Ravenscroft School

7409 Falls Of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27615-0276
Tel: (919)847-0900
Grades: PK - 12 | 1235 students
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Ravenscroft School is located on a beautiful 127 acre campus in north Raleigh.  The school serves Prekindergarten to grade 12 and is a coed, college preparatory day school with 1235 students. 

School Overview:
Ravenscroft School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1862
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2003
Student Body
Total Students 1235 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 19% (NC School Avg.: 22%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 180 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 7:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 60%
Number of AP Courses 24 courses
Average SAT score 1277
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 15 / rolling
Admissions Director Pamela Jamison
Admissions Associate Margaret Mills
Sports
Total Sports Offered 15 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cheering Cross Country
Field Hockey Football
Golf Lacrosse
Soccer Softball
Swimming Tennis
Track and Field Volleyball
Wrestling

School Notes:

  • The Ravenscroft community, guided by our legacy of excellence, nurtures individual potential and prepares students to thrive in a complex and interdependent world. Ravenscroft enjoys a rich legacy of educating outstanding students in academics, athletics, fine arts and leadership. Founded in 1862, our School has always been an institution that values the unique interests and abilities of our students and challenges them to become globally aware citizens. Our values ground our School, programs, and initiatives in the most important aspects of the Ravenscroft community - people and their collective growth. They reflect our legacy of excellence with an inspired commitment to the future.

    • Profile last updated: 09/21/2011

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Nearby Schools:

Ravenscroft School
Gr. PK-12 | 0 mi. away
St Philip Lutheran Preschool
Gr. K-1 | 0.2 mi. away
Jewish Academy Of Wake County
Gr. K-3 | 0.3 mi. away
Neuse Christian Academy
Gr. K-12 | 0.4 mi. away
The Raleigh Progressive School
Gr. 6-12 | 1.2 mi. away
Raleigh Progressive School
Gr. 6-12 | 1.2 mi. away

View all schools in: Raleigh, Wake County, Zip 27615

School Reviews:

  • Recommended April 09,2012 - Academics are very poor, not a priority at all Good drama, some art, Emphasis is on athletics - giving scholarships (with tuition money) to students who rarely go to class*-Posted by Parent *

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