Pomfret School vs. Choate Rosemary Hall
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School Overview
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Choate Rosemary Hall ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 280 schools) for:
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Overview
Founded in 1894, Pomfret is a private high school for boarding and day students.
Set on a stunning 500-acre hilltop in Northeastern Connecticut, we are intentionally small with 350 students hailing from 29 states and 29 countries.
Our mission is to empower students to pursue lives of meaning and purpose, and our vision is to inspire the next generation of change makers and problem solvers.
Choate Rosemary Hall is a co-educational boarding and day school in Wallingford, Connecticut, providing a transformative educational experience for 850 students in grades 9-12.
Choate is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cohesive community that celebrates diversity and instills life-long habits of learning, leadership, and service.
Choate is committed to enrolling exceptional students and to preparing them to achieve success in all aspects of their lives.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Supports Learning Differences (LD)
No
No
Year Founded
1894
1890
Campus Size
500 acres
458 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
350
867
% Students of Color
22%
39%
% International Students
21%
18%
% Students Boarding
85%
73%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1401
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
n/a
1300 - 1530
Average ACT score
n/a
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
Yes
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Monthly
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
10
12
Student : Teacher ratio
6:1
6:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
50
26
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
85%
72%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$72 million
$396 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$72,200
$69,370
Tuition (Day Students)
$46,600
$53,410
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$42,874
$48,150
Merit Scholarships Offered
$1
n/a
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15 / rolling
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
No
No
SSAT Required
No
Yes
Acceptance Rate
n/a
16%
Director of Admissions
Susan Mantilla-Goin
Jeffrey Beaton
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
50
26
Sport
Total Sports Offered
20
25
Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Dance, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Squash, Swimming, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Wrestling
Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Dance, Diving, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Sailing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
15
153
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Chess Club, Cum Laude, Fitness Club, International Club, Key Society, Math Club, Medical Club, Outing Program, Radio Station, Robotics Club, School Council, Ski Club, The Pontefract, Voice, Women's Action Coalition
Academic Support, African American Heritage Choir, Anime, Explore Japanese Culture, Expolre Japanese Culture, Antique Restoration, Art Co-op, Arts and Crafts Club, Create Expressively with Unusual Materials, Asian Exploration, Belly Dancing, Black Awareness Table (BAT), Caxy Keys, Chess, Improve Levels of Concentration, Choate Mock Trial Club, Ciberchicks, Classic Film, Classic Movie Club, Thoughtful Discussion of Cinematic Classics, Cultural Diversity Club, Dance Class, Documentary Film, Drama Competition Team, Echo Literary Magazine, ECO-SAS, Equestrian Team, Foreign Film Club, Forensics Club, Free the Children, French Conversation, Global Awareness Club, Global Outreach, Growing A Future Organization, Handbell Choir, Herodotus Society, High School Government Association, High Society, Hillel, Hip Hop Club, Hispanic-Latino Forum, Horizons Historical Review, Horsebackriding (English), Hot Wings Club, Interact Club-Rotary International, Japanese Club, Judicial Committee, Junior State of America, Juniorettes, Kaprophones - male a cappella, Kid's Club, Korean Society, Latin National Honors Society, Library Club (TALK), Lights Beyond Lights, Lilith - female a cappella, Literary Magazine (Lit Mag), Literary Magazine Club, Lorem Ipsum, Maiyeros - male a cappella, Make-a-Wish, Math Team, Meditation Club, Mental Health at Choate, Mesa Espanola, Middle Eastern Alliance for Peace, Middle School Student Government Association, Military Police, Mock Trial Club, Model Congress, Model U.N., Model UN, Mountain Lion Club, Movie Appreciation Club, Music Listening Club, Muslim Student Union, Muslim Students Association, MVAA, Native American Cultural Club, noise. - music magazine, Operation Smile, Outdoors/Ski Club, Overtime - sports publication, Oxfam, P. A. Political Society, Paint Ball, Teamwork, Sportsmanship, Respect, Paintball, Peer Educators (healthy decisions), Peer Tutor Club, Phillipian, Philomathean Society, Philosophy Club, PHIT (Physical Health Information), Photo & Graphics = Art 2, Photography Club, Physics Club, Ping-Pong Association of Student Table-Tennis Athletes (PASTA), Players Club, Poets & Writers, Political and Current Events (PACE), Protection of Animals and Wildlife (PAW), Puppy Playtime Club, Learn How to Raise and Train a Puppy, Readers United, Reading, Recycle Club, Right Rwanda, Sailing, Salsa, Self Government Association, Self-defence, Sewing and Needlepoint Club, Sexual Minorities and Straight Supporters (SMASS), Spanish Club, Special Populations Skate, Special Populations Swim, Spectrum, Stage Crew Club, Backstage Area and Equipment Functions, Step Squad, Stonatos - student & faculty a cappella, Student Council, Student DJ Association, Students Advocating Gender Equality, Students Against Climate Change, Students for a Free Tibet, Students for Life America, Students for Students, Sunday Soccer, Teach Choate, Teach Music, Teach Wallingford-Tutoring, The Press - campus sports news, Theater Trips, Thesarus Yearbook, Tour Guiding, Travel Club, UNICEF, Unidos, Water polo, Whimawehs (female a cappella), Women for Women at Choate, Women of the World, Write Club, WWEB-FM Radio Station, Yearbook, Young Centrists, Young Democrats, Young Republicans, Zoo Keepers Club