MiltonAcademy,MA
MiltonAcademy (also known as Milton or MA) is a coeducational, independent preparatory, boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts consisting of a grade 9–12 Upper School and a grade K–8 Lower School. Boarding is offered starting in 9th grade. Milton is noted for its prestige and strong academic programs, having produced many notable alumni, including a Nobel Laureate, several members of the United States Congress, a governor (Deval Patrick of Massachusetts), and a Medal of Honor recipient. In late 2007, the Wall Street Journal identified Milton Academy as one of the world's top 25 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities. Milton is a member of the Independent School League (ISL).
There are 680 Upper School students at Milton, of whom 340 live on campus. There are 127 students in the Middle School, serving grades 6–8, and 160 children in the Lower School, serving grades K–5. There is now a single K–8 Division. The male-to-female ratio is 50–50. Milton's Upper School has 128 faculty members, 84% of whom have postgraduate degrees, and 15% holding doctorates. The Middle School and Lower School have 25 and 28 faculty members respectively. The average class size is 11.
Miltonoffers several off-campus programs. Some students take a school year abroad in France, Italy, Spain or China; others go on semester programs such as Chewonki Semester School, The Mountain School, or CityTerm. For the last few weeks of school, seniors often do "Senior Projects" instead of taking classes. Past senior projects have included: recording an album, writing a play, designing a golf course, constructing a sailboat by hand, engineering go-carts, directing a film, intensively studying a culture/language, and performing a Shakespearean play.