New Hampton School is an independent college preparatory high school in New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. It has 330 students from over 30 states and 22 countries.[1] The average class size is eleven, and the student-faculty ratio is five to one. New Hampton School does not require a uniform.
New Hampton School is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England[2] and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[3] The school became an International Baccalaureate World School in 2010.[4]
History
1909 advertisement for the school
New Hampton School was founded on June 27, 1821, as a Free Will Baptist-oriented, coeducational institution.[5] On that day the State of New Hampshire issued a charter to the New Hampton Academy, "having had three several readings," before the House of Representatives. That charter, issued to William B. Kelley, Nathaniel Norris and Joshua Drake, provided the framework for the institution that would become the New Hampton School and emphasized the "promotion of science and the useful arts."[5] The school was later known as the New Hampton Literary and Theological Institution. From 1854 to 1870, the Cobb Divinity School was affiliated with the institute before moving to Bates College in Maine.[6]
Between 1925 and 1970 the school was a non-denominational school for boys. It returned to coeducation in 1970.[7]
Academics
New Hampton School serves a wide range of learnings, offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program,[8] as well as an Academic Support Program with 30 years experience in serving students with diverse learning profiles. In 2022, the school launched an Entrepreneurial Studies Program that deploys Babson College's EPIC program and instills in entrepreneurial mindset in young learners.
Athletics
The program admits fifth-year senior basketball players who seek an additional year of preparation before entering a Division I career. Recent examples include Will Davis and Travis Souza, both of whom went on to UC Irvine.[9]
Notable alumni
Myles Ambrose (1926-2014), Commissioner of Customs under President Richard Nixon[10]
Charles Silvia - Hall of Fame swimming coach for Springfield College swimming from 1937-1978, winning ten New England Interscholastic Team Championships. He was Athletic Director at New Hampton School from 1934-1937, where he coached baseball, basketball, and soccer.[17][18]
^VItello, Paul (June 9, 2014). "Myles J. Ambrose, Nixon Drug Czar, D.E.A. Midwife, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2016. He graduated from the New Hampton School in New Hampshire; Manhattan College, where he majored in business administration; and New York Law School.
