Nantucket New School vs. Nantucket Lighthouse School
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School Overview
Overview
Founded in 1985, the Nantucket New School is a coeducational day school serving students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight.
The school maintains a program that emphasizes academic excellence and personal responsibility and that fosters curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.
The school is committed to the purposeful involvement of its students and teachers in the unique community that is Nantucket.
At the Nantucket Lighthouse School we seek to nurture in each child the power to create a personally meaningful life, one that is a continual process of discovery and joy.
We regard childhood as a magical and determining moment in life, when curiosity and wonder illuminate experience.
We are committed to the education of the whole child, concerning ourselves equally with ethical and intellectual development.
We believe in the human urge to grow and to learn, and we respect the individual nature and rhythm of each child¡¯s path.
We seek to preserve the vital connections in a child¡¯s thinking, feeling and willing, thus allowing a world of vibrant thought to unfold.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-5
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Year Founded
1985
2000
Students Body
Total Students
176 students
99 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
22%
13%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
15
-
Pre-K Students
20
35
Kindergarten Students
14
16
Grade 1 Students
21
8
Grade 2 Students
15
10
Grade 3 Students
12
5
Grade 4 Students
18
13
Grade 5 Students
14
7
Grade 6 Students
18
-
Grade 7 Students
18
-
Grade 8 Students
11
5
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
31 teachers
19 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
70%
Average Class Size
n/a
8
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:6
1:5
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
n/a
$13,000
% on Financial Aid
25%
n/a
Average Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$2,500
Admissions Director
David Provost
Cheryl Evans