The Masters School | |
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Address | |
49 Clinton Ave Dobbs Ferry, NY USA |
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Information | |
Type | Private, boarding |
Motto | Do It With Thy Might |
Established | 1877 |
Founder | Eliza B. Masters |
Chairman | Tracy Tang Limpe |
Head of School | Laura Davis Danforth |
Teaching staff | 109 |
Grades | 5-12 |
Enrollment | Upper School: 415 Middle School: 164 |
International students | 20% |
Average class size | 14 |
Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
Campus | 96 acres (390,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Purple, White |
Athletics conference | NEPSAC |
Mascot | Panthers |
Newspaper | Tower |
Yearbook | Masterpieces |
Endowment | $50 million |
School fees | Boarding: $62,500 Day: $44,550 Middle School: $43,050 |
Website | www |
Coordinates: 41°00′39″N 73°52′14″W / 41.010943°N 73.870451°W
The Masters School, known as Masters, is a private, coeducational boarding school and day college preparatory school located in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Its 96-acre (390,000 m2) campus is located north of New York City on the Hudson Valley in Westchester County. It was founded as an all-girls private school in 1877 by Eliza Bailey Masters, and first admitted boys in 1996.
The Masters School has over 570 students in grades 5-12. The school is co-educational with the exception of grades 6-8 in which most classes are separated by gender. Masters students come from 17 states and 17 countries. In the Upper School, 17% of students are international.
Over 70% of the faculty have advanced degrees. The average class size is 14 students.
The school's wooded 96-acre campus is on a hilltop in Dobbs Ferry, a historic village with a sloping geography and waterfront on the Hudson River. A five-minute walk from the campus lookout over the Hudson brings students down to the heart of town, and a 40-minute train ride from there brings faculty and students to New York City.