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Quick Facts About Avon Old Farms School

Founded in 1927, Avon Old Farms School is an independent secondary school for boys. The 416 students include 304 boarders and 112 day students, representing 26 states and 21 foreign countries. Financial aid totaling $5.1 million has been awarded to 39 percent of the student body. Average class size is 11. Of the Class of 2019, 100 percent of our graduates will attend a four year college or university. Avon Old Farms School is accredited by NEASC and the State of Connecticut, and holds memberships in NEACAC, NACAC, ACCIS, The College Board, CAIS, and NAIS. The campus includes 863 acres of land in Avon, a country suburb 12miles west of Hartford.

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Academic Curriculum

The academic year is divided into semesters, with classes meeting 3 days a week for 55 minute periods. There is an eight-day intersession program between upon return from March Break during which students will focus on one topic. Two-hour examinations are administered at the end of the second semester. Honors courses are offered in most disciplines, and students took Advanced Placement examinations last May in Calculus (AB and BC), Statistics, Physics C (Mechanics and Electricity/Magnetism), Chemistry, Environmental Science, English Literature and Composition, World History, United States History, Economics (Micro and Macro), Biology, Computer Science, Music Theory, Spanish Language and Culture, Psychology, United States Government and Politics, and Studio Art.

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Class Rank

Grading

GRADING

Avon Old Farms grades on a letter scale, A to F with pluses and minuses. D- is the lowest passing grade. Grades for Advanced Placement and Honors courses are “weighted” according to the following rubric:

	Regular	Honors	A.P.		Regular	Honors	A.P.
A+	98-100	96-100	94-100	C+	77-79	75-77	73-75
A	93-97	91-95	89-93	C	73-76	71-74	69-72
A-	90-92	88-90	86-88	C-	70-72	68-70	66-68
B+	87-88	85-87	83-85	D+	67-69	65-67	63-65
B	83-86	81-84	79-82	D	63-66	60-64	60-62
B-	80-82	78-80	76-78	D-	60-62
				F	0-59	0-59	0-59

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College Matriculation List

Avonians Are Currently Enrolled At

Avonians Are Currently Enrolled At

American University	Duke University	Middlebury College	Stevens Institute of Technology	University of New Hampshire
Amherst College	Durham University	Mount St Mary's University	Stonehill College	University of North Carolina
Auburn University	Eckerd College	Muhlenberg College	SUNY at Albany	University of Notre Dame
Babson College	Elon University	New School	SUNY College at Cortland	University of Oklahoma
Bard College	Emerson College	New York University	Swarthmore College	University of Oxford, London
Bates College	Emory University	Nichols College	Syracuse University	University of Pennsylvania
Bentley University	Endicott College	North Carolina State University	Texas Christian University	University of Rhode Island
Boston College	Fairfield University	Northeastern University	Trinity College	University of Richmond
Boston University	Florida Gulf Coast University	Northwestern University	Tufts University	University of Rochester
Bowdoin College	Fordham University	Ohio State University	Tulane University	University of Saint Joseph
Brandeis University	Franklin & Marshall College	Oklahoma State University	Union College, New York	University of Scranton
Brown University	Furman University	Oxford College of Emory	United States Air Force Academy	University of South Florida
Bryant University	George Washington University	Pennsylvania State University	United States Military Academy	University of Southern California
Bucknell University	Georgetown University	Pepperdine University	United States Naval Academy	University of Tampa
Carleton College	Georgia Institute of Technology	Pomona College	University of Arizona	University of Tennessee
Carnegie Mellon University	Georgia Southern University	Princeton University	University of Arkansas	University of Vermont
Catholic University of America	Gettysburg College	Providence College	University of British Columbia	University of Virginia
Champlain College	Hamilton College	Purdue University	University of California, Berkeley	University of Warwick
Clark University	Harvard University	Quinnipiac University	University of California, Davis	University of Wisconsin
Clarkson University	Harvey Mudd College	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	University of California, Irvine	Utica College
Clemson University	Haverford College	Rhode Island School of Design	University of California, Los Angeles	Villanova University
Colby College	High Point University	Richmond, UK	University of California, San Diego	Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Colgate University	Hobart William Smith Colleges	Rochester Institute of Technology	University of Chicago	Wake Forest University
College of Charleston	Howard University	Roger Williams University	University of Colorado, Boulder	Washington College
College of the Holy Cross	Johns Hopkins University	Rollins College	University of Connecticut	Wentworth Institute of Technology
College of Wooster	Kenyon College	Sacred Heart University	University of Denver	Wesleyan University
Columbia University	Lafayette College	Salve Regina University	University of Glasgow	West Virginia University
Concordia University	Lake Forest College	Savannah College of Art and Design	University of Hartford	Western New England University
Connecticut College	Lehigh University	Sewanee: University of the South	University of Iowa	Western University
Cooper Union	Liberty University	Skidmore College	University of Maine	Westminster College
Cornell University	Loyola University Maryland	Southern Methodist University	University of Maryland	Wheaton College
Dartmouth College	Manhattan College	Springfield College	University of Massachusetts	Whittier College
Denison University	Marist College	St John's University, New York	University of Miami	Williams College
Dickinson College	McGill University	St Lawrence University	University of Michigan	Wofford College
Drew University	Mercyhurst University	St. Olaf College	University of Missouri	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Drexel University	Miami University, Oxford	Stetson University	University of Nebraska	Xavier University
				Yale University

College Counseling Office Location

Directions: Please navigate to Riddle Refectory. The College Counseling Office is up the wide exterior stairwell.

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