Chapin at a Glance, 2005-2006

General Information

The Chapin School, founded in 1901 by Maria Bowen Chapin, is an independent day school dedicated to the intellectual and personal growth of young women. Students engage in a rigorous liberal arts program that prepares them for further academic study and fosters curiosity, creativity, enthusiasm and integrity. The school provides a balance between freedom and structure, independence and support, individualism and cooperation, and innovation and tradition.

Mission Statement

The Chapin School is committed to preparing young women to thrive and lead in an increasingly complex world through the pursuit of academic excellence, personal integrity, and community responsibility.

Diversity Mission Statement

Chapin is committed to diversity in its culture and its program. An equitable, inclusive community provides the best environment for learning. Chapin actively seeks families, faculty and staff who bring a range of experiences to the school. Chapin embraces and respects differences in age, ethnicity, gender, learning style, physical ability, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic class. Expecting and requiring respect for others is a hallmark of our educational process.

Enrollment

661

Special Facilities

In addition to 49 classrooms, the school building includes a two-story library with a multimedia room and a video editing room, 6 science laboratories, 4 art studios including a photography darkroom and a ceramics studio, 2 music studios, a black box theater, a dance studio, 2 computer laboratories, 4 gymnasiums and a greenhouse.

Advanced Placement Courses

Chapin offers 19 AP courses: English Language, English Literature, French Language, French Literature, Latin Literature, Latin: Vergil, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, European History, United States History, Art History, Studio Art, Calculus (level AB), Calculus (level BC), Computer Science, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics (B)

College Placement

64 percent of the Class of 2005 entered "most selective colleges." 32 percent entered "very selective colleges." 100 percent attend a four-year college. Click here to view our College Entrance Record for the past four years.

The Chapin Community

Members of the Chapin community come from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx and reflect the racial, religious, cultural and economic diversity of New York City. In the 2004-2005 school year, 24.5 percent of the student body consisted of students of color. 16 percent of students enrolled receive tuition assistance.