Moses Brown School vs. Wheeler School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Moses Brown School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Rhode Island for:
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Acceptance Rate
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
Wheeler School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Rhode Island for:
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Student Body
Sports offered
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School History
Overview
For over 200 years, Moses Brown has taught children to make the most of their individual talents for the good of others. With an unwavering focus on values, MB provides students with an environment that nourishes their intellectual, physical, and spiritual growth.
Founded in 1889, Wheeler is an independent nursery-grade 12 day school for students from Greater Providence and Greater Boston, where we aspire "to learn our powers and be answerable for their use." Wheeler is also home to the Hamilton School, which welcomes students with language-based learning differences.
Grades Offered
NS-12
NS-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
n/a
Language-Based Learning Differences
Year Founded
1784
1889
Students Body
Total Students
753 students
752 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
28%
13%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
18
28
Pre-K Students
15
28
Kindergarten Students
14
24
Grade 1 Students
22
18
Grade 2 Students
22
18
Grade 3 Students
16
22
Grade 4 Students
35
34
Grade 5 Students
28
34
Grade 6 Students
47
48
Grade 7 Students
63
58
Grade 8 Students
60
60
Grade 9 Students
107
95
Grade 10 Students
99
95
Grade 11 Students
101
95
Grade 12 Students
106
95
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
100 teachers
84 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
70%
n/a
Average Class Size
14
15
Number of AP Classes
20
10
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:8
1:9
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Feb. 1 / rolling
Feb. 1 / rolling
Tuition Cost
n/a
$44,320
Tuition Notes
Need based financial aid available
Tuition varies based on age
% on Financial Aid
40%
25%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$20,000
n/a
Acceptance Rate
32%
n/a
Admissions Director
Liam Chatterton
Anna Curtis
Admissions Associate
n/a
Meg Kiley
Sports
Total Sports Offered
16
17
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
33
46
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Anime Club, Art Club, Community Service Board, Cooking Club, Debate Team, Discipline Committee, Environmental Club, Folk Music Club, French Club, Freshman Leadership Committee, Frisbee Club, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Gay Lesbian Straight Bisexual Alliance, Improv Comedy Club, Independent Film Club, Irish Club, Math Team, Mock Trial, Moses Brown Athletic Association, Peer Support, Poetry Club, Publication - "The Mosaic", Publication - "The Omnia", Publication - "The Quaker", Resolving Issues of Students of Ethnicity (RISE), Robotics Club, Spanish Club, Student Peace Action Movement, Student Senate, Team Spirit "Blue Crew", Tennis Club, Versatones - A capella, Young Republicans Club
A Capella Group, Academic Decathlon, Advocacy and Activism Club, Best Buddies Program, Biomedical Club, Book Club, Chess Team, Chinese Culture and Language Club, Classical Music Club, Club for a Cure, Community Standards Board, Cosmos Club, Debate Team, Economics Club, Empowerment Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Environmental Action Club, Envirothon Team, Film Club, French Club, Gotta Have Sole (Community Service), Great Outdoors Club, Gyre (Yearbook), JSU (Jewish Student Union), Latin Club, Math Assistants, Math Team, Mental Health Awareness Club, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Peer Support, Photography Club, Poets and Writers Club, Programming Team, Queer Straight Alliance (QSA), Robotics Teams—FTC and FRC, Save the Bay Club, Science Mentor, Science Olympiad Team, SICA (Students Involved in Cultural Awareness), Snow Sports Club/Ski Trip, Social Committee, Spoke (Student Newspaper), Student Ambassadors, Table Tennis Club, Writing Mentor