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Avon Old Farms School | |
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Address | |
500 Old Farms Road , Connecticut 06001 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°46′43″N 72°50′24″W / 41.7785°N 72.84°W |
Information | |
Type | Independent boarding high school |
Motto | Latin: Aspirando et Perseverando (Aspiring and Persevering) |
Established | 1927 |
Founder | Theodate Pope Riddle |
CEEB code | 070010 |
Head of school | Jim Detora[1] |
Faculty | 60 teachers |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | All-boys |
Enrollment | 406 students (9–12, PG) 81% Boarding (2019–2020) |
Average class size | 11 |
Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
Campus size | 900 acres (360 ha) |
Color(s) | Crimson and navy blue |
Athletics | 15 varsity interscholastic sports teams (36 interscholastic teams total) |
Athletics conference | Founders League |
Nickname | Winged Beavers |
Endowment | $57 million[2] |
Revenue | $34.3 million[2] |
Website | avonoldfarms |
Avon Old Farms School is a boarding school for boys located in Avon, Connecticut, United States. Theodate Pope Riddle, one of America's first female architects, founded the school in 1927.