The Shipley School

814 Yarrow Street, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010-0190
Tel: (610)525-4300
Grades: PK - 12 | 840 students
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Shipley is a coeducational PreK-12 college preparatory day school in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. It is committed to educational excellence and dedicated to developing in each student a love of learning and a compassionate participation in the world. Through a strong college preparatory curriculum in the humanities and the sciences, the School encourages curiosity, creativity, and respect for intellectual effort. Shipley upholds and promotes moral integrity, a sense of personal achievement and worth and concern for others at School and in the larger community.

School Overview:
The Shipley School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)
Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1894
Student Body
Total Students 840 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 20% (PA School Avg.: 19%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 125 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 7:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 72%
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 15 / Jan. 1 / rolling
Tuition Notes See the School Website
% on Financial Aid 27%
Admissions Director Jenni Biehn
Sports
Total Sports Offered 14 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Crew Cross Country
Diving Field Hockey
Golf Lacrosse
Soccer Softball
Squash Swimming
Tennis Volleyball

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Nearby Schools:

The Shipley School
Gr. PK-12 | 0 mi. away
KinderCare at Harcum College
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 0.1 mi. away
KinderCare Learning Center
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 0.2 mi. away
The Baldwin School
Gr. PK-12 | 0.2 mi. away
Phebe Anna Thorne Kindergarten
Gr. K | 0.2 mi. away
Phebe Anna Thorne School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-K | 0.3 mi. away

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