Chatham Hall vs. Foxcroft School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Chatham Hall ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:
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Advanced Degrees
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
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Foxcroft School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:
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Overview
At Chatham Hall, we believe that when a young woman steps beyond the boundary of her own comfort zone, she realizes the true power of her potential.
Every day across campus, you'll discover your individual passions, learn to balance joy with challenge, gratitude with ambition, and to champion each other as you begin to weave together informed perspectives that will make up your worldview.
With endless opportunities illuminated before you, you'll feel confident taking the first steps toward a life that is all your own.
An all-girls, independent, boarding, and day school, grades 9-12, Foxcroft School is intellectually striking, relationally intentional, and communally authentic.Its 500-acre campus fosters the integration of applicable learning in and out of the classroom.Offering 79 courses, 21 of which are advanced placement, 17 sports teams, which have won state and conference championships, and an award-winning equestrian program, Foxcroft is holistically enriching.With 143 acceptances to 95 colleges and universities, as well as a total of $1.9 million offered in merit scholarship, collectively, to the most recent graduating class, Foxcroft is profoundly formative.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
Yes
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1894
1914
Students Body
Total Students
111 students
173 students
Student Body Type
All-girls
All-girls
% Students of Color
37%
34%
Students by Grade


Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
21
36
Grade 10 Students
21
47
Grade 11 Students
42
49
Grade 12 Students
27
41
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
24 teachers
20 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
67%
79%
Average Class Size
8
14
Number of AP Classes
n/a
18
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
9:1
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(Casual)
(Casual)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 6 / Jan. 31 / rolling
Feb. 1 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$68,000
$69,500
Tuition Notes
Tuition varies for 7-day, 5-day, and day students
Day Students: $28,500
5-Day Boarding: $58,750
Day students are provided with a room, meals and access to teachers, study hall and facilities, much like the boarding students.
% on Financial Aid
69%
n/a
Average Financial Aid Grant
$39,933
n/a
Acceptance Rate
26%
n/a
Admissions Director
Carney O'Brien
Trey Adams
Admissions Associate
n/a
Krystyna Martin
Sports
Total Sports Offered
12
13
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
25
20
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Alter GuildArt Club
Bit 'n SpurBlack Student Union
Book ClubChatham Athletic Council
Chathamite Yearbook ClubCooking Club
Cultural PerspectivesDance Club
French ClubInternational Club
JETS / TEAMS Engineering Math & ScienceKnitting Club
Latin ClubLGBTQIA Alliance
Model UNSenate
Service LeagueSextet Senior A Cappella
Sherwood Drama ClubStudent Council
Sustainability ClubThe Columns Newspaper
Arts and Music Programs:
COE Student Ambassadors
Art ClubAstronomy Club
ChoirCommunity Service
DanceDrama Club
Environmental ClubHonor Council
Horseback RidingInternational Clubs
Literary MagazinePhotography
Student ActivitiesStudent Government
Student PublicationsTech Crew
Theatre/DramaYearbook
Yoga
Club or Organization:
Admissions Tour Guides (Student Ambassadors)