Sturgis Charter School
| Sturgis Charter Public School | |
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Sturgis East 427 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Sturgis West 125 West Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Charter high school |
| Motto |
"International Baccalaureate for All" "Independence of Thought, Generosity of Spirit" (1998-2004) |
| Established | 1998 as Sturgis Charter School |
| School district | Sturgis Charter Public School |
| Faculty | 36.8 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 743.3 (East & West) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.0 |
| Color(s) |
East - Blue & White West - Green & White |
| Athletics conference | Cape and Islands Small School |
| Mascot |
East - "Storm" West - "Navigators" |
| Average SAT scores | 585 verbal 562 math 563 writing 1710 total (2015-2016) |
| Information | 508-778-1782 |
| Website | School website |
East - Blue & White
East - "Storm"
The Sturgis Charter Public School is a dual-campus charter school located in the village of Hyannis, Massachusetts (Town of Barnstable, MA). The school received its charter in February 1998 and opened in September for the 1998-1999 academic year with 162 freshman, 15 faculty and staff, a newly renovated facility, and a $1.2 million budget. The school philosophy is International Baccalaureate for all students.
For its first six years, the school was known as Sturgis Charter School. In 2004, the Sturgis board changed the school's name to "Sturgis Charter Public School," in keeping with a public relations initiative of the Massachusetts Charter School Association. According to the enabling legislation for Massachusetts charter schools, a "charter" school is by statutory definition a public school. Sturgis determined that many people were unaware of this and thus added the term "Public" for clarity.
In 2010, Sturgis decided to open a new campus on West Main Street in Hyannis, only a few blocks from the original campus. However, the campus was not built until 2012, and both schools shared space on Main Street until the new school was constructed. This new campus came to be known as "Sturgis West", while the original campus on Main Street in Hyannis came to be known as "Sturgis East", basically dividing the Sturgis campus into two separate schools. Both the East & West campuses field their own athletic teams, have their own schools mascots, and their own school colors and compete against each other in all sports offered at both schools. Sturgis East's mascot name is the "Storm", and their colors are Navy Blue & White. Sturgis West's mascot name is the "Navigators", and their colors are Green & White.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 367 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.0.
As a result of the success and popularity of the “International Baccalaureate for All” program, student admission waiting lists swelled to more than 400 students for the 2011-12 school year. As a result, The Sturgis Board has developed a second campus in Hyannis that replicates the Sturgis mission of IB for All and the vibrant school culture.
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