Location
450 Lancaster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041 [Map]
School Composition
Nonsectarian college preparatory day school for boys
Grades preschool - 12
Campus & Facilities
- 30 acres, suburban
- 10 buildings, including our LEED Gold-certified Upper School building constructed in 2008 (read more)
- 4 athletic fields (three field turf, one grass)
Details:
80 classrooms
2 libraries with more than 40,000 combined volumes
11 science labs
5 computer labs
2 auditoriums
2 theaters
10 art studios
9 music studios
3 gymnasiums
4 athletic fields (three field turf, one grass)
4 tennis courts
25-meter pool
4 international-size squash courts
1 full quarter-mile outdoor rubberized athletic track
Full fitness and weight training center
Wrestling room
Transportation
Haverford is easily accessible to public transportation, including SEPTA regional rail (Paoli/Thorndale), bus (#105), and trolley (#100), as well as buses from 20 districts, and many roadways including I-76 and 476
Date of Establishment
Founded 1884, as The Haverford College Grammar School; moved to current location in 1903, at which time the School’s name was changed to The Haverford School
Accreditation and Memberships
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Independent Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC)
Multicultural Resource Center (MCRC)
Coalition for Youth of Lower Merion and Narberth (Coalition)
Headmaster
Joseph T. Cox
B.A., Lafayette College
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Enrollment
Lower School (JrK-grade 5) ............ 350
Middle School (grades 6-8) ............ 225
Upper School (grades 9-12) ........... 437
Total ........................................... 1,012
Faculty
Total: 118 full-time (60 men, 58 women)
Degrees Held by Faculty:
Doctorates: 8
Master's: 63
Average Class Size, Upper School
16
Advanced-Level Courses, Upper School
34
Student Profile
23.0 percent students of color
Students come from 96 different ZIP codes
Tuition
$20,500-$33,500
Tuition Assistance
$5.5 million granted in need-based tuition
28 percent of families receive aid
Average grant: $19,000
Total Number of Graduates
2008: 86
2009: 88
2010: 96
2011: 96
2012: 87
Top Colleges/Universities Attended by the
Most Graduates in the Last Five Years
University of Pennsylvania (28)
Penn State (17)
Georgetown (14)
Bucknell (13)
Wake Forest (13)
Princeton (12)
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Graduates Admitted to Four-Year Colleges and Universities
100 percent
Academic Achievement
Six Rhodes Scholars
National Merit Scholarship Competition, Classes 2008-12:
46 Commended; 37 Semifinalists, 31 Finalists recognized
Average SAT Scores, Classes 2008-12:
Critical Reading: 623
Math: 638
Writing: 637
Combined: 1898
Technology
More than 400 computers provide access to a high-speed network and the Internet; the Middle School is piloting a netbook program; the Lower School is piloting an iPad program
Varsity Athletics
Haverford is a member of the historic boys' Inter-Academic League, or Inter-Ac, formed in 1887 as the Inter-Academic Athletic Association. This is the country's oldest inter-scholastic athletic conference and consists of Haverford, Chestnut Hill Academy, Episcopal Academy, Germantown Academy, Malvern Prep, and William Penn Charter School. Haverford fields 16 interscholastic sports. In the past six years, Haverford has won championships in cross-country, soccer, football, squash, ice hockey, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, crew, wrestling, and golf. In 2012, the varsity tennis team achieved a perfect 21-0 season, and were Inter-Ac League champions for the third consecutive year. The Fords have won the Heyward Cup (awarded each year to the Inter-Ac school with the best overall record) 13 times, more than any other Inter-Ac school, including 1975-78, 1980, 1989, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2009-11.
Varsity Athletics Teams
Fall: cross-country, football, golf, soccer, water polo
Winter: basketball, ice hockey, squash, swimming & diving, winter track, wrestling
Spring: baseball, crew, lacrosse, tennis, track & field
The Arts
The arts program at Haverford is thriving. Our visual arts program includes 10 dedicated art studio spaces and several gallery/exhibition spaces; our acclaimed drama program stages several productions each year; and our choral ensembles have sung at The White House, Carnegie Hall, the Academy of Music, Lincoln Center, and on tour in Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, France, and Bermuda and earned honors as members of the regional and national honor boy choirs, children’s choirs, and men’s choirs of the American Choral Directors’ Association. Haverford boasts an outstanding lower school music curriculum and also a full-fledged voice and instrumental conservatory.
Questions?
Please feel free to contact our Communications Office by email at communications@haverford.org or call 484-417-2763.