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| Thayer Academy | |
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745 Washington Street , 02184 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°12′30″N 71°0′20″W / 42.20833°N 71.00556°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1877 |
| Founder | Sylvanus Thayer |
| Director | Highley Thompson (US) Galen Hamann (MS) |
| Head of school | Chris Fortunato |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Number of students | 700 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6.5:1 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black & orange |
| Athletics conference | Independent School League |
| Team name | Tigers |
| Accreditation | NEASC |
| Endowment | 80 million |
| Website | www |
Thayer Academy (TA) is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory day school located in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. The academy, conceived in 1871 at the bequest of General Sylvanus Thayer, known as the father of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and founder of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, was established in 1877. Thayer annually enrolls approximately 470 students in the Upper School (grades 9–12) and an additional 220 students in the Middle School (grades 5–8).[1] The 34-acre (14 ha) campus is situated in the heart of Braintree and consists of eight buildings and 54 classrooms. Students are drawn primarily from Boston's MetroWest and South Shore communities.