Middlesex School vs. Concord Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Middlesex School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Attribute
SAT Score
ACT Score
Acceptance Rate
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
School Resources
Concord Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
SAT Score
Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
School Resources
Overview
Located in one of this country's most historic towns, Concord, Massachusetts, Middlesex aspires to help its students "find their promise" through immersion in a rigorous academic program, inclusive programs in arts and athletics, and a commitment to service.
Concord Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding and day schoolknown for world-class faculty, passionate students, and graduates who make their mark on the world.
Innovative teaching drives our wide-as-you-can-dreamcurriculum. Our rigorous approach to the sciences, arts, and humanities is infused with opportunities for intellectual growth, experimentation, and hands-on learning.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1901
1922
Students Body
Total Students
426 students
416 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
17%
15%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
94
96
Grade 10 Students
116
109
Grade 11 Students
114
106
Grade 12 Students
102
105
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
93 teachers
68 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
71%
83%
Average Class Size
12
12
Number of AP Classes
23
n/a
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:6
Average SAT score
1460
1440
Average ACT score
32
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(None)
(None)
Casual
(No dress code)
(No dress code)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 15
Jan. 15
Tuition Cost
$61,270
$53,270
Tuition Notes
For 2024-25:
Boarding: $75475
Day: $61270
$58200.00 Day Student Tuition
$74690.00 Boarding Student Tuition
% on Financial Aid
33%
26%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$58,500
$49,390
Acceptance Rate
18%
n/a
Admissions Director
Douglas C. Price
Mbakwe Okafor
Admissions Associate
n/a
Julie Wadland
Sports
Total Sports Offered
20
17
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
71
43
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
7v7 Football Club, AI (Artificial Intelligence) Club, Allies Against Racial Injustice, Architecture and Design, Astronomy Club, Baking club, Book Lovers’ Club, Botany Club, Campuses Against Cancer, Cards for Kids, Clash of Clans club, Classical Music Club, Classics club, Comic Book Club, Common sense, Computer Programming Club, Country Music Club, Creative Writing Club, Crypto Club, Debate Club, deca, DeFi Club, EQ: science magazine, FemX, Film Club, Finance club, Fishing Club, Focus, French Club, Friendship bracelet club, Gazebo Skating Club, Girls with Gains, GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance), Harry Potter Club, I saw the sign (asl club), Improv Club, Jewish Student Union, Jiu Jitsu club, Kickball Club, Knitting Club, Lifting club, Marine Biology Club, Math Club, Meats and Beats, Mindfulness (Morning Mindfulness), Minecraft club, Moodle Development Team, Music Appreciation Club, MX Swim Team, MXSpike (Spikeball Club), MXTV, Origami Club, Outdoors Club, Peace of Mind, Pen Pal Club, Photography Club, PICKLEBALL CLUB, Ping Pong Club, Poi Club, Politics Club, Robotics, Sending a Smile, Sports Analytics Club, Star Wars Club, Studio Art Club, The Anvil, The Hammer Podcast, The Iris, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Video Production Club, Writing for Social Justice and Change
Alianza Latina (Hispanic affinity group), Arts Council, Asian Students Association, Athletic Advisory Council, Barbershop, Big Data Club, CAOS (Concord Academy Outdoor Society), CASA (Concord Academy Students in Action), Ceramics Club, Chameleons (a cappella group), Debate Team, DEMONS (Engineering) Club, Discipline Committee, Entertainment Committee, Environmental Affairs, Film Club, French Club, German Club, Improv Club, International Student Organization, Investment Club, Jewish Students Organization, Latin Club, Men of Color Alliance, MESO (multiethinc student group), Model UN, MOSAIC (multicultural affinity group), PAC Rats, Poetry Club, Programming Club, Queer People of Color Club, Quiz Bowl, Republican Club, Sock Club, South Asian Student Society, Spanish Club, The Centipede (student newspaper), The Chameleon (student literary magazine), The Scallion (humor newspaper), Umoja (African American/African Caribbean affinity group), Women's Organization, Yearbook, Youth in Philanthropy (YIP)