Brooks School
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1160 Great Pond Road North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′20″N 71°5′9″W / 42.70556°N 71.08583°WCoordinates: 42°42′20″N 71°5′9″W / 42.70556°N 71.08583°W |
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| School type | Private, Day & Boarding, College-prep |
| Motto | VICTURI TE SALUTAMUS (We, who are about to be victorious, salute you) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
| Established | 1926 |
| Head of school | John R. Packard |
| Faculty | 150 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 359 |
| Average class size | 12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Campus size | 242 acres (0.98 km2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, White, and Black |
| Athletics | 13 varsity sports; 48 teams |
| Athletics conference | Independent School League |
| Mascot | Bishops (Colloquially) |
| Rival | The Governor's Academy |
| Newspaper | The Brooksian |
| Endowment | $58 million |
| Tuition | $55,560 (boarding) $42,450 (day) |
| Website | www |
Brooks School is a private, co-educational, preparatory, secondary school in North Andover, Massachusetts on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.
Brooks School was founded in 1926 by the Reverend Endicott Peabody, the headmaster of Groton School at the time, and was named after Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), a well-known clergyman and author from North Andover, Massachusetts, who briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church during the 1890s.
The school opened on September 29, 1927, with fourteen boys in the first and second forms (seventh and eighth grades), two masters, a headmaster and headmistress, and one dormitory. The school added one form (grade) each year thereafter until it comprised grades 7–12, denoted by the British educational notations, Forms I, II, III, IV, V and VI, respectively. Forms I and II (seventh and eighth grades) were later dropped.
Brooks School has had just four heads of school in over 80 years. The School's first headmaster, Frank D. Ashburn (a graduate of Groton School, Yale University and Columbia Law School), was appointed at the age of 25 and served for 46 years until his retirement in 1973. Ashburn was succeeded by H. Peter Aiken who served until 1986, when he was succeeded by Lawrence W. Becker. Becker, who stepped down in 2008, was succeeded by John R. Packard, previously the Dean of Faculty.
The school started admitting day students in the early 1950s and became co-educational in 1979. Today, the school enrolls 185 boys and 160 girls who come from many states and foreign countries. There has been a steady increase of students of color and of international students, and the school aspires to achieve gender equality. In addition, approximately 20 percent of students receive financial aid.
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