The Loomis Chaffee School ( / ˈ l uː m ɪ s ˈ tʃ eɪ f i / ; LC or Loomis ) is an independent , coeducational, college preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, including postgraduate students, located in Windsor, Connecticut , seven miles north of Hartford . Seventy percent of Loomis Chaffee's 726 students reside on the school's 300-acre campus and represent forty-four foreign countries and thirty-one U.S. states. 71% of Loomis Chaffee's student body are boarding students and 29% are day students.
6-529: Founded in 1914, Loomis Chaffee is a member of the Ten Schools Admission Organization . The school was chartered in 1874 as The Loomis Institute by five Loomis siblings. The original 1640 Loomis Homestead was chosen as the site for the school, which opened in 1914. The forty-year gap between chartering and the opening of the school was due to the estate of the Loomis siblings being reserved for
12-628: Is a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and competes in the Class A large school division. Additionally, Loomis is a member of The Founders League which comprises private schools located mainly in Connecticut . Main article: List of Loomis Chaffee School faculty Writer John Horne Burns taught at Loomis and wrote several books while there. René Cheruy served for many years as head of
18-700: The French department, as well as a member of the visual arts department. Ten Schools Admission Organization The Ten Schools Admission Organization (TSAO) is a group of private, college-preparatory boarding schools in the Northeastern United States that cooperate in their outreach to prospective students. TSAO was founded in 1952. Its member institutions cooperate in their outreach to prospective students, sharing resources at domestic and international admission fairs. Although several TSAO schools no longer publish their endowment figures, in 2016
24-651: The TSAO contained ten of the twenty wealthiest traditional college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States, as measured by total size of endowment. Seven TSAO members are also members of the Eight Schools Association , another group of large college-preparatory boarding schools. At times, TSAO schools adopt common policies with respect to applicants and admitted students, such as a uniform deadline to accept or reject offers of admission. The TSAO does not have
30-576: The siblings' retirement. In 1910, John Mason Loomis 's widow left over $ 1.1 million as an endowment to The Loomis Institute for charitable purposes. This donation allowed the school to remain tuition-free for its first four decades. In addition to being tuition-free, The Loomis Institute was distinguished from other New England preparatory schools by its lack of religious affiliation, offering of vocational education alongside college preparatory courses, and admission of both boys and girls. The Loomis Institute ended coeducation in 1926 when The Chaffee School
36-427: Was incorporated to educate girls on an adjacent campus. In 1970, the boys and girls schools merged to form The Loomis Chaffee School. Since then, the school has expanded as its endowment, financial aid budget, faculty, and campus increased in size. Loomis had an acceptance rate of 7% for the 2023–2024 school year. Loomis Chaffee competes in sports against schools from all over New England and adjacent states. The school
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