University School
| University School | |
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Responsibility, Loyalty, Consideration
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| Location | |
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Shaker Heights and Hunting Valley, Ohio United States |
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| Coordinates |
41°29′10″N 81°25′42″W / 41.48611°N 81.42833°WCoordinates: 41°29′10″N 81°25′42″W / 41.48611°N 81.42833°W (Upper School Campus) 41°28′56″N 81°31′57″W / 41.48222°N 81.53250°W (Lower School Campus) |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Day, College-prep |
| Established | 1890 |
| Founder | Newton M. Anderson |
| Headmaster | Richard C. Bryan |
| Faculty | 142 (full time) |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 455 Middle/Lower 407 Upper 862 Total |
| Average class size | 14.789 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 297 acres (1.20 km2) Upper: 264 acres (1.07 km2) Lower: 33 acres (0.13 km2) |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Black |
| Song | Hail, University! |
| Athletics | 13 interscholastic sports |
| Athletics conference | Premier Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Prescott Prepper |
| Team name | Preppers |
| Accreditation | National Association of Independent Schools |
| Average SAT scores | 618 critical reading 636 math |
| Endowment | US$84 million (2015) |
| Annual tuition | $20,560-$31,760 |
| Website | http://www.us.edu |
University School, commonly referred to as US, is an all-boys, private, K–12 school with two campus locations in the Greater Cleveland area. The campus located in Shaker Heights serves kindergarten through eighth grade students, while the campus in Hunting Valley serves ninth through twelfth grade students.
University School is a founding member of the International Boys' Schools Coalition and a member of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives and Cleveland Council of Independent Schools.
In 1890 the founding Headmaster of the school, Newton M. Anderson, established University School. The school's first building was erected on 10 acres (40,000 m2) at the corner of Hough Avenue and East 71st Street in Cleveland.
At the turn of the century, Headmaster George D. Pettee led the entire student body to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, in 1901. A few years later in 1908 Headmaster Harry S. Peters led University School during two World Wars, the Great Depression and, in 1926, to the 36-acre (150,000 m2) campus in Shaker Heights. He was the longest-tenured headmaster in University School history; however, ended up leaving the school in 1947. That same year Headmaster Harold L. Cruikshank oversaw the building of the Hanna Wing on the Shaker Campus and guided the school through the end of World War II to the beginning of the 1960s.
Under the leadership of McKinley, the Upper School moved, in 1970, from Shaker Heights to nearly 200 acres (0.81 km2) of meadows and woodland in Hunting Valley. Tragedy struck the school in 1966 when a junior student was attacked and had his long hair cut off by upperclassmen; he dropped out of the school and later committed suicide. The school drastically changed its disciplinary policies thereafter.
In 1988, Headmaster Richard A. Hawley, an author and educator, became the sixth headmaster of US. With the support of the US community, Conway Hall on the Shaker Campus and the William S. Kilroy '43 Field House in Hunting Valley were built during Hawley's tenure.
Stephen S. Murray became the seventh headmaster for University School in 2005 after Hawley’s departure. Murray led the School in the fundraising and construction of a nearly $100 million, 52,000 square-foot academic wing, which features classrooms and interactive technology. Extensive renovation of the original classroom building has allowed for a state-of-the-art facilities for the visual and performing arts.
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