Oldfields School vs. Garrison Forest School
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Garrison Forest School
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117, United States of America
Owings Mills, MD 21117, United States of America
Top Rankings
Oldfields School ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 307 schools) for:
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Student Attention
Garrison Forest School ranks among the top 5 all-girls schools (out of 21 all-girls schools) for:
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Community Size
Offering Breadth
Student Test Scores
Overview
Founded in 1867, our independent all-girls boarding and day school for grades 8-12, is located in Maryland`s scenic horse country near the cultural centers of Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Oldfields School embraces each students` authentic self, educates through collaboration, and empowers young women`s voices. Here you will be seen, known, and heard.
Our small school provides the flexibility to create an immersive personalized learning experience that allows each student to achieve her goals in mind, body, and spirit, grow in confidence, and be exceptionally prepared for college and beyond.
A non-denominational private college preparatory boarding and day school located on a 110 acres campus in Owings Mills, Maryland. GFS offers kindergarten through 12th grade for girls as well as a co-educational program for pre-K. Garrison Forest School is dedicated to the intellectual, aesthetic, emotional, moral, physical and spiritual growth of its students.
The school seeks to develop within each student a strong sense of integrity, identity and self-esteem, reflecting its motto Esse Quam Videri: "To be and not to seem.".
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
8-12, PG
8-12
School Type
All-girls
All-girls
Year Founded
1867
1910
Campus Size
140 acres
110 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
30
548
% Students of Color
66%
33%
% International Students
1%
10%
% Students Boarding
60%
27%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1202
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
n/a
1130 - 1275
Average ACT score
n/a
27
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Weekly
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
Average Class Size
5
15
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
9:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
15
15
ESL Courses Offered
Yes
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
65%
78%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
n/a
$42 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$59,000
$65,790
Tuition (Day Students)
$31,000
$33,080
Tuition (international students)
$65,200
$71,560
Tuition (5 Day Boarding)
$47,000
n/a
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$18,350
Merit Scholarships Offered
n/a
$1
Admission
Application Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 15 / rolling
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
No
No
Director of Admissions
Ashley Cares
Catie Gibbons
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
15
15
Sport
Total Sports Offered
16
20
Sports
BadmintonBallet
BasketballCross Country
DanceEquestrian
Field HockeyLacrosse
RidingSoccer
SoftballTennis
TrackTrack and Field
VolleyballWinter Track
BadmintonBasketball
Cross CountryCross Country Running
DanceEquestrian
Field HockeyGolf
Indoor SoccerLacrosse
Mountain BikingPolo
RidingSoccer
SoftballSquash
TennisTrack
VolleyballWinter Track
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
28
33
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Asian Culture ClubBaltimore Girls School Leadership Coalition
Black Alliance ClubDiversity Committee
Gay Straight AllianceGreen School Committee
Jewish Culture ClubLibrary Proctors
Model UNOne Love
Peer TutorsSchool Judiciary Board
Semi-FormalSTEM
Student AmbassadorsStudent Council
Tidbit (literary magazine)Young Democrats/Young Republicans
Arts and Music Programs:
Art and DesignDream Catchers (K-Pop Dance Troupe)
Dubious Dozen & Images (a capella)Oldfields Dance Company
Scales & Stripes (Theatre Troupe)Theatre
Recreational Athletic Programs:
DanceFitness & Conditioning
PilatesYoga
Saintly Speaking Newspaper
Club or Organization:
Academic TeamDebate Club
Fellowship of Christian AthletesForum (Student Government)
Green ClubHabitat for Humanity Chapter
Honor Council Advisory BoardInternational Relations Club
Math Study HallMS Book Club
MS Current EventsMS Keyboarding
MS Life SkillsMS Math Games
MS NewspaperMS Writers Circle
Oasis Literary Art MagazineOne Love
Peer Tutoring - EnglishPolitics Club
Riding ClubRobotics Team
Service LeagueService League (community service groups)
Soup Kitchen (community service group)Spanish Club
Spirit BoostersSTITCH
Student Diversity Leadership CouncilThe Paw Print (student newspaper)
The Ragged Robin (yearbook)
Arts and Music Programs:
Musicale Event Club