Fast Facts about Wooster

General Information

Date Founded: 1926 by Rev. Dr. Aaron C. Coburn
Head of School: Matt Byrnes
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian heritage, although Wooster serves students from many faiths and religious traditions.
Accreditation: New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Memberships:

• National Association of Independent Schools
• Connecticut Association of Independent Schools
• National Association of Episcopal Schools
• One Schoolhouse
• Global Online Academy
• Independent Curriculum Group

Size of Campus: 127 acres
Number of Buildings: 15

Enrollment Information

Enrollment: 300 boys and girls in grades 5 -12

Middle(5-8): 85

Upper (9-12): 215

CT towns represented:
Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Fairfield, Middlebury, New Canaan, New Fairfield, New Milford, New Preston, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sandy Hook, Sherman, Southbury, West Redding, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.

NY towns represented:
Beacon, Bedford, Bedford Hills, Brewster, Carmel, Chappaqua, Cortlandt Manor, Fishkill, Goldens Bridge, Holmes, Hopewell, Katonah, Mahopac, Mount Kisco, North Salem, Patterson, Pawling, Poughquag, Pound Ridge, Purdys, Somers, South Salem, Stormville, Waccabuc, Wappingers Falls, and Yorktown Heights.

Faculty Information

Number of full-time faculty: 51

Number of full-time faculty with advanced degrees: (73%)

• Master's Degrees: 34
• PhD's: 3

A faculty member typically teaches 4-5 sections per day, with an average of 12 students per class.

Academic Information

Student Teacher Ratio: (This means how many students per each faculty member in the school)

• Middle and Upper School 11:1

Mean SAT scores for Class of 2021:

• Verbal: 639
• Math: 633

DLI College Level Courses: 17

Number of other Advanced/Honors courses: 13