The Hill School

The Hill School
Address
Map
860 Beech St

,
19464

Coordinates40°14′42″N 75°37′59″W / 40.2449°N 75.6331°W / 40.2449; -75.6331
Information
Former nameFamily Boarding School for Boys and Young Men (1851-74)
TypeIndependent selective college-preparatory boarding & day high school
MottoWhatsoever things are true
(Philippians 4:8)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1851; 173 years ago (1851)
FounderMatthew Meigs
StatusCurrently operational
CEEB code394080
NCES School IDA0902935[1]
ChairJames L. Alexandre '75
Head of schoolKathleen Devaney
Faculty74.1 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12, PG
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment529[1] (2019–20)
 • Grade 9108[1]
 • Grade 10126[1]
 • Grade 11142[1]
 • Grade 12153[1]
Average class size10
Student to teacher ratio7.1[1]
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7.1[1]
Campus size200 acres (81 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Gray & Blue   
SongA Thousand Hands
Fight songDear Old Hill
Athletics conferenceMAPL
NEPSAC
Sports31
MascotRam
RivalThe Lawrenceville School
AccreditationMSA[2]
Endowment$163 million[3]
Annual tuition$75,467 (boarding)
$51,450 (day)
Revenue$57 million[3]
AffiliationTen Schools Admission Organization[4]
Websitewww.thehill.org

The Hill School is a coeducational preparatory boarding school located on a 200-acre (81 ha) campus[5] in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Philadelphia. The Hill is part of the Ten Schools Admission Organization.

The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Hill School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hill School (The) Archived August 14, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Form 990" (PDF). Internal Revenue Service. 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Hill School". Ten Schools Admission Organization. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Hill School Campus". www.thehill.org. Retrieved June 22, 2017.