Roxbury Latin School | |
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Address | |
101 Saint Theresa Avenue , 02132 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°16′32″N 71°9′27″W / 42.27556°N 71.15750°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, boys, day, college-prep |
Motto | Mortui Vivos Docent (The dead teach the living) |
Established | 1645 |
Sister school | Winsor School |
Headmaster | Sam Schaffer |
Faculty | 83 |
Grades | 7–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 310 students (2024–25) |
Average class size | 12 |
Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
Campus size | 120 acres (49 ha) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Jewel red, white, sable black |
Athletics | 10 sports 32 teams |
Athletics conference | ISL |
Mascot | Fox |
Rivals | |
Tuition | $40,600 (2024–25) |
Website | roxburylatin.org |
The Roxbury Latin School (informally known as RL) is a private, college-preparatory, all-boys day school located in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1645 by Puritan missionary John Eliot, Roxbury Latin bills itself as the oldest boys' school in North America and the oldest school in continuous existence in North America.
Roxbury Latin enrolls about 300 boys from the seventh through twelfth grades. The school has an endowment of $212 million (as of June 2024). 38% of students are on financial aid and 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need was met in 2022. In addition, the school has a policy of charging frontline tuition that is "about 65% of that of other Boston-area independent schools." Tuition for the 2023–24 academic year is $39,250.