The Town School vs. The Brearley School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Overview
Since 1913, Town has been committed to an educational philosophy that balances high academic expectations with nurturing support.
We know that children learn best in a school where everything ' from the teaching to the educational programs to the way the classroom spaces are designed ' is geared to giving children what they need when they need it.
The Town School is committed to elementary coeducation, cultivating the joy of learning in a rigorous and nurturing environment.
The program balances the traditional and innovative, providing each child the opportunity to develop intellectual curiosity, attain academic excellence and grow in self-reliance.
The faculty and parents share a commitment to recognizing and developing each child's uniqueness, moral responsibility and social awareness.
The Town School is a coeducational, nursery through eighth grade school.
Brearley, an independent school for girls, was founded in 1884 to provide its students with a college-preparatory education equal in rigor to that of boys, and, in the words of our mission statement today, to prepare them for active responsible citizenship in a democratic society.
Within a highly articulated 13-year curriculum, and with a 7:1 student-faculty ratio, teaching methods are varied, flexible and pragmatic, taking into account individual patterns of development and ways of learning.
Our program is designed to challenge our eager, able students intellectually, and to give each one the opportunity to gain competence, self-reliance and self-knowledge through academic achievement as well as experience in the visual and performing arts, sports, community service and a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
Grades Offered
NS-8
K-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
No
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Year Founded
1913
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Students Body
Total Students
400 students
741 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
All-girls
% Students of Color
18%
40%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
16
-
Pre-K Students
18
-
Kindergarten Students
44
58
Grade 1 Students
44
58
Grade 2 Students
41
54
Grade 3 Students
41
52
Grade 4 Students
40
51
Grade 5 Students
40
51
Grade 6 Students
40
57
Grade 7 Students
38
60
Grade 8 Students
38
58
Grade 9 Students
-
67
Grade 10 Students
-
61
Grade 11 Students
-
59
Grade 12 Students
-
55
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
70 teachers
123 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
75%
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Average Class Size
22
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:6
1:6
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
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Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Nov. 30 / rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$55,700
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Tuition Notes
Nursery 3 is 35,950
Nursery 4 is 46,900
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% on Financial Aid
19%
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Admissions Director
Chloe Scott-Giry
Melissa Cassis, Middle & Upper School
Admissions Associate
Carol Genirs
Winifred Mabley, Lower School
Sports
Total Sports Offered
6
13
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
3
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Music Lessons, Postscript, Student Senate
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