St. Mark's School vs. Phillips Academy Andover
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School History
Overview
St. Mark's School educates young people for lives of leadership and service.
Founded in 1865 as an intentionally small residential community, the School challenges its students to develop their particular analytic and creative capabilities by both inspiring their academic and spiritual curiosity and kindling their passion for discovery.
We value collaboration over self-interest, and we encourage all members of our community to explore their place in the larger world beyond our campus.
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.
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
1865
1778
Campus Size
250 acres
500 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
377
1154
% Students of Color
35%
59%
% International Students
24%
15%
% Students Boarding
74%
75%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1446
Average ACT score
n/a
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
11
13
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
7:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
26
n/a
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
66%
84%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$150 million
$1326 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$72,930
$73,780
Tuition (Day Students)
$58,080
$57,190
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$55,805
$45,000
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15
Feb. 1
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
93
n/a
Acceptance Rate
29%
13%
Director of Admissions
Anne E. Behnke
Jill Thompson
Associate Director of Admissions
Elise Morgan
n/a
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
26
n/a
Sport
Total Sports Offered
14
26
Sports
BaseballBasketball
CrewCross Country
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseSoccer
SoftballSquash
TennisWrestling
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
67
178
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Academic Peer TutorsAcolytes
Admission PrefectsAdmission Tour Guides
After-School TutoringAlpine Snowboarding
Alumni AmbassadorAmnesty International Club
Animal Rights ClubBand/Jazz Groups
Black Student UnionBMX Biking
BoysBrantwood Camp
Calligraphy ClubChinese Students Association
Christian Students - God SquadClassics Club
Climate Action GroupD.O.P.E. Sports Club
Debate ClubDiners Club
Electronics ClubField Sports
Freestyle SkiingFrench Club
GamingGerman Club
GirlsGreen Team
HonorHouse (Dorm) Prefects
IaidoInternational Club
Investment ClubIT Club
Jewelry DesignKayaking / Sea Kayaking
Literary MagazineMozaic
Medical ClubMiddle Eastern Alliance for Peace
MMAOpinator--student newspaper
Political and Current Events (PACE)Protection of Animals and Wildlife (PAW)
Right RwandaRiver Rafting
Sexual Minorities and Straight Supporters (SMASS)Students for Students
Teach ChoateTeach Music
Tiger Lilies
Arts and Music Programs:
Actor's GuildChoir
Dance ClubEngineering Club
Freestyle SnowboardingHandball
Jazz Club
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Badminton ClubBook & Pen Group
Dry-land TrainingFishing Club
Music InstructionPep and Marching Band
Theater Dance & Music
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