Middlesex School vs. Phillips Academy Andover
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Middlesex School ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 307 schools) for:
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Phillips Academy Andover ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 307 schools) for:
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School History
Overview
Founded in 1901, and 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 extracurricular programs in arts and athletics, and a commitment to service. Middlesex students are exposed to a breadth and depth of opportunities typically found at only a much larger school.
Over 150 classes include five languages, a much emulated Writing Program, and over 50 advanced and AP sections that wil stretch students intellectually as they pursue academic passions.
At Middlesex, everyone engages in cocurricular life, participating in a thriving arts program (including a third of the school performing via vocal, instrumental or dramatic groups) that ofters opportunities for the beginner to high-end artist; similarly, each student participates in athletics, and we have a home for both the elite athlete and those new to team sports.
All of this work takes place in a community strengthened by our shared commitment to five core values: honesty, respect, kindness, gratitude, and courage.
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.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
ADD/ADHD Support
No
No
Year Founded
1901
1778
Campus Size
350 acres
500 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
420
1154
% Students of Color
44%
59%
% International Students
12%
15%
% Students Boarding
72%
75%
Average SAT Score
1480
1446
Average ACT score
32
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
No
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
Yes
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
12
13
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
7:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
61
n/a
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
80%
84%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$301 million
$1326 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$75,475
$73,780
Tuition (Day Students)
$61,270
$57,190
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$52,560
$45,000
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15
Feb. 1
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
90
n/a
Acceptance Rate
18%
13%
Director of Admissions
Douglas C. Price
Jill Thompson
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
61
n/a
Sport
Total Sports Offered
17
26
Sports
Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballCrew
Cross CountryDance
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseSoccer
SquashTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Wrestling
BalletBaseball
BasketballCrew
Cross CountryCycling
DanceDiving
FencingField Hockey
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
Nordic SkiingSoccer
SoftballSquash
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldUltimate Frisbee
VolleyballWater Polo
Winter TrackWrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
71
178
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
7v7 Football ClubAI (Artificial Intelligence) Club
Allies Against Racial InjusticeArchitecture and Design
Astronomy ClubBaking club
Book Lovers’ ClubBotany Club
Campuses Against CancerCards for Kids
Clash of Clans clubClassical Music Club
Classics clubComic Book Club
Common senseComputer Programming Club
Country Music ClubCreative Writing Club
Crypto ClubDebate Club
decaDeFi Club
EQ: science magazineFemX
Film ClubFinance club
Fishing ClubFocus
French ClubFriendship bracelet club
Gazebo Skating ClubGirls with Gains
GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance)Harry Potter Club
I saw the sign (asl club)Improv Club
Jewish Student UnionJiu Jitsu club
Kickball ClubKnitting Club
Lifting clubMarine Biology Club
Math ClubMeats and Beats
Mindfulness (Morning Mindfulness)Minecraft club
Moodle Development TeamMusic Appreciation Club
MX Swim TeamMXSpike (Spikeball Club)
MXTVOrigami Club
Outdoors ClubPeace of Mind
Pen Pal ClubPhotography Club
PICKLEBALL CLUBPing Pong Club
Poi ClubPolitics Club
RoboticsSending a Smile
Sports Analytics ClubStar Wars Club
Studio Art ClubThe Anvil
The Hammer PodcastThe Iris
Ultimate Frisbee ClubVideo Production Club
Writing for Social Justice and Change
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
3D Printing ClubAcademy Manor Nursing Home volunteers
ActiveMinds AndoverActivism
AdoptaPlatoonAfro-Latino-American Society (Af-Lat-Am)
Alianza (Latino Student Alliance)Amnesty International Club
and Mentoring (DREAM)Andover Ambassadors
Andover Japanese ConnectionApp Development
ARC BuddiesArchaeology and History Club
Asian SocietyAstronomy Club
Babel Foreign Language MagazineBacktracks Magazine
Baking ClubBancroft Elementary Teachers Aides
Big Idea ClubBirding Club
Blue Key SocietyBoss Magazine
Bread & Roses community kitchen volunteersBread Loaf Pen Pel Program
Bread Loaf Writing WorkshopCalliope (female a capella)
Campuses against CancerCatholic Student Fellowship
Chess ClubChinese Language & Culture Club
Chinese Taiwanese Student AssociationChristian Fellowship Club
Classical Physics ClubClassics Club
Clutch CollaborativeCommunity Awareness For Everyone (CAFE)
Computer Science ClubConstructed Languages Club
Courant Art & Literary MagazineCulinary Appreciation Club
Culture Politics & Religion (CPR)Cyber Security and Forensics Club
Dear Sam Wellness ClubDeerfield Dance Club
Deerfield Scroll -- Student NewspaperDisability Rights
Diversity Task ForceDocumentary Society
Drug Alcohol Awareness CommitteeEAT Club
Eco-ActionEducation
ElementsEntrepreneurship Club
Environmental Action GroupFashion Design Club
Figure Skating ClubFilm Makers Society
Finance & Politics of SportsFinance Club
FitnessFrench Club
Frontline Political MagazineGames Club
Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)German Club
Girls Global HealthGirlUp Andover!
Global Health InitiativeGlobal Nomads
Grill ClubHindu Student Union
Indo-PakInternational Club
International Review online publicationJapanese Animeshon Club
Jewish Student UnionJunto
Justice NOWModel UN
Modern Engineering ForumMotorsports Club
Moviemakers ClubMuslim Student Union
Non sibi SocietyNuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Friends of the Orphans)
Out of the BlueOver the Hills and Farther Away
OXFAMPA Democrats
PA Liberal ActionPA Republican Society
PhilomatheanPhilosophy
Photography ClubPhysical Health Information Team
Physics ClubPolitical Union
Pot Pourri YearbookProject V.O.I.C.E. (ESL)
Psychology ClubQuiz Bowl
Real World Challenge aeronauticsRed Cross
Robotics ClubScience & Technology Club
Science and Medicine Journal ClubScience Club
Science Club for GirlsSe Puede After-School Tutoring Program
SIS Female Empowerment programSketchy comedy writing club
South East Asian ClubSpanish
Speech ClubSports Forum
Sports Medicine ClubStudent Activities Board
Student Anti-Genocide CoalitionStudents in Medicine
TechmastersThe Childrens Place volunteers
The Fellowship (FOCUS)UNICEF Club
VOICE-Foreign Language MagazineWomen's Forum
Word slam poetry clubWPAA Radio
Youth Development Organization volunteers
Arts and Music Programs:
Andover Art SocietyAndover-Lawrence String Program
Architecture ClubArt Exchange
Art for ExpressionArt Music Society
Azureblue.print
Classical Music ForumDJ Factory-Electronic Music Production
DramaLabsDrum Line
Footnotes tap dance groupFrisbee Club
GospelHandbell Choir
HypnotiqMusic MDs
Unaccompanied MinorsUnder the Bed
Yorkies
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Ballroom Dance SocietyBlue Strut
Cluster Ultimate FrisbeeCoed Crew
Cross CountryDance Instruction
Disc GolfDouble Dutch
Fencing ClubFIT (Fundamentals in Training)
Hip Hop ClubInstructional Swim
Intramural HockeyIntramural Sports
Outdoor PursuitsPaddle Tennis Club
PilatesPing Pong Club
SkatingSLAM cheer team
SpinningSports and Games Club
Squash instructionTennis Instruction
Volleyball InstructionYoga