Chadwick School
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26800 South Academy Drive Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°46′36″N 118°21′40″W / 33.77667°N 118.36111°WCoordinates: 33°46′36″N 118°21′40″W / 33.77667°N 118.36111°W |
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| Type | Independent |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian |
| Established | 1935 |
| Headmaster | Jack Creeden |
| Faculty | 106 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment |
830 (2013-2014
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| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Athletics | 24 CIF Varsity teams |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Prep League |
| Mascot | Pacific bottlenose dolphin |
| Endowment | $20,706,482.00 |
| Website | School website |
830 (2013-2014
Chadwick School is a nonsectarian independent K-12 day school located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Specifically it is located at the top of the neighborhood referred to as "Academy Hill", which is bounded by a canyon, a precipice, Crenshaw Boulevard, and Palos Verdes Drive North.
The school was founded in 1935 by Margaret Lee Chadwick and Commander Joseph Chadwick in San Pedro, California. In 1938 the school moved to Palos Verdes, California. In the beginning Chadwick was an open air day and boarding school for 75 students.
After the retirement of the Chadwick family in 1963, the school created a board of trustees and in 1968 discontinued its boarding program. In 1972, Chadwick joined the Cum Laude Society. Up until the 1980s the school owned all of the hill leading up to it which was sold off to establish the school's endowment. Since then the school has opened more buildings, a gymnasium, and a performing arts center. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The movie adaptation of the book Mommie Dearest was filmed at Chadwick in 1981.
Chadwick is divided into three schools: the Village School (K-grade 6), the Middle School (grades 7-8), and the Upper School (grades 9-12). 63 percent of the faculty members held advanced degrees in the 2014-2015 school year.
On January 13, 2010, the school announced that it would be administrating and integrating a sister school in South Korea. Chadwick was the third school chosen to administrate the new school after a deal with Vancouver International Primary and Secondary School fell through. Prior to that, the International School Service had submitted plans to run the school but withdrew them. Later in the process the school's opening was delayed by Chadwick administrators when they failed to submit paperwork on time.
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