L茅man Manhattan Preparatory School vs. Dwight School
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School Overview
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Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
Overview
Located in Manhattan's most historic neighborhood, the Financial District, Lman Manhattan provides students with a rigorous academic program in the world's most dynamic, international education setting.
We are home to students ranging from 12 months old to grade 12, and New York City's only boarding program.
Lman offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, recognized as the gold standard in college preparatory curriculum, and highly respected by top universities worldwide.
Lman graduates are engaged global citizens and confident leaders with a sense of purpose.
Founded in 1872 and located in New York, Dwight School is an internationally renowned private international school (nursery-grade 12) committed to educating the next generation of innovative global leaders - one student at a time.
Providing a personalized experience for each student through the academically vigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, Dwight is dedicated to "igniting the spark of genius" in every child.
Grades Offered
NS-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
Yes
Year Founded
2005
1872
Students Body
Total Students
700 students
955 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
30%
Students by Grade
n/a
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
-
153
Pre-K Students
-
60
Kindergarten Students
-
44
Grade 1 Students
-
36
Grade 2 Students
-
39
Grade 3 Students
-
41
Grade 4 Students
-
48
Grade 5 Students
-
38
Grade 6 Students
-
48
Grade 7 Students
-
66
Grade 8 Students
-
50
Grade 9 Students
-
75
Grade 10 Students
-
95
Grade 11 Students
-
92
Grade 12 Students
-
70
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
n/a
142 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
80%
n/a
Average Class Size
18
15
Teacher : Student Ratio
n/a
1:7
List of Courses Offered
Matric. DataMatriculation Data
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 1 / rolling
Dec. 1
Tuition Cost
$61,300
$60,185
Tuition Notes
Tuition is all inclusive, covering lunch and athletics.
n/a
% on Financial Aid
n/a
25%
Admissions Director
Paige Murphy
Maryll Spahn
Admissions Associate
Nicholetta Kazis
Melissa Andolina
Sports
Total Sports Offered
12
15
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
30
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
American Sign Language, Chess Club, Contemporary Arts Society, Cooking Club, Dance Lab, Debate Team, Digital Photography, Dodgeball, Fashion Club, Fencing, Flag Football, Green Roof Space Research and Design, Improv Performance Group, Jazz Band, Math Lab, Mock Trials, Model UN, Musical Theater, Parkour, Performance Music, Prom Committee, Stock Market Club, Student Council, Upper School Theater Production, Upper School Vocal Ensemble, Yearbook, Yoga, Young Writers Society, Zoology, Zumba