Christchurch School

B+ 4.6 Virginia, US

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B+

Matriculation B

Academics A-

Extracurriculars B-

Community C

Reviews A-

Best Boarding School in Virginia! Located one hour from Richmond (city capital of Virginia) and near Washington, DC. Christchurch is an excellent choice for international students. Students and teachers live on campus. CCS has many great weekend activities. Chinese families may be far away, but they are an important part of the CCS community. CCS Directors visit China twice each year. Students can stay with Christchurch over school holidays. CCS offers transportation to airports and TOEFL test centers. CCS is an official SAT/ACT Test and Test Prep Center. 90% of CCS graduates attend one of their top three college choices. 90% of the Class of 2019 were accepted to universities on Princeton Review's Top School list. The student to teacher ratio is 6:1. CCS offers 21 advanced courses. 70% of CCS students board. More than 70% of CCS faculty hold advanced degrees from top universities. CCS has #1-ranked sailing team in America. Graduates include two Pulitzer Prize winners.

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Current School

Tuition

$64500

Enrollment

230

International Students

30%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

77%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:6

Endowment

$6 millions

Average SAT Score

1290

Class Size

Boarding %

Matriculation

(2021)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#10	Northwestern University	1 +
#12	Dartmouth College	1 +
#15	Rice University	1 +
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +
#22	Emory University	1 +
#25	University of Virginia	1 +
#32	Tufts University	1 +
#36	University of Rochester	1 +
#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +
#41	Boston University	1 +
#44	Brandeis University	1 +
#44	Case Western Reserve University	1 +
#44	Northeastern University	1 +
#44	Tulane University	1 +
#51	Lehigh University	1 +
#51	Purdue University	1 +
#55	Rhodes College	1 +
#55	Santa Clara University	1 +
#55	Trinity University	1 +
#55	University of Washington	1 +
#62	George Washington University	1 +
#62	Syracuse University	1 +
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +
#62	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +
#63	Lawrence University	1 +
#67	University of Connecticut	1 +
#72	American University	1 +
#72	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	1 +
#72	Reed College	1 +
#76	Allegheny College	1 +
	SUNY University at Stony Brook	1 +
#84	Bennington College	1 +
#85	Washington College	1 +
#89	Colorado School of Mines	1 +
#89	Elon University	1 +
LAC #18	Colgate University	1 +
LAC #18	University of Richmond	1 +
#94	Hampden-Sydney College	1 +
#94	Lewis & Clark College	1 +
#97	University of Illinois at Chicago	1 +
#97	University of San Diego	1 +
#105	Drexel University	1 +
#105	Miami University: Oxford	1 +
#105	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +
#105	University of Arizona	1 +
#105	University of Denver	1 +
#105	University of Oregon	1 +
#105	University of San Francisco	1 +
#105	University of Utah	1 +
#111	Goucher College	1 +
#111	Ohio Wesleyan University	1 +
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +
#120	Roanoke College	1 +
	Arizona State University	1 +
#121	Temple University	1 +
#121	University of Kansas	1 +
#124	Randolph College	1 +
#127	Clarkson University	1 +
#130	Eckerd College	1 +
#137	George Mason University	1 +
#137	University of Alabama	1 +
#137	University of Kentucky	1 +
#149	University of Mary Washington	1 +
#151	Colorado State University	1 +
#151	James Madison University	1 +
#151	San Diego State University	1 +
#151	University of Mississippi	1 +
LAC #31	Kenyon College	1 +
LAC #33	College of the Holy Cross	1 +
LAC #36	Mount Holyoke College	1 +
#182	Belmont University	1 +
#182	Montclair State University	1 +
#182	University of Rhode Island	1 +
LAC #39	Denison University	1 +
LAC #39	Lafayette College	1 +
LAC #39	Trinity College	1 +
#219	Hampton University	1 +
#219	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	1 +
#234	East Carolina University	1 +
LAC #51	The University of the South	1 +
#263	University of South Dakota	1 +
#299	Old Dominion University	1 +
#299	Shenandoah University	1 +
LAC #61	Gettysburg College	1 +
	Appalachian State University	1 +
	Bentley University	1 +
	Berklee College of Music	1 +
	Bridgewater College	1 +
	Bryant University	1 +
	Bryn Athyn College	1 +
	Butler University	1 +
	California College of the Arts	1 +
	Cascadia College	1 +
	Christopher Newport University	1 +
	Cleveland Institute of Art	1 +
	Coastal Carolina University	1 +
	College of Charleston	1 +
	College of William and Mary	1 +
	Concord University	1 +
	Eastern Mennonite University	1 +
	Emory & Henry College	1 +
	Ferrum College	1 +
	Flagler College	1 +
	Jacksonville University	1 +
	John Tyler Community College	1 +
	Liberty University	1 +
	Longwood University	1 +
	Louisiana State University at Eunice	1 +
	Loyola University Maryland	1 +
	Marist College	1 +
	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	1 +
	Northland College	1 +
	Penn State University Park	1 +
	Pratt Institute	1 +
	Radford University	1 +
	Rhode Island School of Design	1 +
	Rider University	1 +
	Roger Williams University	1 +
	Rutgers University	1 +
	Saint Joseph's University	1 +
	SUNY Maritime College	1 +
	Union College	1 +
	University of Aberdeen	1 +
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +
	University of Glasgow	1 +
	University of Lynchburg	1 +
	University of Northern Colorado	1 +
	University of St. Andrews	1 +
	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +
	University of Toronto	1 +
	Virginia State University	1 +
	Virginia Wesleyan University	1 +
	Washington & Jefferson College	1 +
	Westminster College	1 +

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2021	2020	2019	2017	2016	Total
	All schools	50	16	14	20	39
#9	Johns Hopkins University		1				1
#10	Northwestern University	1 +admitted					1
#12	Dartmouth College	1 +admitted		1 admitted			2
#15	Cornell University				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#15	Rice University	1 +admitted					1
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +admitted					1
#22	Emory University	1 +admitted					1
#25	University of Virginia	1 +admitted			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#27	Wake Forest University				1 +admitted		1
#28	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		1	1 admitted			2
#29	New York University			2 admitted			2
#32	Tufts University	1 +admitted			1 +admitted		2
#35	University of California: San Diego		1	1 admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	4
#36	University of Rochester	1 +admitted	1	1 admitted			3
#37	University of California: Santa Barbara				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +admitted				1 +	2
#39	University of California: Irvine					1 +	1
#41	Boston University	1 +admitted		2 admitted		1 +	4
#41	University of California: Davis				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#41	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#44	Northeastern University	1 +admitted			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#44	Tulane University	1 +admitted				1 +	2
#44	Case Western Reserve University	1 +admitted		1 admitted		1 +	3
#44	Brandeis University	1 +admitted	1	1 admitted	1 +admitted		4
#51	University of Miami				1 +admitted		1
#51	Lehigh University	1 +admitted					1
#51	Purdue University	1 +admitted	1			1 +	3
#52	University of Texas at Austin					1 +	1
#55	University of Washington	1 +admitted	1	1 admitted		1 +	4
#55	Santa Clara University	1 +admitted					1
#62	Syracuse University	1 +admitted	1		1 +admitted	1 +	4
#62	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +admitted	1	1 admitted			3
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +admitted					1
#62	George Washington University	1 +admitted					1
#66	Fordham University		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#67	University of Connecticut	1 +admitted	1	1 admitted		1 +	4
#69	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities					1 +	1
#72	American University	1 +admitted					1
#75	University of Massachusetts Amherst				1 +admitted		1
#75	Michigan State University					1 +	1
#77	SUNY University at Stony Brook	1 +admitted					1
#82	University of California: Santa Cruz				1 +admitted		1
#82	Texas Christian University				1 +admitted		1
#86	University of Tulsa					1 +	1
#88	SUNY University at Buffalo		1				1
#89	Colorado School of Mines	1 +admitted					1
#89	Elon University	1 +admitted					1
#89	University of Vermont				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#96	Saint Louis University					11 +	11
#97	University of San Diego	1 +admitted				1 +	2
#97	University of Illinois at Chicago	1 +admitted					1
#105	Drexel University	1 +admitted			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#105	Miami University: Oxford	1 +admitted	1				2
#105	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +admitted					1
#105	University of Utah	1 +admitted					1
#105	University of Arizona	1 +admitted					1
#105	University of San Francisco	1 +admitted					1
#105	University of Denver	1 +admitted			1 +admitted		2
#105	University of Oregon	1 +admitted					1
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +admitted					1
#121	Arizona State University	1 +admitted	1				2
#121	University of Kansas	1 +admitted					1
#121	Temple University	1 +admitted					1
#127	Clarkson University	1 +admitted					1
#137	University of Alabama	1 +admitted				1 +	2
#137	University of Kentucky	1 +admitted					1
#151	San Diego State University	1 +admitted					1
#153	Oregon State University		1				1
	Penn State University Park	1 +admitted		1 admitted		1 +	3
	College of William and Mary	1 +admitted	1			1 +	3
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +admitted			1 +admitted		2
	Rutgers University	1 +admitted				1 +	2
	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +admitted					1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2021	2020	2019	2017	2016	Total
	All schools	11	4	1	4	8
#3	Swarthmore College		1				1
#9	Washington and Lee University		1				1
#18	Colgate University	1 +admitted					1
#18	University of Richmond	1 +admitted				1 +	2
#19	Grinnell College					1 +	1
#23	Macalester College					1 +	1
#31	Kenyon College	1 +admitted					1
#33	College of the Holy Cross	1 +admitted	1		1 +admitted		3
#36	Mount Holyoke College	1 +admitted					1
#38	Skidmore College					1 +	1
#39	Trinity College	1 +admitted				1 +	2
#39	Lafayette College	1 +admitted					1
#39	Denison University	1 +admitted		1 admitted			2
#40	Whitman College				1 +admitted		1
#43	Occidental College					1 +	1
#45	Bard College					1 +	1
#51	Connecticut College		1				1
#51	The University of the South	1 +admitted			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#61	Gettysburg College	1 +admitted			1 +admitted		2
	Union College	1 +admitted					1

Academics

AP

(24)

Art History	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chinese Language and Culture
Comparative Government and Politics	Computer Science A

Art History	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chinese Language and Culture
Comparative Government and Politics	Computer Science A
Computer Science AB	English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science	European History
French Language and Culture	Human Geography
Latin	Macroeconomics
Microeconomics	Music Theory
Physics 1	Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics	Psychology
Statistics	United States Government and Politics

Sports

(9)

Basketball	American Football
Lacrosse	Soccer
Volleyball	Baseball

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(25)

Student Ambassadors	Chess Club
Music	Yearbook
Model United Nations	National Honors Society

Arts

(4)

Acting	Music
Public Speaking	Art

School Link

Official website

Contact Info

http://www.christchurchschool.org

49 Seahorse Lane, Christchurch, VA 23031

804-758-2306 ext. 122

admission@christchurchschool.org

Virginia

Basic Info

Co-ed

Boarding Grades: 9-12

Rural

IB: No

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1921

Campus Size: 125 acres

Boarding Rate: 70%

Religious Affiliation: school.Episcopalian

Application Info

Deadline: 01/31

Interview: Zoom, Skype, On Campus, International Admission Visits

Pre Interview: No Requirement

Other Accepted Scores: Duolingo

School Code:

TOEFL: 1634

SSAT: 2422

Spots for Chinese Students Next Year: 6

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach, located in southeastern Virginia, sits where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. The city is known for its 3-mile boardwalk that stretches along the scenic oceanfront, offering beautiful views and recreational activities. First Landing State Park, situated on the bay, commemorates the 1607 arrival of the Jamestown colonists. The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is a major attraction, featuring diverse marine life, including sharks, rays, and sea turtles, in immersive exhibits. With its beaches, parks, and rich history, Virginia Beach is a popular destination for both relaxation and exploration.

Population (2022) 433,746

Cost of Living Higher than average 17%

Nearby Airport Virginia Beach Airport

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