Chatham Hall vs. Foxcroft School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Chatham Hall ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:
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Advanced Degrees
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
School Resources
Foxcroft School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:
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Advanced Degrees
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
School Resources
Overview
At Chatham Hall, we believe that when a young woman steps beyond the boundary of her own comfort zone, she realizes the true power of her potential.
Every day across campus, you'll discover your individual passions, learn to balance joy with challenge, gratitude with ambition, and to champion each other as you begin to weave together informed perspectives that will make up your worldview.
With endless opportunities illuminated before you, you'll feel confident taking the first steps toward a life that is all your own.
An all-girls, independent, boarding, and day school, grades 9-12, Foxcroft School is intellectually striking, relationally intentional, and communally authentic.Its 500-acre campus fosters the integration of applicable learning in and out of the classroom.Offering 79 courses, 21 of which are advanced placement, 17 sports teams, which have won state and conference championships, and an award-winning equestrian program, Foxcroft is holistically enriching.With 143 acceptances to 95 colleges and universities, as well as a total of $1.9 million offered in merit scholarship, collectively, to the most recent graduating class, Foxcroft is profoundly formative.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
Yes
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1894
1914
Students Body
Total Students
121 students
173 students
Student Body Type
All-girls
All-girls
% Students of Color
35%
34%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
16
36
Grade 10 Students
40
47
Grade 11 Students
29
49
Grade 12 Students
36
41
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
25 teachers
20 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
84%
79%
Average Class Size
8
14
Number of AP Classes
11
18
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:9
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(Casual)
(Casual)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 6 / Jan. 31 / rolling
Feb. 1 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$68,000
$69,500
Tuition Notes
Tuition varies for 7-day, 5-day, and day students
Day Students: $28,500
5-Day Boarding: $58,750
Day students are provided with a room, meals and access to teachers, study hall and facilities, much like the boarding students.
% on Financial Aid
69%
n/a
Average Financial Aid Grant
$39,933
n/a
Admissions Director
Carney O'Brien
Trey Adams
Admissions Associate
n/a
Krystyna Martin
Sports
Total Sports Offered
12
13
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
25
20
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Alter Guild, Art Club, Bit 'n Spur, Black Student Union, Book Club, Chatham Athletic Council, Chathamite Yearbook Club, COE Student Ambassadors, Cooking Club, Cultural Perspectives, Dance Club, French Club, International Club, JETS / TEAMS Engineering Math & Science, Knitting Club, Latin Club, LGBTQIA Alliance, Model UN, Senate, Service League, Sextet Senior A Cappella, Sherwood Drama Club, Student Council, Sustainability Club, The Columns Newspaper
Admissions Tour Guides (Student Ambassadors), Art Club, Astronomy Club, Choir, Community Service, Dance, Drama Club, Environmental Club, Honor Council, Horseback Riding, International Clubs, Literary Magazine, Photography, Student Activities, Student Government, Student Publications, Tech Crew, Theatre/Drama, Yearbook, Yoga