Emma Willard School

285 Pawling Avenue, Troy, NY, 12180-0121
Tel: (518)833-1302
Grades: 9 - 12 | 317 students
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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.

School Overview:
Emma Willard School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Offers Post-Graduate Year Yes
Learning Programs Supported Mild Learning Differences
Year Founded 1841
Student Body
Total Students 317 students
Student Body Type All-girls
% Students of Color 18% (NY School Avg.: 22%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 50 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 7:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Average Class Size 13 students
Number of AP Courses 13 courses
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Average SAT score 1893
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Feb. 1 / rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $48,480
Tuition Notes Day tuition = $29,690
% on Financial Aid 52%
Average Financial Aid Grant $28,600
Acceptance Rate 34%
Admissions Director Jeffrey E. Pilgrim
Admissions Associate Michaela A. Stewart
Sports
Total Sports Offered 18 sports
Sports
Ballet Basketball
Crew Cross Country
Dance Diving
Fencing Field Hockey
Figure Skating Lacrosse
Marksmanship Soccer
Softball Swimming
Tennis Track and Field
Volleyball Winter Track
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 16 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Amnesty International FOCUS (Christian Group)
Fair Trade International Club
Junior Singing Group (JSG) Literary Magazine (The Triangle)
Math League Mock Trial
Model UN Outing Club
School Newspaper (The Clock) Science Olympiad
Slavery No More Student Council
Twelve Tones (Senior Singing Group) Yearbook (The Gargoyle)

Nearby Schools:

Emma Willard School
Gr. 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Sacred Heart School
Gr. PK-6 | 0.3 mi. away
Susan Odell Taylor School For Children
Gr. K-7 | 0.3 mi. away
La Salle Institute
Gr. 6-12 | 1.5 mi. away
Samaritan Child Care Center
Gr. PK-K | 1.5 mi. away
Helderberg Christian School
Gr. K-8 | 2.6 mi. away

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