The Loomis Chaffee School

4 Batchelder Road, Windsor, CT, 06095-0609
Tel: (860)687-6400
Grades: 9 - 12 | 650 students
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Loomis Chaffee is one of the nation's leading boarding schools with a long history of supporting excellence in its students from all over the country and around the world in grades 9-12. The mission of The Loomis Chaffee School is to advance the development in spirit, mind and body of boys and girls drawn from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and to inspire in them a commitment to the best self and the common good. The goal of the school's academic program is the formation of skilled and discerning minds in preparation for higher education and lifelong learning. Through its courses and community life, Loomis Chaffee also educates its students for service in the nation and in today's global civilization. In all things, the school aims to be, as its founders intended, "a shrine from which boys and girls shall take the highest inspirations for better and grander lives."

School Overview:
The Loomis Chaffee School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Offers Post-Graduate Year Yes
Year Founded 1874
Student Body
Total Students 650 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 24% (CT School Avg.: 25%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 160 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 5:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 70%
Average Class Size 11 students
Number of AP Courses 38 courses
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Average SAT score 1955
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 15
Yearly Tuition Cost $37,570
% on Financial Aid 34%
Average Financial Aid Grant $31,846
Acceptance Rate 28%
Admissions Director Erby Mitchell
Admissions Associate Nancy Cleary (Director of FA)
Sports
Total Sports Offered 19 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cross Country Diving
Field Hockey Football
Golf Ice Hockey
Lacrosse Nordic Skiing
Soccer Softball
Squash Swimming
Tennis Track and Field
Volleyball Water Polo
Wrestling

School Notes:

  • The mission of The Loomis Chaffee School is to advance the development in spirit, mind and body of boys and girls drawn from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and to inspire in them a commitment to the best self and the common good. The goal of the school's academic program is the formation of skilled and discerning minds in preparation for higher education and lifelong learning. Through its courses and community life, Loomis Chaffee also educates its students for service in the nation and in today's global civilization. In all things, the school aims to be, as its founders intended, "a shrine from which boys and girls shall take the highest inspirations for better and grander lives."

    • Profile last updated: 10/31/2012

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Nearby Schools:

The Loomis Chaffee School
Gr. 9-12 | 0 mi. away
St Gabriel School
Gr. K-8 | 0.8 mi. away
First Church Nursery School
Gr. PK-K | 1.1 mi. away
Trinity Christian School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 1.1 mi. away
Windsor Montessori School
Gr. K | 1.1 mi. away
Madina Academy
Gr. K-10 | 2 mi. away

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