter)
    posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:29:13 pm
    A listing of local and regional sports announcements and events ....
  • Marblehead Youth Soccer clinic for Grades 1-2 (Marblehead Reporter)
    posted on September 21, 2009 at 11:43:55 pm
    Registration is under way for Marblehead Youth Soccer’s fall instructional clinic programs. The U-8 instructional clinic (Saturday mornings at Tower School) is open to players born between Aug. 1, 2001 and July 31, 2003. No experience is required. To register, go to www.mysa.net.
  • Marblehead family friend works his final day (Marblehead Reporter)
    posted on August 20, 2009 at 11:25:06 am
    It’s been two weeks since Dr. Charles Louden last locked the door to “his” Marblehead Pediatrics office on Atlantic Avenue, and he’s ready to get back to work. Instead, the only place he will be seeing patients anytime soon — though it’s likely to be a lot of them — is at a reception in his honor this Sunday, Aug. 23, 3-6 p.m. at the Tower School Performing Arts Center, 75 West Shore Drive.
  • Young pitchmen: Sox fans’ ‘joy’ shown in cable-company ad (Marblehead Reporter)
    posted on August 15, 2009 at 02:31:41 pm
    By any measure, Marblehead youngsters Thomas Brant and Teddy Mayle had already had more fun than a kid has a right to expect at the Sept. 1, 2008 Red Sox-Orioles game at Fenway Park. But almost a year later, the happy memories got a bit more fun. VIDEO: See the ad
  • Reception, scholarship to honor Dr. Louden (Marblehead Reporter)
    posted on August 13, 2009 at 01:45:52 am
    There will be a reception honoring the career of pediatrician Dr. Charles Louden Sunday, Aug. 23, 3-6 p.m. at the Tower School Performing Arts Center, 75 West Shore Drive.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01945)
School Zip (01945)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 20,377 people 6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 68% 43%
Population Average Age 42 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $73,968 $52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 64 years old 56 years old
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Zipcode (01945)


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% Owning / % Renting 75% / 25% 58% / 42%

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