The Waring School

35 Standley Street, Beverly, MA, 01915-0191 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Our principal mission is to establish, sustain, and strengthen a community of motivated students and teachers who work and learn together for the common as well as the individual good. We support an atmosphere in which both teachers and students will want to learn....

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School Overview:

 
The Waring School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools
State or regional independent school association
Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 12
Year Founded 1972
County Essex County, MA
Student Body
Total Students 149 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color 11% 23%
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 13 students
Grade 7 - 16 students
Grade 8 - 21 students
Grade 9 - 23 students
Grade 10 - 23 students
Grade 11 - 26 students
Grade 12 - 27 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 19 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 65%
Average Class Size 12
Number of AP Courses 2
Average SAT score 670
This School
(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:7 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 172 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 9 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $18,050
% on Financial Aid 40%
Head of School Peter Smick
Admissions Director Dorothy Wang
Sport
Total Sports Offered 4
 
Sports
BasketballCross Country
LacrosseSoccer
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 13
 
Extracurriculars
Art PortfolioCollege Bowl
Community ServiceCurrent Events
DebateLiterary Journal
Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus, Madrigals, Chamber GroupNew England Math Club
OrchestraStewardship
String, Jazz, Percussion, Brass EnsemblesTheater
Yearbook 

School Notes:

  • Do not grade or rank
  • Narrative evaluations each semester
  • Status reports at midterm
  • Students receive Credit, No Credit or Honors
  • Honors level courses in grades 10-12
  • AP French & Calculus
  • 100% of graduates attend 4-year colleges
  • National Merit Scholarship Program: 17 Finalists or Semifinalists, 43 Commended Students, since 1972.

In the News:

  • Local students graduate from Waring (The Daily News of Newburyport)
    posted on May 29, 2009 at 08:03:32 am
    BEVERLY and mdash; Merrimac residents Brendan DeWolf and Kelsey Pickering, Newburyport residents Marcella Felde, Tessa Geron and James Pouliot, and Daniel Kessler of Byfield graduated on May 22 at the 30th annual commencement of the Waring School.
  • St. Mary’s appoints Wynne as tennis coach (Swampscott Reporter)
    posted on February 25, 2009 at 06:29:17 pm
    It’s been a busy season for St. Mary’s High School Athletic Director Jeff Newhall, who, in addition to coaching the girls basketball team to an MIAA tournament berth and overseeing the other winter sports programs, has hired head coaches in three sports.
  • St. Mary's names new coaches in boys lacrosse, tennis and boys soccer (The Daily Item)
    posted on February 24, 2009 at 08:23:31 am
    LYNN -- There are some new yet familiar faces in the St. Mary's coaching ranks these days. Athletic director Jeff Newhall, who coached the girls basketball team to an MIAA tournament berth this winter, has been busy filling a couple of openings in time for the spring season.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01915)
School Zip (01915)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 39,862 people 6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 45% 43%
Population Average Age 38 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $53,984 $52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 58 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01915)


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% Owning / % Renting 60% / 40% 58% / 42%

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