Cambridge Friends School vs. Shady Hill School
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School Overview
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Shady Hill School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Overview
A leader in education through a social justice lens, Cambridge Friends School is an elementary and middle school (preK-8) committed to project-based, experiential learning.
The only Quaker school in Massachusetts, CFS educates the whole child in an environment that fosters the development of each child`s potential. Dedicated to preparing children for the future, CFS inspires a life-long love of learning.
As part of our commitment to social justice, Cambridge Friends School is engaged in building an anti-racist, anti-homophobic community and actively seeks students and staff from a diverse range of family structures and racial, cultural, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds.
Our community tries to go beyond mere tolerance to more deeply address issues of bias and privilege.
Shady Hill is an all gender Pre-K through 8th Grade day school on 11 acres in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Our unique village-style campus is a collection of child-scaled buildings set around courtyards and greens with a web of connecting pathways, play spaces, athletic fields, and wildlife areas.
Founded in 1915 on the back porch of Harvard Professor Ernest Hocking and his wife, Agnes Hocking, the goal was for children to experience an education enriched by the same kind of open-mindedness, inquiry, intellectual rigor, and passion for learning that they valued in their own experiences.
The curriculum is built around Central Subject-a year-long, in-depth study of a people, period of history, an idea or movement-and stresses the interrelationships of many disciplines and the use of original sources.
Through exploration and discovery, rigorous and engaging activities, the mastery of skills, purposeful dialogue and meticulous guidance, our students develop into independent, critical thinkers and life-long learners.
Our beliefs in a diverse and inclusive community, cooperation and collaboration, self reflection, and individual responsibility help students grow into confident, ethical citizens of the school and the world beyond.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
Yes
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Year Founded
1961
1915
Students Body
Total Students
140 students
531 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
48%
46%
Students by Grade
![Cambridge Friends School Student By Grade Cambridge Friends School Student By Grade](http://images2.privateschoolreview.com/charts/13000/12946/cambridge-friends-school-chart-rMAHkH.png)
![Shady Hill School Student By Grade Shady Hill School Student By Grade](http://images1.privateschoolreview.com/charts/13000/13285/shady-hill-school-chart-1u685erssye0n.png)
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
12
36
Kindergarten Students
17
44
Grade 1 Students
22
44
Grade 2 Students
11
45
Grade 3 Students
12
51
Grade 4 Students
14
51
Grade 5 Students
21
60
Grade 6 Students
10
70
Grade 7 Students
11
65
Grade 8 Students
10
65
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
22 teachers
100 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
75%
91%
Average Class Size
11
16
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:6
1:5
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 15 / rolling
Jan. 15 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$27,000
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Tuition Notes
Tuition rates for 2021-2022
Pre-K - $28,212
K - $29,247
Grade 1 - $31,266
Grade 2 - $32,612
Grade 3 - $34,104
Grade 4 - $34,104
Grade 5 - $35,459
Grade 6 - $37,271
Grade 7 - $37,271
Grade 8 - $37,271
2024-2025 tuition ranges from $40,340 for Beginners to $51,840 for Grade 8.
% on Financial Aid
43%
19%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$20,000
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Acceptance Rate
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20%
Admissions Director
Lizzie Leonard
Sandra Zuckerman
Admissions Associate
Shola Adekeye
Cari Li
Sports
Total Sports Offered
2
12
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
8
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
African Drumming, Instrumental Music and Dance, Jazz Band, Lower School Extended Day, Middle School Extended Day, Piano, Saxophone, Woodwind
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