The Williston Northampton School vs. Northfield Mount Hermon
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The Williston Northampton School
(17)
19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027, United States of America
Easthampton, MA 01027, United States of America
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Overview
Located on 125 acres in Western Massachusetts, Williston has a history dating back to 1841. Williston`s 420 students come from 30 countries and 25 U.S. states.
All Williston students take part in Williston`s Comprehensive Program for Academic and Social Success, known as COMPASS, which unifies our CORE Life and Leadership Program; our Williston Scholars program; our College Counselling program; and our Center for Academic Success (Academic Suport).
At the core of the Williston experience is our balance of academic excellence and support-students choose from 145 courses, and they utilize our Writing Center, our Math Center as well as more formalized academic support.
Additionally, Williston has a long history of athletic excellence, with over 35 percent of our graduating seniors going on to play at the college level in the last 5 years.
Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) is an independent boarding and day school serving 630 students in grades 9 through 12, plus a postgraduate year.
We offer an advanced educational experience in a student-centered, inclusive community that prioritizes academic excellence.
As students learn, they develop the skills and the resolve necessary to live with humanity and purpose.
At NMH, we educate our students' heads, hearts, and hands, preparing them to be citizens and leaders who learn with passion, lead with intention, and act with humanity.
We are located on a serene, wooded 1,353-acre campus in Massachusetts' Connecticut River Valley.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Year Founded
1841
1879
Campus Size
125 acres
1353 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
400
630
% Students of Color
18%
34%
% International Students
24%
23%
% Students Boarding
70%
84%
Average SAT Score
1360
n/a
Average ACT score
29
n/a
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
Yes
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Bi-Weekly
Weekly
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
13
13
Student : Teacher ratio
7:1
6:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
29
34
ESL Courses Offered
Yes
Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
75%
66%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$60 million
$139 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$74,000
$74,826
Tuition (Day Students)
$51,000
$49,751
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$25,250
$56,314
Merit Scholarships Offered
$1
n/a
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15 / rolling
Jan. 15 / rolling
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
Yes
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
63
73
Acceptance Rate
33%
31%
Director of Admissions
Christopher J. Dietrich
Clair Ward
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
29
34
Sport
Total Sports Offered
23
21
Sports
Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Dance, Diving, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling
Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Fencing, Field Hockey, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Mountain Biking, Nordic Skiing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
38
68
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Asian Alliance Club, Blue Notes (male a capella), Chinese Chess Club, Community Service Club, Filipino Culture Club, Jane Austen Club, Janus literary magazine, Maiyeros - male a cappella, Maiyeros (boys a capella), Make-a-Wish, Math Team, Math Tutoring Society, Milagros (gospel choir), Mitchell Cabinet (Service Club), Model UN, Model United Nations, Muslim Students Association, Native American Club, Peer Educators (healthy decisions), Philanthropy Club, Philanthropy Society, Photography Club, Principles of Coaching, Science Team, Service Club, Spanish Community Center Tutors, Student Council Officers, Student Multicultural Board, Subterraneans, T.R.I.B.E. (Trust, Respect, Individuality, Belief, Equality), The Book Club and Literary Society, The Debate Society, The Log (Yearbook), The Press - campus sports news, Theater, Westtown Competitive Gaming Club, Wildest Cats (spirit group), Willistonian (Student Newspaper)
A Cappella Ensembles, Aerial Photography and Videography Club, Amnesty International, an Asian American advocacy group, Anglers Club, Animal Activist Club, Asian American Students Association, Atheist/Secular Humanist Students Association, Blue Key Society (Admission Tour Guide), Breakaway, Cancer Support Team, Chinese Student Association, Circle of Sisters, Debate Society, End the Silence of Relationship Violence Advocacy Group, Found Threads, Gemini (yearbook), Gender Sexuality Alliance, Getting Ahead of Global Epidemics, Green Cup Challenge, Interfaith Student Council, Investment Club, Jazz Ensemble, Jewish Students Alliance, Korean Student Association, Mandala (arts and literary magazine), Math Team, Me to We Club, Mindfulness Meditation, Model United Nations, Muslim Students Association, Nature-Centered Beliefs Group, NMH Outreach, NMH Pianists, NMH Singers, Operation Happy Birthday, Peer Educators, Pokémon Trainers Association, Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Room to Read, Science Club, Select Women’s Ensemble, Senior and Junior Dance Companies, Shark Club, Soapbox, Society for the Study of Political Ideologies (SSPI), South Asian Student Association, Spanish and Latino/a Students Association (SaLSA), St. Edmund Campion League of Catholic Students, Stream News, Student Alumni Association, Student Congress, Student Diversity Committee, Super Smash Brothers Club, The Bridge (student newspaper), The Brothers, The F Word (feminism), The Girl Effect, The Hermonite (student newspaper), The Prejudice Project, Theater Program, Third-Culture Kid Affinity Group, Vietnamese Student Association, VVar (vegan), WNMH Radio 106.7 FM, Writers Forum, Youth Initiative