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Hill School
717 East High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464 - View a map of this school Map
tel: (610) 326-1000
Founded in 1851 as “The Family Boarding School,” The Hill prepares students for excellence in college, careers, and life. Hill’s liberal arts curriculum offers 25 Advanced Placement course options, honors classes, and independent studies. Hill’s 495 students come from 32 states and 20 foreign countries; all must board at least one year. Average class size is 12 students, with a 7:1 student-teacher ratio. Students are encouraged to develop leadership skills and expected to show personal responsibility and courtesy for others. Traditions include an honor code, nondenominational chapel services, a dress code, and seated meals with faculty members.
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Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12, PG 9-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1851 1900
Campus Size 300 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 495 students 297 students
Percent Students of Color 18% 18%
Percent International Students 10% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 80% 72%
Average SAT Score 1841 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1700 - 2020 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Weekly Weekly
Classroom Dress Code Formal Formal
Average Class Size 12 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:7 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 20 14
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 70% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $145 million $16 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $42,000 $38,500
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $29,000 $21,990
Percent Students on Financial Aid 40% 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $ 26,000 $17,000
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Jan. 31 / rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 74% -
Acceptance Rate 38% 60%
Director of Admissions Tom Eccleston
Associate Director of Admissions Amanda Dougherty
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 17 13


BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryField Hockey
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
Water PoloWinter Track
Wrestling 
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 49 24
 
 
Action AIDSArchaelogy Club
Asian CulturalBBQ Club
Chamber EnsembleChamber Orchestra
Chapel CommitteeChess Club
Chess ClubCommunity Service Group
Ellis Theater GuildFine Woodworking Club
Fly Fishing ClubFood Club
French ClubGlee Club
Guitar EnsembleHabitat for Humanity
Hill Athletic AssociationHilltone Trebles
HilltonesHonor Council
International Culture ExchangeJazz Ensemble
Math & Computer ClubModel United Nations
Operation SmilePDS Teaching Assistants
Peer Counseling GroupPep Band
RAM RadioReception Committee
Recycling ClubRock Band
Sailing ClubSkateboarding Club
Ski ClubSpanish Club
Speech & Debate ClubStock Exchange Club
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College Matriculation:  
Year: 2001-2002
Bucknell University
9
US Naval Academy
9
University of Pittsburgh
7
Boston University
6
Colgate University
6
Drexel University
6
UPenn
6
Cornell University
5
Trinity College
5
Middlebury
4
School Notes:
  • The Hill School prepares students from across the United States and around the world for excellence in school, college, careers, and life. The Hill School combines a challenging liberal arts curriculum with clear moral direction and leadership training in a structured residential community. Dedicated to the development of the minds, bodies, and souls of all Hill students, the School professes not only to describe the world in which they live but also to prescribe the best ways to live.
  • The Hill School's rigorous curriculum is founded firmly on the classical and Judeo-Christian traditions that value refinement of thought and fortification of character to liberate and charge the individual with responsibility to the common good. The Hill School is committed to inculcating those fundamental traditions while developing the practical skills and core knowledge on which further learning must be based, then to leading students to a global perspective on the world and their places in it.
  • School accreditations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Sample of notable school alumni:
    • James Baker III '48 - Former Secretary of State
    • Norman Pearlstine '60 - Editor-in-chief of Time, Inc
    • Tobias Wolff '64 - Stanford University professor and critically acclaimed author of Old School
    • Oliver Stone '64 - Academy Award-winning producer/director
    • Peter S. Rummell '63 - Chairman and CEO of the Florida real estate and development firm the St. Joe Co.
    • Clark Hoyt '60 - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington editor of Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services
    • Lamar Hunt '51 - Businessman, owner and founder of the Kansas City Chiefs and a creator of the American Football League
  • Profile last updated: 10/30/2008
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