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Emma Willard School

285 Pawling Avenue, Troy, NY, 12180-0121 -

School Notes Overview:

Honoring its founder’s vision, Emma Willard School proudly fosters in each young woman a love of learning, the habits of an intellectual life, and the character, moral strength, and qualities of leadership to serve and shape her world. A graduate of Emma Willard School will develop facility with a common academic vocabulary through mastery of the competencies, both content and skills, of each discipline; will value integrity in all her endeavors; will be aware of the impact of her gender on how she views the world and how the world views her; will be able to generate her own questions, hypotheses, and assumptions; will demonstrate the ability to gather and evaluate from any relevant source the information needed to answer questions, test assumptions or hypotheses, revise and support theses, solve problems, or make decisions; and will be able to synthesize creatively and critically her own experience and that information most useful to the challenge with which she is engaged. ...

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School Overview:

	Emma Willard School
School Membership(s)	National Coalition of Girls' Schools National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	Rensselaer County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	322 students
Student Body Type	All-girls
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	32%	19%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 66 students
	Grade 10 - 101 students
	Grade 11 - 83 students
	Grade 12 - 72 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	56 teachers
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	160 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Honoring its founder’s vision, Emma Willard School proudly fosters in each young woman a love of learning, the habits of an intellectual life, and the character, moral strength, and qualities of leadership to serve and shape her world. A graduate of Emma Willard School will develop facility with a common academic vocabulary through mastery of the competencies, both content and skills, of each discipline; will value integrity in all her endeavors; will be aware of the impact of her gender on how she views the world and how the world views her; will be able to generate her own questions, hypotheses, and assumptions; will demonstrate the ability to gather and evaluate from any relevant source the information needed to answer questions, test assumptions or hypotheses, revise and support theses, solve problems, or make decisions; and will be able to synthesize creatively and critically her own experience and that information most useful to the challenge with which she is engaged.
Profile last updated: 07/01/2008

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (12180)	School Zip (12180)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	52,907 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	35%	32%
Population Average Age	33 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$34,889	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	68 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	48% / 52%	41% / 59%