Berkshire School

Sheffield, Massachusetts | High School, 9-12, PG, Co-ed | Founded in 1907

Description

Berkshire School is located at the base of Mount Everett in Sheffield, Massachusetts, in the heart of Berkshire Hills, which is a popular tourist destination for world-renowned arts and culture, health and wellness, and spectacular nature. Berkshire features 10 signature programs, including the Ritt Kellogg Mountain Program, Aviation Science, Sustainability, and the Sabin Entrepreneurial Prize, giving students the opportunity to learn more than just the typical classroom curriculum. Many traditions give students a community that they are proud to be apart of, such as Mountain Day, Winter Carnival, and the Senior Dinner. Berkshire features 48 athletic teams that compete on the highly competitive New England Preparatory School Athletic Program and has had over 100 athletes to compete at the college level.

Admissions

$64,200

Cost

25%

Acceptance rate

Required

SSAT required

Verbal 674, Quantitative 700, Reading 662

Average SSAT

100

Minimum TOEFL

9

Lowest grade

$144,000,000

Endowment

1907

Founded

400.00

Campus size (acres)

Non-denominational

Religion

Formal

Dress code

Academics

1260

Average SAT

25

Average ACT

17

Number of AP/Advanced courses

No ESL

Lowest ESL level

Yes

Post-Grad option

Clubs & Organizations

1907 Society

Entrepreneurs Club

Philanthropy Club

Meditation Club

Poetry Out Loud

Fly Fishing Club

The Green and Gray (Newspaper)

Afro-Latino Society

Gender & Sexuality Alliance

Kids 4 Kids

Maple Syrup Corporation

WBSL Radio 91.7FM

Green & Silver (Acapella)

Yearbook

Green Key (Tour Guides)

Investment Clubs

Model United Nations

Jewish Student Union

Chess Club

Sports

Fall Sports

Crew

Cross Country

Field Hockey

Football

Soccer

Volleyball

Winter Sports

Alpine Skiing

Basketball

Hockey

Nordic Skiing

Squash

Spring Sports

Baseball

Crew

Golf

Lacrosse

Tennis

Track and Field

College Matriculation

*Denotes Early Decision

The University of Alabama

The American University of Paris

Babson College

Bates College (5)***

Boston College

Boston University (4)**

Brown University*

Bucknell University (4)***

Carnegie Mellon University

Colby College (2) **

Colgate University*

Columbia University

Cornell University (2)*

Dartmouth College*

Delaware State University

Denison University*

Dickinson College (4)***

Eckerd College

Elmira College

Elon University (5)***

Emory University (Oxford)

Franklin & Marshall College*

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (3)**

Johns Hopkins University*

Kenyon College*

Lafayette College*

Lehigh University (2)*

Lesley University

Lycoming College

Miami University, Oxford (2)

New York University

Newcastle University

Northeastern University (2)

Northwestern University (2)*

Rollins College

Rutgers University (2)

Santa Clara University

Seton Hall University

Sewanee: The University of the South

Skidmore College (2)*

Southern Methodist University (4)****

St. Francis College

St. John’s University

St. Lawrence University (5)***

Syracuse University

Texas Christian University (2)*

Trinity College (5)*

Universita Bocconi, Italy

University of British Columbia

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Denver (4)**

University of Miami

University of Michigan

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2)

University of Pennsylvania (3)**

The University of Richmond*

The University of Rochester*

University of Southern California

University of St. Andrews

University of Sydney (Australia)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Vermont

Villanova University (2)

University of Virginia (3)

Wake Forest University

Washington and Lee University*

Facts & Statistics

245 North Undermountain Road

Address

413-229-1003

Phone

9-12, PG

Grades offered

400

Number of students

12

Average class size

1:4

Teacher/student ratio

90%

Boarding students

17%

International students

6 (2019)

Vietnamese students