
Groton School
| School Name: | Groton School | 
| Location: | 282 Farmers Row, P. O. Box 991, Groton, Massachusetts, USA | 
| Founded Year: | 1844 | 
| Religion: | Episcopal | 
| Motto: | Cui servire est regnare ("for whom to serve is to rule" or "to serve God is to experience perfect freedom") | 
| Type: | Co-ed | 
| Boarding Age: | 12-18 | 
| Year Group: | Grade 7 - Grade 12 | 
| No. of Students: | 372 | 
| No. of Boarders: | 327 | 
| Average Class: | 11 students | 
| Average SAT: | 702 reading, 688 math., 702 writing (2011) | 
| Contact Details | 
| Director of Admissions: Ian Gracey | 
| Address: 282 Farmers Row, P. O. Box 991, Groton, Massachusetts, USA | 
| Telephone: +1 (978) 448 3363 | 
| Email: igracey@groton.org | 
| Web: http://www.groton.org | 

The School
- In late 2007, the Wall Street Journal listed Groton School as one of the world's top 50 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities.
- Groton is an intimate community as 90% of students are boarders and most teachers live on campus in dorms or faculty housing. Classes are small, ranging from 12 to 14 students. There are regularly scheduled sit-down dinners during fall term and during spring term; at sit-down dinner, faculty and students dress up formally and sit down for a proper 45 minute dinner and are served by students assigned as waiters.
- Between 2003 and 2007, Groton graduates attended the following nine colleges most frequently (in order): Harvard University, Georgetown University, Brown University, Trinity College, Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, Yale University, Vanderbilt University, and Tufts University.
Admission
- Please contact the Admission Office directly by email, by post or visit the School website for latest information.
Boarding Houses
- Dorms are comfortable and cozy. More than 70 dormitory heads and affiliates are there not only to supervise, but to guide and support.
- Since the earliest days of the School, Groton has ended its day with handshaking. The Rector and Mrs. Peabody began the tradition as they said good night to each student.
- Now, over 100 years later, the day at Groton ends in much the same way, with each student shaking the hand of his or her dorm head. The tradition builds a sense of community, just as it did more than a century ago. There are now 17 dormitories; handshaking happens in every one, every night.
- Second and third form students live with members of their own form; all dorms are separated by gender. Lower School dormitories feature a special layout, which provides each student with an individual bedroom, separated from his or her cube-mate's bedroom by a study. Cubes have only partial walls and open onto a common area, providing students with privacy while fostering close relationships with other members of the form.
AP Course
- Total AP Exams in 5 years: 2,116
- Total AP Exams with scores of 3, 4, or 5: 1,944 (92 percent)
- Total AP exams with scores of 4 or 5: 1,454 (69 percent)
2012/13 US High School Boarding Fees# (USD$) Per Year
| 7th Grade (12/13 Years Old) | 8th Grade (13/14 Years Old) | 9th Grade Freshman Year (14/15 Years Old) | 10th Grade Sophomore Year (15-16 Years Old) | 11th Grade Junior Year (16-17 Years Old) | 12th Grade Senior Year (17-18 Years Old) | 
| 53,870 | 53,870 | 53,870 | 53,870 | 53,870 | 53,870 | 
Remark: #Inclusive of tuition fees but exclusive of miscellaneous fees, such as uniform, extracurricular activities







 
          







