Taft School

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The Taft School
Address
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110 Woodbury Road Watertown , Connecticut 06795 United States
Coordinates	41°36′16″N 73°7′27″W / 41.60444°N 73.12417°W / 41.60444; -73.12417Coordinates: 41°36′16″N 73°7′27″W / 41.60444°N 73.12417°W / 41.60444; -73.12417
Information
Type	Private, Day & Boarding, College-prep
Motto	Non ut sibi ministretur sed ut ministret (Not to be served but to serve)
Established	1890
Head of school	William R. MacMullen
Faculty	124
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	600[1]
Average class size	11
Student to teacher ratio	5:1
Campus	224 acres (0.91 km2)
Color(s)	Maroon   Navy blue
Nickname	Rhinos, Big Red
Website	taftschool.org

The Taft School is a private, coeducational school located in Watertown, Connecticut, United States. It teaches students in 9th through 12th grades and post-graduates.

About three-quarters of Taft's roughly 600 students live on the school's 226-acre (0.91 km²) campus.

The Taft School was founded in 1890 by Horace Dutton Taft, brother of President William Howard Taft. The original campus was in Pelham Manor, New York; the school moved to Watertown two years later. In its 130-year history, Taft has had only five headmasters. William R. MacMullen, a 1978 graduate of Taft, has served as Head of School since 2001.

Campus and facilities[]

The campus includes The Lady Ivy Kwok Wu Science and Mathematics Center, Pinto Language Lab, Moorhead Academic Center, Hulbert Taft Jr. Library, Belcher Reading Room, Mortara Academic Wing, Pailey Dance Studio, Tremaine Art Studio, Gail Wynne Art Studio, Potter Gallery, two theaters, an 18-hole golf course, 16 tennis courts (four indoor), eight squash courts, two field houses, two ice hockey rinks (one Olympic-sized and one NHL-sized), and more than 10 fields around Potter's Pond.^[2]

Students[]

Taft students come from across the globe. While numbers vary from year to year, a typical student body hails from more than 45 countries and more than 30 US states. About 35% of Taft students share more than $9.2 million in need-based financial aid.

Academics[]

Taft offers more than 200 academic courses. The average class consists of 11 students with a student : teacher ratio of 5:1. Advanced Placement Program courses are offered in 30 subjects, including Mandarin Chinese, Capstone, Spanish Literature, Spanish Language, French Literature, French Language, Latin, European History, American History, American Government, Comparative government, AB and BC Calculus, Statistics, Linear Algebra, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Environmental Science, Psychology, Studio Art, Music Theory, Art History, English Literature, English Language, Economics, and Computer Science. 90% of graduates take one or more AP exams with an average score of 4 out of a possible 5. Taft is a member school of the Global Online Academy. Taft students have an average SAT score of 1356 and an average ACT score of 29.^[3]

Athletics[]

Taft's athletic teams are known as the Rhinos and their colors are cardinal red and navy blue. The following sports are offered at Taft:^[4]

Taft is part of the Hotchkiss–Taft rivalry.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

External links[]

• The Taft School website