Mission Statement
Foxcroft provides a residential learning experience for girls in which academic excellence, leadership, responsibility, and integrity are our highest values.
The School
Founded in 1914, Foxcroft School is a college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12. The school is located on 500 acres in Middleburg, Virginia, 50 miles west of Washington, D.C.
The Student Body
Foxcroft is, by design, a small, residential school. The 2006-2007 student body is 70 percent boarding students with a total of 190 girls from 21 states, Washington D.C. and 12 countries. Some 13 percent are students of color, 16 percent are international students and about 23 percent receive almost one million dollars of financial aid. In addition, 26 percent of the students are related to alumnae -- an impressive testament to the relationship between the school and its graduates.
Academic Excellence
Foxcroft curriculum offerings number 103 courses and 17 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as academic support through the Learning Center and the Math and Writing Labs. Ninety percent of the members of the Classes of 2005 and 2006 who took four or more AP courses earned AP Scholar recognition from the College Board. Nationwide, only 17 percent of students who take AP Exams earn such recognition. (AP Scholars must earn a grade of three or higher on three or more AP Exams.)
Above and Beyond
Foxcroft students graduate with an average of 4.2 years of math courses and 4.4 years of science courses -- far above the national average, especially for girls. The School has interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, a lively Animal Room in the science wing and an observatory that houses a Newtonian-Cassegrain reflecting telescope, two 8-inch Celestron telescopes and astrophotography and solar-observing accessories. The ratio of students to computers on the fully-wired campus is better than 2-to-1.
After Foxcroft
The 36 members of the Class of 2006 were offered 122 acceptances to 87 college and universities, including Harvard, Columbia, Duke, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia. Collectively, 44 percent of the Class earned more than $1,000,000 in merit scholarships. Every member of the Class graduated having experienced significant leadership roles at the School.
www.foxcroft.org
