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Quick Facts About Avon Old Farms School
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To schedule an appointment, please contact Christie Reif, Administrative Assistant for College Counseling, via email or through Scoir.
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Head of School |
Jim Detora P'12
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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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Faculty |
There are 58 full-time and six part-time teaching faculty members, 47 of whom live on campus. In addition to teaching, most faculty have dormitory, dining hall, and other extracurricular commitments.
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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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Diploma Requirements |
- 4 years – English
- 3 years – Mathematics (includes Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2/Trigonometry)
- 2 years – World Language
- 3 years – Laboratory Science (includes Biology)
- 3 years – History (includes United States History)
- 1 credit – Art or Music
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Class Rank |
As a matter of school policy, Avon Old Farms does not rank its students nor does it calculate a cumulative GPA. However, we do calculate an internal weighted GPA for the purpose of determining academic honors, membership to our Cum Laude Society Chapter, our valedictorian (Scholar of Distinction), and salutatorian.
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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.
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Avonians Are Currently Enrolled At: |
- American University
- Amherst College
- Auburn University
- Babson College
- Bard College
- Bates College
- Bentley University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bowdoin College
- Brandeis University
- Brown University
- Bryant University
- Bucknell University
- Carleton College
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Catholic University of America
- Champlain College
- Clark University
- Clarkson University
- Clemson University
- Colby College
- Colgate University
- College of Charleston
- College of the Holy Cross
- College of Wooster
- Columbia University
- Concordia University
- Connecticut College
- Cooper Union
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Denison University
- Dickinson College
- Drew University
- Drexel University
- Duke University
- Durham University
- Eckerd College
- Elon University
- Emerson College
- Emory University
- Endicott College
- Fairfield University
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Fordham University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Furman University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Georgia Southern University
- Gettysburg College
- Hamilton College
- Harvard University
- Harvey Mudd College
- Haverford College
- High Point University
- Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kenyon College
- Lake Forest College
- Lafayette College
- Lehigh University
- Liberty University
- Loyola University Maryland
- Manhattan College
- Marist College
- Mercyhurst University
- Middlebury College
- Miami University, Oxford
- Michigan, University of
- Mount St Mary's University
- Muhlenberg College
- New School
- New York University
- Nichols College
- North Carolina State University
- Northwestern University
- Oklahoma State University
- Ohio State University
- Oxford College of Emory
- Pepperdine University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pomona College
- Princeton University
- Providence College
- Purdue University
- Quinnipiac University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Richmond, UK
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rollins College
- Roger Williams University
- Rhode Island School of Design
- St John's University, New York
- St Lawrence University
- St. Olaf College
- Sacred Heart University
- Salve Regina University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Sewanee: University of the South
- Skidmore College
- Southern Methodist University
- Springfield College
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Stonehill College
- Stetson University
- SUNY at Albany
- SUNY College at Cortland
- Swarthmore College
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- University of California, Davis
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- University of California, San Diego
- University of Chicago
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- University of Connecticut
- University of Denver
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- University of Glasgow
- University of Hartford
- University of Iowa
- University of Maine
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- University of North Carolina
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Oxford, England
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- University of Saint Joseph
- University of Scranton
- University of South Florida
- University of Southern California
- University of Tampa
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- University of Virginia
- University of Warwick
- University of Wisconsin
- Wake Forest University
- Washington College
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Wesleyan University
- West Virginia University
- Western New England University
- Western University
- Westminster College
- Whittier College
- Williams College
- Wofford College
- Xavier University
- Yale University
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College Counseling Office Location
Directions: Please navigate to Riddle Refectory. The College Counseling Office is up the wide exterior stairwell.
Grading Rubric
Grade |
Regular |
Honors |
A.P. |
A+ |
98-100 |
96-100 |
94-100 |
A |
93-97 |
91-95 |
89-93 |
A- |
90-92 |
88-90 |
86-88 |
B+ |
87-88 |
85-87 |
83-85 |
B |
83-86 |
81-84 |
79-82 |
B- |
80-82 |
78-80 |
76-78 |
C+ |
77-79 |
75-77 |
73-75 |
C |
73-76 |
71-74 |
69-72 |
C- |
70-72 |
68-70 |
66-68 |
D+ |
67-69 |
65-67 |
63-65 |
D |
63-66 |
60-64 |
60-62 |
D- |
60-62 |
n/a |
n/a |
F |
0-59 |
0-59 |
0-59 |