Emma Willard School

Emma Willard School
Address
Map
285 Pawling Avenue

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12180

Coordinates42°42′45″N 73°39′48″W / 42.71250°N 73.66333°W / 42.71250; -73.66333
Information
Former nameTroy Female Seminary
TypePrivate, college-prep, day and boarding
MottoGaudet Patientia Duris
(Patience Rejoices in Adversity)
Established1814; 210 years ago (1814)
NCES School ID00939731 00939731[1]
Teaching staff45 (FTE)
Grades912
Enrollment356 (2022-2023)
Average class size12
Student to teacher ratio8.1
Campus size137 acres
Campus typeRural
Color(s)  Black
  Red
  White
Team nameJesters
AccreditationNYSAIS
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Emma Willard School
Area55 acres (22 ha)
ArchitectFred M. Cummings
Architectural styleGeorgian, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP reference No.79001625[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1979

Emma Willard School, originally called Troy Female Seminary[3] and often referred to simply as Emma, is an independent university-preparatory day and boarding school for young women located in Troy, New York. Located on Mount Ida, it offers grades 9–12 and postgraduate coursework.[4]

The first women's higher education institution in the United States, it was founded by women's rights advocate Emma Willard in 1814 (first in Middlebury, Vermont, as Middlebury Female Seminary, later moved to Troy and renamed Troy Female Seminary).[5] As of 2022, it had an endowment of $179 million.[6] In 2018, the school was ranked by The Post-Standard as the #1 private school in Upstate New York.[7]

  1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Emma Willard School (00939731)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Dietel Library at Emma Willard School | Troy, New York". emmawillard.org. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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  5. ^ "Emma Hart Willard: A Pioneer for Women's Education". www.emmawillard.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Fast Facts - Emma Willard School". Emma Willard School. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "The 30 best private high schools in Upstate New York, ranked for 2018". NewYorkUpstate.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.