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The Waring School

35 Standley Street, Beverly, MA, 01915-0191 -

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
	Basketball	Cross Country
	Lacrosse	Soccer
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	13
	Extracurriculars
	Art Portfolio	College Bowl
	Community Service	Current Events
	Debate	Literary Journal
	Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus, Madrigals, Chamber Group	New England Math Club
	Orchestra	Stewardship
	String, Jazz, Percussion, Brass Ensembles	Theater
	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) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	60% / 40%	58% / 42%