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The Masters School | |
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Address | |
49 Clinton Ave , United States | |
Coordinates | 41°00′39″N 73°52′14″W / 41.010943°N 73.870451°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, boarding |
Motto | Do It With Thy Might |
Established | 1877 |
Founder | Eliza B. Masters |
Chairman | Beth Nolan |
Head of school | Laura Davis Danforth |
Teaching staff | 109 |
Grades | 5-12 |
Enrollment | Upper School: 499 Middle School: 175 |
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 | New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA), ISFL (fencing) |
Mascot | Panther |
Rival | Hackley School, Horace Mann School |
Newspaper | Tower |
Yearbook | Masterpieces |
Endowment | $50 million |
Tuition | 7-Day Boarding: $72,000 5-Day Boarding: $62,000 Day (Middle & Upper): $49,000 |
Website | mastersny |
The Masters School (colloquially 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 in 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.