The Bromfield School

The Bromfield School
The new Bromfield School was built in 1962
Location
14 Massachusetts Avenue Harvard, Massachusetts
Information
Type	Public High school Open enrollment
Established	1878
School district	Harvard Public Schools
Dean	Dr. Julie Horton
Principal	Scott Hoffman
Faculty	57
Grades	6–12
Number of students	about 750
Color(s)	Blue      and white
Athletics	14 sports
Mascot	Trojan
Average SAT scores	594 verbal 589 math 583 writing 1766 total (2015-2016)
Affiliation	NEASC
Website	http://www.psharvard.org/Bromfield

The Bromfield School is a public school located in Harvard, Massachusetts. Founded in 1878 by Margaret Bromfield Blanchard, the school's student population is approximately 750, in grades 6–12. There are 57 teachers, with a student/faculty ratio of about 13. Bromfield's academic program includes core courses in mathematics, English, social studies, and science, as well as music, world languages, physical education and fine and applied arts. Students in grades 9–12 fulfill graduation requirements in these core courses and may also take advantage of Advanced Placement courses. The school is known for academic excellence, sending most graduates on to four-year higher-learning institutions. In 2011,US News and World Report ranked Bromfield School as 87th in the nation out of more than 26,000 high schools, awarding it a Gold Medal on the College Readiness Index. In 2015, Bromfield was ranked 20th in the nation and second in Massachusetts in STEM fields.

The Bromfield School also has celebrated athletic teams, especially in soccer and girls cross country/track. The boys varsity soccer team was crowned Division III state champion in 1986,1987,1988,1989,1996,2005,2007, and 2008, The Boys were undefeated in the 1986 and 2008 seasons. The girls varsity soccer team was a Division III state finalist in 2007, while the girls cross country team has been ranked by Nike at one point as the 17th best team in the nation, winning the division II state championship in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The women's track and field program has had outstanding recognition at the state and national levels, winning the Div. 4 Indoor State Championship in 2001 and each of the last three years along with the All-State Championships in both 2002 and 2003, the girls indoor track team has won the Central Mass all division Championship each of the last four years and has been the All-State runner-up the past two years. The team is known for producing talented distance runners; graduates include Olympian Lynn Jennings, and All-American's Arianna Lambie of Stanford and Emily Jones of Georgetown. The men's track and field program has graduated All-American Nick Steele of Villanova. The Bromfield boys tennis team has had great success in recent years. The team was Division III district champions in 2009 and Division III state finalists in 2010.