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The Loomis Chaffee School
The Loomis Chaffee School
Address
	4 Batchelder Road; Windsor, Connecticut 06095; United States
Coordinates	41°50′24″N 72°38′26″W / 41.84000°N 72.64056°W
Information
Type	Private, independent, boarding, day
Motto	Ne Cede Malis; (Yield Not to Misfortunes)
Established	1914 (110 years ago)
CEEB code	070945
Head of school	Jody Soja
Faculty	177
Grades	9–12, PG
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	700 total; 490 boarding; 210 day
Average class size	12 students
Student to teacher ratio	5:1 (4:1 boarding student-to-residential faculty)
Campus size	300 acres (1.2 km2)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon and gray ;
Athletics	55 interscholastic teams in 18 sports; 19 intramural offerings
Athletics conference	NEPSAC ; Founders League
Mascot	Pelican
Rival	Kent School
Accreditation	NAIS ; TABS ; NEASC
Newspaper	The Loomis Chaffee Log
Endowment	$350 million
Budget	$55.7 million (2019)
Tuition	$61,760 (boarding) ; $47,440 (day)
Affiliations	Ten Schools Admission Organization
Website	www.loomischaffee.org

The Loomis Chaffee School (/ˈluːmɪs ˈtʃeɪfi/; 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.

Founded in 1914, Loomis Chaffee is a member of the Ten Schools Admission Organization.

History

The school was chartered in 1874 as The Loomis Institute by five Loomis siblings.^[5] The original 1640 Loomis Homestead was chosen as the site for the school, which opened in 1914.^[6] The forty-year gap between chartering and the opening of the school was due to the estate of the Loomis siblings being reserved for the siblings' retirement.^[7]

In 1910, John Mason Loomis's widow left over $1.1 million as an endowment to The Loomis Institute for charitable purposes.^[8] 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.^[9]

The Loomis Institute ended coeducation in 1926 when The Chaffee School was incorporated to educate girls on an adjacent campus. In 1970, the boys and girls schools merged to form The Loomis Chaffee School.^[9] Since then, the school has expanded as its endowment, financial aid budget, faculty, and campus increased in size.^[5] Loomis had an acceptance rate of 7% for the 2023–2024 school year.^[10]

Overview

Athletics

Loomis Chaffee competes in sports against schools from all over New England and adjacent states.^[11] The school 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.^[11]