Middlesex School vs. Concord Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Middlesex School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Attribute
SAT Score
ACT Score
Acceptance Rate
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
School Resources
Concord Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
SAT Score
Acceptance Rate
Advanced Degrees
Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
Overview
Located in one of this country's most historic towns, Concord, Massachusetts, Middlesex aspires to help its students "find their promise" through immersion in a rigorous academic program, inclusive programs in arts and athletics, and a commitment to service.
Concord Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding and day school known for world-class faculty, passionate students, and graduates who make their mark on the world.
Innovative teaching drives our wide-as-you-can-dream curriculum. Our rigorous approach to the sciences, arts, and humanities is infused with opportunities for intellectual growth, experimentation, and hands-on learning.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1901
1922
Students Body
Total Students
427 students
416 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
45%
46%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
83
105
Grade 10 Students
115
99
Grade 11 Students
117
110
Grade 12 Students
112
102
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
93 teachers
61 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
80%
90%
Average Class Size
12
12
Number of AP Classes
23
n/a
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
7:1
Average SAT score
1450
1495
Average ACT score
32
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(None)
(None)
Casual
(No dress code)
(No dress code)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 15
Jan. 15
Tuition Cost
$64,350
$65,320
Tuition Notes
For 2025-26:
Boarding: $79200
Day: $64350
$65320 Day Student Tuition
$81560 Boarding Student Tuition
% on Financial Aid
34%
26%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$61,000
$62,004
Acceptance Rate
16%
12%
Admissions Director
Douglas C. Price
Mbakwe Okafor
Admissions Associate
n/a
Brandon Herbert
Sports
Total Sports Offered
20
17
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
71
115
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
7v7 Football ClubAI (Artificial Intelligence) Club
Allies Against Racial InjusticeArchitecture and Design
Astronomy ClubBaking club
Book Lovers’ ClubBotany Club
Campuses Against CancerCards for Kids
Clash of Clans clubClassical Music Club
Classics clubComic Book Club
Common senseComputer Programming Club
Country Music ClubCreative Writing Club
Crypto ClubDebate Club
decaDeFi Club
EQ: science magazineFemX
Film ClubFinance club
Fishing ClubFocus
French ClubFriendship bracelet club
Gazebo Skating ClubGirls with Gains
GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance)Harry Potter Club
I saw the sign (asl club)Improv Club
Jewish Student UnionJiu Jitsu club
Kickball ClubKnitting Club
Lifting clubMarine Biology Club
Math ClubMeats and Beats
Mindfulness (Morning Mindfulness)Minecraft club
Moodle Development TeamMusic Appreciation Club
MX Swim TeamMXSpike (Spikeball Club)
MXTVOrigami Club
Outdoors ClubPeace of Mind
Pen Pal ClubPhotography Club
PICKLEBALL CLUBPing Pong Club
Poi ClubPolitics Club
RoboticsSending a Smile
Sports Analytics ClubStar Wars Club
Studio Art ClubThe Anvil
The Hammer PodcastThe Iris
Ultimate Frisbee ClubVideo Production Club
Writing for Social Justice and Change
Club or Organization:
Active Minds (mental health)Aerospace
Album Listening Party (ALP)Algorithm Club
Alianza (Latine/Latino/Latina)American Computer Science League (ACSL)
and Remote Controlled Airplanes (AER CA)Applied Physics Club (APC)
Architecture ClubArt Club
Arts CouncilAsian Cuisine Club (ACC)
Astronomy ClubAthletic Council
Avatar + Ghibli Club (anime)Barbershop (low-voice a cappella singers)
Bee ClubBig Data Club
Book ClubBrain Science Club
Business ClubCabaret (musical theater)
Catalysts for Change (CFC)Ceramics Club
CGI ClubChameleon Literary and Arts Magazine (CLAAM)
Chameleons (a cappella singers)Cheese Club
Chess ClubClassics Club
Club de Théâtre et des Films Français (French theater and film club)Concord Academy Christianity Club (CACC)
Concord Academy Fashion Enthusiasts (CAFE)Concord Academy Solidarity (CAS)
Concord Academy Songwriting Group (CA SWAG)Concord Academy Taylor’s Version (CATV)
Concord Academy Video and Editing (CAVE)Concord Academy Youth Go (CAYGo)
Crypto ClubCulinary Arts Club (CAC)
Currents and Conversation ClubDebate and Ethics Bowl Team
Discipline CommitteeDungeons and Dragons (DND)
East Asian Student Association (EASA)Econ Club
En Pointe (ballet club)Engineering
Entertainment CommitteeFilm Club
Football ClubFrench Club
Frizzed (curly hair club)Gaming Club
Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)Gender Representation in Tech (GRiT)
Geocaching ClubGreen Club (sustainability)
Green Lobbying ClubHumane Society Organization (HSO)
Hypertrophy Club (HPC, weightlifting)International Student Organization (ISO)
Intersectional Feminist Organization (IFO)Investment Club
Italian ClubJazz Club
Jewish Student Organization (JSO)Kite-Flying Club
Linguistics ClubMagic: The Gathering Club
Mandarin ClubMarketing to Teens (MTT)
Math ClubMedical Club
Men of Color Alliance (MoCA)Mock Trial
Model UNMultiethnic Student Organization (MESO)
Muslim Student Association (MSA)Neurodivergence Club (NDC)
PACrats (theater tech club)Peer Tutoring Group
Period Coalition (PECO)Philosophy Club
Photo ClubPitches (high-voice a cappella singers)
Playwriting ProjectPoetry Club
Politics ClubPrison Justice Project (PCP)
Programming ClubQueer and Questioning (Q^2)
Queer People of Color (QPOC)Robotics Club
Science BowlScience Club
Self-Care ClubSensational Dance Club
Ski ClubSociety of Women Engineers (SWENext)
South Asian Student Society (SASS)Southeast Asian Society (SEAS)
STEM Council (science, technology, engineering, math)Survivor Club (for fans of the reality TV show)
The Centipede (student newspaper)The Scallion (satirical newspaper)
The Tavern (interscholastic thought paper)Transgender Affinity Group (TAG, trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming)
Umoja (Black, African, and African American students)Volleyball Club
What’s On Your Mind (WOYM)Women of Color Alliance (WoCA)
Woolpack (fiber arts club)Worst Behavior (hip-hop dance club)
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