The Winsor School

103 Pilgrim Road, Boston, MA, 02215-0221 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Founded in 1886, the Winsor School is an independent day school for academically motivated and promising girls in grades 5-12. Winsor offers a rigorous academic program balanced by the arts and physical education in an environment of warmth and personal attention. As a community, Winsor cherishes respect and generosity of spirit, and its mission underscores its commitment to diversity. Its size means girls build lasting friendships, and it encourages each girl to realize her own uniqueness and promise....

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School Overview:

School Membership(s) National Coalition of Girls Schools
National Association of Independent Schools
State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 5 - 12
Year Founded 1886
County Suffolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students 429 students
Student Body Type All-girls
% Students of Color 26% 22%
Students by Grade
Grade 5 - 26 students
Grade 6 - 46 students
Grade 7 - 53 students
Grade 8 - 60 students
Grade 9 - 64 students
Grade 10 - 64 students
Grade 11 - 57 students
Grade 12 - 59 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 69 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 75%
Average Class Size 13
Average SAT score 1424
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:6 1:6
* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 161 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $26,500
% on Financial Aid 21%
Average Financial Aid Grant $19,043
Headmaster Rachel Friis Stettler
Admissions Director Pamela Parks McLaurin
Admissions Associate Kristy Wells
Sport
Total Sports Offered 14
BasketballCrew
Cross CountryDiving
Field HockeyIce Hockey
LacrosseSailing
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 24
Amnesty InternationalArt Clubs
Choral GroupsCommunity Service
Current Events ClubDebate
DramaEngineering Clubs
French, Spanish, Latin clubsGay, Bisexual, Straight Alliance
Human Relations ForumInterfaith Fellowship
Literary MagazinesMath Clubs
Mock TrialModel United Nations
NewspaperPhilosophy Club
Poetry ClubSADD
Student CouncilsTechnology Club
Women's IssuesYearbook

School Notes:

  • Winsor is set on a seven-acre campus in Boston, and makes frequent use of the city's resources. Facilities include a recently renovated library with 27,000 volumes plus access to 850 periodicals; a multi-media language lab; three computer labs; three art studios; seven science laboratories; acres of playing fields; tennis courts, and a renovated gymnasium.
  • The Lower School comprises grades 5 through 8. In this supportive environment, teachers foster natural curiosity through active, hands-on lessons.
  • The Upper School is an energetic learning community of ninth through twelfth graders. The faculty stretches girls to think logically, creatively, and compassionately and to take increasing responsibility for their own learning.
  • At all levels, students enjoy dedicated, caring teachers who know their subjects intimately.
  • Beyond the classroom, clubs, the arts, and sports offer ways for girls to explore interests. Winsor offers teams in 13 sports and has more than 30 clubs. Girls approach extracurriculars passionately, and have won national honors in debate, engineering, and choral competitions.
  • Girls also work with boys from Belmont Hill and Roxbury Latin schools on coordinated drama, music, and newspaper activities.
  • The majority of students go on to attend the nation's most selective colleges and universities. An experienced College Counselor guides and supports girls through the process. In the last five years, students' most common college choices were Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Colby, Bowdoin, Penn, and Yale.

In the News:

  • 5th Hub School Closed For Flu-Like Illness (WCVB Boston)
    posted on May 21, 2009 at 09:13:51 pm
    A fifth Boston school was temporarily closed Thursday after a high absentee rate of students complaining of flu-like symptoms was reported.
  • Another Boston school closing due to flu (West Roxbury Transcript)
    posted on May 21, 2009 at 08:49:19 pm
    The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced Thursday that the British School of Boston, a private school in Jamaica Plain, will close for seven days starting May 22 because of unusually high levels of influenza-like illness in recent days. Public health officials said they hope that the temporary closure will prevent new infections and avoid unnecessary illness.
  • Flu signs shutter Boston Latin (Boston Globe)
    posted on May 20, 2009 at 10:45:17 pm
    Boston's biggest public school, Boston Latin, will be shuttered for a week in hopes of halting a suspected outbreak of swine flu, city authorities said yesterday. The decision came after more than 250 students called in sick or were sent home because of respiratory symptoms.
  • Flu closes 7 MA schools (FOX 25 Boston)
    posted on May 20, 2009 at 07:11:11 pm
    BOSTON - Seven Boston-area schools have temporarily closed after seeing a spike in absences of students with flu-like symptoms.
  • Flu outbreak closes 7 Boston-area schools (New England Cable News)
    posted on May 20, 2009 at 07:01:09 pm
    BOSTON (AP) - Seven Boston-area schools have temporarily closed after seeing a spike in absences of students with flu-like symptoms. The private Fessenden School for boys in suburban Newton, East Boston's public Umana Middle School Academy and Woodland Elementary School in suburban Weston announced Wednesday they will close for a week in an effort to stop the spread of more flu cases. Three ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02215)
Population (Approximate) 21,963 people 6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 75% 43%
Population Average Age 22 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 1.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $27,040 $52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 2.4 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 70 years old 56 years old
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