The Ethel Walker School
Quick Facts 2009-2010
Elizabeth Cromwell Speers, Head of School
David J. Castellani, President, Board of Trustees
Founded in 1911
Mission Statement
The Ethel Walker School is an independent, college preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades six through twelve. For nearly 100 years, The Ethel Walker School has excelled at preparing students to make a difference in the world. Members of this diverse community are dedicated to scholarship, the arts, athletics, wellness, and service. The satisfaction of achievement and the joy of friendship are fundamental principles as the School empowers girls to lead with integrity, confidence, courage, and conviction.
"The spirit that shaped our School's course in the beginning still rules its destiny."
Miss Ethel Walker
The School
- Upper School: grades 9-12
- Middle School: grades 6-8
- Teaching faculty/student ratio: 6:1
- Average class size
- Upper School: 10
- Middle School: 12
The Student Body
- 270 young women
- 220 Upper School
- 115 Boarding (52%)
- 105 Day (48%)
- 50 Middle School
- 12 countries and 14 states are represented (10 countries & 16 states, 56 towns in Connecticut represented
- 23% U.S. students of color
- 13% of international students
- # of students who took AP exams in X AP courses
- Average SAT Class of 2010
- Critical Reading (Verbal): 573
- Math: 560
- Writing: 583
- Middle 50% range SAT Class of 2010
- Critical Reading (Verbal): 520 - 620
- Math: 490 - 610
- Writing: 530 – 620
- Average ACT Class of 2010
- Composite: 23.9
- Middle 50% range ACT Class of 2010
- Composite: 22 - 26
- 100% of graduates attend 4-year colleges
Waiting on AP classes from Clarissa
Faculty
- 45 members
- 49% hold advanced degrees (from last school year)
- 67% hold advanced degrees (57% hold master’s degrees, and 8% hold doctorates) –this number is from 2008-09
*Waiting on Wendy to include part-time teachers
Finances
- $13,151,187 endowment (as of May 31, 2010)
Financial Aid
- $3,004,517 awarded to approximately 49% (132 students) of student body
- (does not include tuition remission)
Curriculum
- More than 100 middle and upper school courses, including 16 Upper School A.P. courses, 20 honors courses; additional workshops, off-campus study, independent projects, junior and senior internships, foreign exchange
Clubs/Organizations
More than 40 interest clubs in Middle and Upper schools
Tuition and Fees 2010-2011
Middle School (Day only): $28,500
Upper School Day: $32,950
Upper School Boarding: $45,350
Tuition Refund Insurance: 3.9% of Tuition Cost (est.)
Books and Academic Supplies: Approximately $600-800 annually
International Student Fee: $800
Class of 2008 College Matriculations:
American University
Assumption College (2)
Babson College
Bates College
Berry College
Connecticut College
Fairfield University (2)
Georgetown University
Hampshire College
Johnson & Wales University
Manhattanville College
Mercy College
Mount Holyoke College
New York University
Ontario College of Art & Design
Rutgers, The State University of N.J.
Simmons College
Smith College
St. John’s University
St. Lawrence University
Suffolk University (2)
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
The George Washington University
Union College
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Hartford
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of St. Andrews (Scotland)
University of Vermont
Vassar College
Washington and Lee University
Class of 2009 College Matriculations:
University of Arizona
Auburn University
Bates College (2)
Becker College
Boston University (2)
Brandeis University
Bryant University
Colby-Sawyer College (3)
Colorado College (3)
Cornell University
DeSales University
Drew University
Franklin & Marshall College (4)
Furman University (2)
Gettysburg College (3)
Gordon College
Green Mountain College
Hamilton College
High Point University (2)
Holy Cross, College of (2)
James Madison University
Keene State College
Lynn University (2)
Marist College (2)
Northeastern University (3)
Post University
Providence College (2)
Purdue University (2)
Quinnipiac University (4)
University of Richmond (2)
Rochester Institute of Technology
St. Joseph College
Saint Michael’s College
Stevens Institute of Technology
Texas A&M University
Trinity College
University of Vermont
West Chester University of PA
University of Wisconsin
Class of 2010 College Matriculations:
Auburn University
Boston University
Catholic University of America
Clark University
College of Charleston
Colorado State University (2)
University of Connecticut
Cornell University
Dickinson College (2)
Elon University (2)
Emory University
Fairfield University
Fordham University
Gettysburg College (2)
Gordon College (2)
Guilford College
Hallmark Institute of Photography
High Point University
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University (2)
Johnson and Wales University
University of Miami
Montana State University, Bozeman
Mount Holyoke College (2)
Muhlenberg College
Northeastern University (2)
Parsons School of Design
University of Pennsylvania
Plymouth State University
University of Redlands
Rice University
Roanoke College
Rutgers University
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Michaels College
Simmons College
University of South Carolina, Aiken
Southern Methodist University (2)
University of St. Andrews – Scotland
St. John’s University – Queens Campus
St. Lawrence University (3)
Stonehill College
Suffolk University
Wake Forest University
Whittier College
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Websites that need to be updated w/ current statistics and staff:
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AP Classes in 2010-11 Curriculum Guide
- Drawing
- 2-D Design
- 3-D Design
- English Literature
- U.S. History
- European History
- Economics
- French Language
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature
- Calculus-AB
- Statistics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Physics B
- Psychology