About

Mission & At a Glance

FOUNDED IN 1916, New Canaan Country School has been a preeminent leader in elementary and middle school education for more than 100 years. Our programs are designed specifically for the elementary and middle school years to foster excellence in learning and academic achievement and to encourage curiosity, collaboration and community.

Our Mission

The mission of New Canaan Country School is to guide students to reach their intellectual, creative, moral, and physical potential. We value the imagination and curiosity of children and respect childhood as an integral part of life. Our teachers set high academic standards and challenge students to question, to think, to collaborate, and to act with integrity. The school works in partnership with families to teach personal, social, and environmental responsibility and to create a community that honors diversity and our common humanity. New Canaan Country School inspires students to be lifelong learners with the courage and confidence to make a positive contribution to the world.

School Profile At a Glance: 2017-2018


ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Total Students:  595
Boys: 300
Girls: 295
Students of Color: 136
Total Families:  381
New Students: 103
New Families: 59

ENROLLMENT BY DIVISION
Early Childhood (age 3–K): 86 
Lower School (Grades 1–4): 217
Middle School (Grades 5–6): 133 
Upper School (Grades 7–9): 159

FACULTY INFORMATION
Total Faculty: 110
Student to Faculty Ratio: 6:1

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The school draws from 16 towns and provides dedicated bus service to Fairfield and Westchester counties.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Students receiving financial:  19% 
Total amount of financial aid awarded:  $3,819,016 
Operating budget: $29,563,856
Endowment (as of June 30, 2017):  $39,765,906* 
Annual Fund (as of June 30, 2017):  $1,575,325*

GENERAL INFORMATION
Country School has a 75-acre campus, which includes:
• A dedicated building for each of four academic divisions
• 35 acres of woodlands, trails, a low ropes course and an outdoor classroom

Founded: 1916
School motto: Fortune Favors the Bold
School colors: Blue and White
Athletic mascot: Cougar

ATHLETICS
Number of sports offered: 13
Middle and Upper School students who participate: 100%
ACCREDITATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
• Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
• National Network of Schools in Partnership (NNSP)
• Independent School Data Exchange (INDEX)


* Unaudited

 

Class of 2017 & 2018 Secondary School Matriculation

  • 87% were accepted at their first-choice secondary school
  • 80% are on AP math track (AB or BC Calculus or AP Statistics)
  • 43% to boarding schools
  • 27% to independent day schools
  • 30% to public schools

Over the past five years (2013–2017), Country School students have matriculated to these schools.