Applewild School vs. The Village School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Applewild School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Student Body
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Overview
Applewild is a co-ed, day (18 mos - 9th grade) and junior boarding (4th 9th grade) school that offers a student-centered learning experience with high quality academics, small classes, and extensive arts & clubs on a 28-acre campus in Fitchburg, MA. Applewild's program empowers students to develop their academic abilities, discover their strengths and talents, and practice the school's core values of: respect, fairness, responsibility, compassion, cooperation, honesty, and civic-mindedness.
Applewild students learn in an inclusive global community with peers from 33 towns and several states and countries.
Applewild teaches 8th and 9th-grade students together in a thematic, interdisciplinary loop, a developmentally appropriate way to "launch" students powerfully to secondary school.
Students graduate with strong metacognition skills, with the ability to independently plan, monitor, and reflect on their performance.
The Village School is an independent school serving children in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1-6, in north central Massachusetts, offering a unique curriculum based on challenging hands-on academics, direct contact with the natural world, and kindness.
Grades Offered
PK-9
PK-6
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
Yes
No
Learning Programs Supported
Dyslexia, Language-based
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Year Founded
1957
1989
Students Body
Total Students
345 students
68 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
13%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
200
12
Kindergarten Students
18
12
Grade 1 Students
12
10
Grade 2 Students
11
6
Grade 3 Students
8
11
Grade 4 Students
13
8
Grade 5 Students
16
6
Grade 6 Students
23
3
Grade 7 Students
16
-
Grade 8 Students
21
-
Grade 9 Students
7
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
62 teachers
7 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
80%
Average Class Size
12
12
Number of AP Classes
8
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Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
10:1
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(dress for paint and dirt!)
(dress for paint and dirt!)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 15 / rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$35,800
$8,750
Tuition Notes
K-3rd Day ($25,500)
4th-5th Day ($32,500)
6th-9th Day ($35,800)
Boarding 5-day ($65,500)
Boarding 7-day ($74,500)
Foundations Day Grade 1-3 (Tuition + $17,500 Fee)
Foundations Day 4th-9th ($52,000)
Foundations 5-day Boarding ($74,200)
Foundations 7-day Boarding (83,000)
8750 for full time K-6th students, 4500 for half day preschool students
3916 for 1/2 time preschool students
% on Financial Aid
62%
25%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$15,000
$3,500
Acceptance Rate
90%
85%
Admissions Director
Greg Miller
Rise Richardson
Admissions Associate
Miranda Namiotka
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
6
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Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
7
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Creative Arts MagazineStudent Council
Yearbook
Arts and Music Programs:
Chamber Music EnsembleJazz Band
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Alpine SkiingEquestrian