Pomfret School vs. Westminster School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Pomfret School ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 280 schools) for:
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Westminster School ranks among the top 10 schools with > 400 students (out of 94 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.
Founded in 1888, Westminster is a co-educational school of approximately 400 students (75% boarding, 25% day) located in Simsbury, CT, a thriving New England town just outside of Hartford. At Westminster, our core values community, character, balance and involvement shape the daily life of students and faculty alike and the school`s motto Grit & Grace inspires and guides us.
Westminster is a small school, with big opportunities a place where you will be known, supported and belong and have access to top-notch facilities, faculty and programming.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Year Founded
1894
1888
Campus Size
500 acres
200 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
350
425
% Students of Color
22%
20%
% International Students
21%
15%
% Students Boarding
85%
75%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1330
Average ACT score
n/a
27
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
Yes
Yes
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Monthly
Weekly
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
Average Class Size
10
12
Student : Teacher ratio
6:1
5:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
50
23
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
85%
68%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$72 million
$109 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$72,200
$73,370
Tuition (Day Students)
$46,600
$53,095
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$42,874
$40,500
Merit Scholarships Offered
$1
n/a
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15 / rolling
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
No
No
SSAT Required
No
No
Acceptance Rate
n/a
33%
Director of Admissions
Susan Mantilla-Goin
Miles Bailey
Associate Director of Admissions
n/a
Kelly Babbidge
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
50
23
Sport
Total Sports Offered
20
16
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, Cross Country, Dance, Field Hockey, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Water Polo
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
15
53
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
All is One Feminist Alliance, Architecture Club, Art with Heart, Asian Pacific Islander Affinity Group, Baking Club, Banana Split (students of divorced/single parents), Bibliophiles (Book Club), Black & Gold (admission tour guides), Bring Change to Mind (Mental Health Awareness), Chamber Choir, Chorale, Computer Club, Concert Band, Conversations About Christianity, Dance Ensemble, Debate Club, Dramat (theater), Eco Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Global Forum, Hispanic/LatinX Affinity Group, Horizons Student Club, International Student Organization, Jazz Band, Jewnion, John Hay Society, Ladies of Color, LatinX Alliance, Martlets Educating Martlets, Math Club, Middle East Alliance, Model United Nations, Multicultural Student Union, One Love Club, Outing and Ski Club, Ozone Art Club, Peer Facilitators, Queer Affinity Group, Robotics Club, Serving Our Neighbors (S.O.N.), Society of Women Engineers, Student Activities Committee (S.A.C.), Student Government, Student Music Organization, The Gathering, The Martlet (annual magazine), The Westminster News, Theater (acting), Theater (tech), Westminster Belles, Westminster Entrepreneur Club, Westminster Investment Initiative, Yearbook