Phillips Academy Andover vs. Brooks School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Phillips Academy Andover ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Brooks School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Overview
A Place of Limitless Opportunities -- you come to Andover because of the 1,100 other students who come to Andover.They are, as our founding charter calls for them to be, "youth from every quarter." They`re talented in quirky and serious ways, they have ideas and opinions like- but mostly unlike-yours, they have fascinating histories and surprising ambitions and generous hearts.They come because they love ideas and learning and discovering.And they come because maybe you will be here too. One of the Latin mottoes on our seal translates as "the end depends on the beginning." Andover is a place where we`re always beginning.We`re always discovering new opportunities, experimenting with a new approach, finding courage to take risks.We`re always looking for new ways to reach out to people in need, to work together with new communities.Always making room for you to be your most honest, authentic, daring self. Imagine teachers who give you the freedom to think openly and deeply, to question and make mistakes.With more than 300 dynamic courses, Andover's rigorous academic program offers a strong foundation in the arts, humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.Our more than 150 electives include student-faculty research, independent projects, and immersive learning opportunities locally and abroad.There is no single teaching method.Faculty share a philosophy of "learning by doing" and a zeal for using technology to inform and empower.The Academy's approach to teaching not only prepares students superbly for college, but also instills a lifelong love of learning.
Brooks School's mission to provide the most meaningful educational experience our students will have in their lives.
Brooks School provides a co-educational, college preparatory program for 345 students on a 251-acre campus overlooking Lake Cochichewick.
THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS OPEN! Come see our new $28 million facility-the perfect home for our robust art program.
Brooks offers a challenging academic curriculum that includes 19 advanced placement courses in addition to honors courses.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
Yes
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1778
1926
Students Body
Total Students
1154 students
351 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
32%
26%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
253
61
Grade 10 Students
272
89
Grade 11 Students
291
105
Grade 12 Students
338
96
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
232 teachers
50 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
84%
76%
Average Class Size
13
12
Number of AP Classes
70
17
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:7
Average SAT score
1446
n/a
Average ACT score
31
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(No dress code)
(No dress code)
Formal
(Brooks has both formal and academic dress codes.)
(Brooks has both formal and academic dress codes.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Feb. 1
Jan. 15
Tuition Cost
$73,780
$66,900
Tuition Notes
Boarding Tuition: $73780
Day Tuition: $57190
Tuition listed is the boarding tuition. Day tuition is $55,000
% on Financial Aid
45%
34%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$43,000
$45,000
Acceptance Rate
13%
25%
Admissions Director
Jill Thompson
Bini Egertson
Admissions Associate
Jill Thompson
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
25
17
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
54
28
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
3D Printing Club, Academy Manor Nursing Home volunteers, ActiveMinds Andover, AdoptaPlatoon, Afro-Latino-American Society (Af-Lat-Am), Alianza (Latino Student Alliance), Amnesty International Club, Andover Ambassadors, Andover Art Society, Andover Japanese Connection, Andover-Lawrence String Program, App Development, ARC Buddies, Archaeology and History Club, Architecture Club, Art Exchange, Art for Expression, Art Music Society, Asian Society, Astronomy Club, Azure, Babel Foreign Language Magazine, Backtracks Magazine, Baking Club, Ballroom Dance Society, Bancroft Elementary Teachers Aides, Big Idea Club, Birding Club, Blue Key Society, Blue Strut, blue.print, Boss Magazine, Bread & Roses community kitchen volunteers, Bread Loaf Pen Pel Program, Bread Loaf Writing Workshop, Campuses against Cancer, Catholic Student Fellowship, Chess Club, Chinese Language & Culture Club, Chinese Taiwanese Student Association, Christian Fellowship Club, Classical Music Forum, Classical Physics Club, Classics Club, Cluster Ultimate Frisbee, Clutch Collaborative, Coed Crew, Community Awareness For Everyone (CAFE), Computer Science Club, Constructed Languages Club, Courant Art & Literary Magazine, Culinary Appreciation Club, Culture Politics & Religion (CPR), Cyber Security and Forensics Club
Art Association, Ashburn Society, Asian American Association, Beatbox Club, Brooks Brothers and Sisters, Brooks Improv Group (B.I.G.), Chapel Fellowship, Chess Club, Community Service, Debate Club, Engineering Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, Gospel Choir, International Club, Intersection Publication, Jazz Band, Jewish Student Organization, Math Team, Phillips Brooks Society, Rock Band, Ski Club, Still Waters Literary Group, Student Activities, Student Newspaper, Students Embracing Culture, The Tavern Publication, Tour Guides, Yearbook