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The Taft School is an academically rigorous co-educational college-preparatory boarding and day school in New England for students in grades 9-12. Close to 600 students from 44 countries and 33 states prepare for college at this academically rigorous school set on 226 acres.
The school was founded in 1890 as Mr. Taft's School (renamed to The Taft School in 1898) by Horace Dutton Taft, the brother of U.S. President William Howard Taft. Horace Taft's friend Sherman Day Thacher (the founder of California's Thacher School) inspired Taft to start his own boarding school.
Step 1: Connect with Taft. Step 2: Connect with The Enrollment Management Association (register to take the SSAT) Step 3: Schedule a Visit. Step 4: Apply using the Standard Application Online or Gateway to Prep Schools application. Step 5: Apply for Financial Aid (optional) Step 6: Ask Teachers for Recommendations.
Horace Dutton Taft founded our school in 1890 with a simple, yet compelling mission: To shape lives by educating the whole person. Today, Taft students are intellectually curious and socially aware.
The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut serves students in grades 9-12, PG. View their 2024 rankings, tuition cost, acceptance rates, reviews and more.
The Coliseum has become a legendary and traditional high school basketball venue. It hosted OHSAA central district and regional playoffs in boys' High School basketball until 2013, when the Central District Athletic Board opted to move games to Ohio Dominican University.
2023 Founders League Champions, 2022 Founders League Champions, 2021 Geico High School Lacrosse National Champions. The boys' varsity lacrosse team is steeped in tradition and prides itself in developing outstanding lacrosse players. Founded in 1962, lacrosse has always been highly regarded at Taft, and the legacy today is as strong as ever.
