Friends Academy vs. Portledge School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Friends Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:
Category
Attribute
ACT Score
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
School Resources
Portledge School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:
Overview
Since 1876, Friends Academy has set the standard of Academic Excellence on Long Island. We are the #1 ranked K-12 private school on Long Island. Our extraordinary academic program is enchanced by our timeless Quaker values and provides an exceptional education for our students.
At Friends Academy, we achieve educational excellence by committing to the highest standards of learning and living. Our welcoming and diverse community is strengthened by our Quaker values, which empower our students to inquire, reflect, and engage in their classrooms, in their neighborhoods, and in the world. Because when we inspire students to learn and live with purpose, they can achieve greatness without sacrificing goodness.
Portledge is an independent, pre-nursery through twelfth grade coeducational, college-preparatory day school.
The School`s coordinated sequential program provides an academically excellent education with capstone being the IB Diploma Program
Dedicated teachers, small class size, and a warm and personal atmosphere combine to advance high moral standards and individual accomplishments.
Strong music, visual arts, theater, STEAM, athletics, clubs and community service round out the academic program
A comprehensive College Counsleing program begins in grade 9
Grades Offered
NS-12
NS-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
Yes
Year Founded
1876
1965
Students Body
Total Students
769 students
585 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
20%
20%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
20
10
Pre-K Students
20
10
Kindergarten Students
20
12
Grade 1 Students
30
15
Grade 2 Students
21
24
Grade 3 Students
33
24
Grade 4 Students
37
24
Grade 5 Students
39
26
Grade 6 Students
52
33
Grade 7 Students
53
42
Grade 8 Students
59
55
Grade 9 Students
98
80
Grade 10 Students
96
75
Grade 11 Students
97
80
Grade 12 Students
94
75
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
150 teachers
61 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
89%
77%
Average Class Size
12
16
Number of AP Classes
24
13
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:10
Average SAT score
1350
1250
Average ACT score
32
28
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(Boys: Polo Shirts, khaki pants; Girls: Polo shirt, skirts/khakis)
(Boys: Polo Shirts, khaki pants; Girls: Polo shirt, skirts/khakis)
Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 17 / rolling
Feb. 1 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$41,000
$40,000
Tuition Notes
The tuition ranges from $16,700-$41,900 for the 2023-2024 school year.
Tuition is tiered based upon the division. Lower School is 33,000, Middle School is 40,000 and Upper School is 44,000
% on Financial Aid
20%
25%
Average Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$19,000
Admissions Director
Taisha Thompson
Michael Coope
Admissions Associate
Ariana Fountain
Kim Baratoff
Sports
Total Sports Offered
18
13
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
46
n/a
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Academic Team, Admissions Club, Amnesty International, Animal Advocacy, Asian Awareness, Bone Marrow Foundation, Breast Cancer Awareness, Business Club, Challenger Athletics, Chess Club, Children's Hospital Care Club, Choose a Charity, Community Helpers, Community Service Club, Current Events Club, Debate/Parliamentary Debate, Democratic Club, Diversity Club, Diversity Committee, Ethics Bowl, Girls Who Code, Habitat for Humanity Club, Hip Hop Club, Jazz Band, Literary Magazine, Mathletes, Model UN/Model Congress, Natural Helpers/HOPE (Peer Education), Online Newspaper, Pencils of Promise, Philosophy Club, Project LETS, Reflection of Cinematic Quaker Values, Republican Club, Robotics Club, Rocket Club, SAGA, Science Olympiad, Stock Market Club, Student Government, Sunrise Day Camp Club, Sustainability Committee, Teachers and Students for Quakers Understanding and Education, Teens Give, Tournament Club, Yearbook Staff
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