King School

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King School
Location
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1450 Newfield Avenue

Stamford, Connecticut
06905

United States
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Information
TypePrivate, Day
Established1865 (161 years ago) (1865)
CEEB code070720
Head teacher
Carol Maoz
Enrollment700 (PreK-12)
Campus type
Suburban
ColorTemplate:Pluralize from textNavy, gold, and white
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MascotViking
RivalGreenwich country day school
Websitewww.kingschoolct.org

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King School, formerly King Low-Heywood Thomas, is a private coeducational day school for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. King attracts students from 30 towns in the Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York areas. It operates as a 501c(3) non-profit institution[1] and serves approximately 700 students.[2]

Campus

The King School's thirty-six acre campus is located on Newfield Ave. in northern Stamford, approximately forty miles from Manhattan. The campus consists of two historic buildings that house the lower and upper schools, a new middle school, and a new performing arts center.[3] The new middle school building and performing arts center were completed in 2013.[4]

In 2016, Campus sustainability efforts earned the school a nomination from the Connecticut State Department of Education to be considered one of the United States Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools.[5]

History

King School has its origins in three different schools that merged over time to become the King Low-Heywood-Thomas School by 1988.

The Low-Heywood School, an all-girls school, was the oldest of the three. Low-Heywood was founded in 1883 when Louisa Low and Edith Heywood purchased the Richardson School that had existed on Willow Street in Stamford since 1865.[2][6][7]

The King Day School, a boys' school, was founded by Hiram King and T. F. Leighton in Stamford in 1875 and first called The Collegiate School. By 1876, it had moved into the buildings of the defunct Wilcox Academy under the name H.U. King School for Boys. After moving its location several times, the King School purchased a property on Newfield Avenue in 1963. In 1969, the Low-Heywood school moved from Shippan Point to an adjacent property on Newfield Avenue.[6][7][8]

The Thomas School, an all-girls school, was founded in 1922 by school teacher Mabel Thomas on the grounds of her family's estate following the death of her father. Thomas served as the school's headmistress until 1953. It merged with Low-Heywood in 1975, and became the Low-Heywood Thomas School girls' school.[6][7][8]

The King School merged with the Low-Heywood Thomas School in 1988 to become the co-educational King & Low-Heywood Thomas school.[2][6][7]

Academics

King School is listed among the best private schools in the NYC suburbs.[9][10]

The school offers multiple programs that allow for independent study and off-campus experiences. King's Advanced Science Program for Independent Research and Engineering focuses on research techniques in math and science and allows students to experience internships at university-based research labs.[11][12]

Athletics

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King is part of the Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA), consisting of independent schools in Fairfield County, CT, Westchester County, NY, and of the Western New England Preparatory School Association (WNEPSA).

Notable past King athletes include:[13]

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Notable alumni

See also

References

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