Avon Old Farms

Avon Old Farms School
Address
Map
500 Old Farms Road

,
Connecticut
06001

United States
Coordinates41°46′43″N 72°50′24″W / 41.7785°N 72.84°W / 41.7785; -72.84
Information
TypeIndependent boarding high school
MottoLatin: Aspirando et Perseverando
(Aspiring and Persevering)
Established1927 (97 years ago) (1927)
FounderTheodate Pope Riddle
CEEB code070010
Head of schoolJim Detora[1]
Faculty60 teachers
Grades912
GenderAll-boys
Enrollment406 students (9–12, PG)
81% Boarding (2019–2020)
Average class size11
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus size900 acres (360 ha)
Color(s)Crimson and navy blue
  
Athletics15 varsity interscholastic sports teams (36 interscholastic teams total)
Athletics conferenceFounders League
NicknameWinged Beavers
Endowment$57 million[2]
Revenue$34.3 million[2]
Websiteavonoldfarms.com

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.

  1. ^ "GET TO KNOW THE NEW HEADMASTER: THOUGHTS FROM PAST ADVISEES". www.avonoldfarms.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Form 990" (PDF). Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. Internal Revenue Service. 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.