THE HANDBOOK OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS

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THE LOVETT SCHOOL

Day — Coed Gr K-12

Atlanta, GA 30327. 4075 Paces Ferry Rd NW. Tel: 404-262-3032. Fax: 404-261-1967.

www.lovett.org    E-mail: admissions@lovett.org

William S. Peebles IV, Head. AB, Princeton Univ, MBA, Univ of Virginia. Debbie Lange, Adm.

Col Prep. AP (exams req’d; 475 taken, 86% 3+)—Eng Fr Ger Lat Span Calc Stats Comp_Sci Bio Chem Environ_Sci Physics Eur_Hist US_Hist US_Govt & Pol Music_Theory. Feat—Chin Genetics Marine_Bio/Sci Zoology Comp_Design African_Hist Asian_Hist Amer_Stud Econ Law Urban_Stud Philos Relig Film Photog Studio_Art Video_Production Drama Theater_Arts Music Journ. Supp—Rev Tut. Laptop prgm: Gr 4.

Sports—Baseball Basket Cheer X-country Football Golf Gymnastics Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swim Tennis Track Volley Wrestling. Activities—Acad Arts Cultural/Relig Govt/Pol Media Rec Service.

Selective adm: 192/yr. Appl due: Jan. Accepted: 36%. Yield: 69%. Tests SSAT.

Enr 1560. B 780. G 780. Elem 955. Sec 605. Wh 84%. Latino 1%. Blk 9%. Asian 6%. Avg class size: 14. Uniforms. Fac 150. M 44/1. F 97/8. Wh 90%. Latino 3%. Blk 4%. Asian 3%. Adv deg: 93%.

Grad ’07—151. Col—146. (U of GA, U of AL-Tuscaloosa, Auburn, SMU, Miami U-OH, GA Inst of Tech). Mid 50% SAT: Math 590-690. Crit Read 580-700. Writing 590-690. Alum donors: 30%.

Tui ’08-’09: Day $16,365-19,515 (+$500). Aid: Need 127 ($1,275,020).

Summer: Acad Enrich Rem Rec. Tui Day $800/crse. 3½ wks.

Endow $45,623,000. Plant val $70,000,000. Bldgs 18. Class rms 91. 2 Libs 56,000 vols. Sci labs 9. Comp labs 8. Auds 1. Theaters 2. Art studios 9. Music studios 3. Drama studios 1. Gyms 3. Fields 6. Courts 10. Pools 1.

Est 1926. Nonprofit. Sem (Aug-May). Assoc CLS SACS.

Mrs. Eva Edwards Lovett founded this school and remained head until 1954. During the next eight years, the school expanded to include a kindergarten and 12 grades. Since 1963, Lovett has been an independent school governed by a board of trustees.

Bordered by the Chattahoochee River, this college preparatory school is located on 100 wooded acres in northwest Atlanta. In addition to a selection of honors and Advanced Placement courses, Lovett’s curriculum includes a varied fine arts program. Students in need of additional help receive one-on-one or small-group instruction through the academic resource center. The school is concerned with the development of all aspects of the child and seeks to assist students in developing positive self-concepts.

Lovett schedules field trips and provides travel opportunities during spring and summer breaks to such locations as China, South Africa, France and Italy. Siempre Verde, the school’s research station in Ecuador, specializes in the study of cloud forest ecology; groups of students visit Siempre Verde during the school year and over the summer.  

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