Ross School

Ross School data: 383 students, student-teacher ratio 1:7, 47% international students, 60% boarding rate, 70% teachers with advanced degrees. Ranked A+ by authoritative US Niche, top 15% of private high schools nationwide, and 6th best boarding high school in the New York region. The curriculum is comprehensive, offering over 100 elective courses and 14 AP courses. Culture and History courses are the school's core curriculum. Academic performance is outstanding. The average SAT score is significantly higher than the national average, with a 100% college acceptance rate. Many students are admitted to top 100 universities in the US. Approximately 10% of students enter Ivy League schools each year. Comprehensive sports activities. In addition, the school offers a Tennis Academy and an Aviation Academy, where students can receive world-class athlete training after participation. The art program is prominent, with a strong art faculty; many teachers are artists themselves. The school encourages students to actively participate in art activities and receive professional guidance from teachers in visual arts, performing arts, and media. There is an extremely high level of attention given to students. Students receive great care and support in their studies and daily lives. The school provides systematic college counseling for students starting from 9th grade. Universities and colleges nationwide visit the school annually and regularly hold college admissions seminars for students and parents.

Ross School was founded in 1991. Its upper school campus is located in East Hampton, a beautiful and convenient location approximately a 2-hour drive from downtown New York City. Unlike the bustling and prosperous New York City, students are drawn to Ross School because it preserves a wonderful natural landscape and a rich cultural atmosphere.

School Advantages:

1. **Campus Environment:** The school's student dormitories and classrooms are very new and beautiful, and its campus is situated within a forest.

2. **Core Curriculum:** The school's emphasized curriculum core is global cultural history, and all subjects revolve around this main theme.

3. **Rich Elective Courses:** Over 100 elective courses are offered to students in grades 9-12. Different courses are available each semester, including modern dance, world religions, electronics, and logic, with both year-long and single-semester options. Based on students' interests, exceptional students who cannot find suitable projects among the offered electives or those wishing to delve deeper into a specific area can undertake independent study under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

4. **Extensive Interdisciplinary Integrated Learning:** Every grade level engages with various scientific topics and projects throughout the year, encompassing earth and space science, life science, physical science, environmental science, and other fields including social sciences. Each scientific theme includes extensive inquiry and interdisciplinary integrated learning.

5. New Media Course: Introduces students to the use of digital tools and coding. The media and technology curriculum also emphasizes the application of a wide range of broadcast, visual, print, and digital media, enabling students to express their own views in other fields. Through the media production process, students will understand critical thinking, media literacy, the impact of mass media on culture, the role of modern new media, and the role of media in the era of globalization, while also learning about the relationship between media, subject, and audience.

Ross School is located in East Hampton, Long Island, New York. The environment here is exceptionally beautiful, with breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. As a Ross student, I believe Ross excels particularly in the arts; some of the art teachers on campus are quite renowned. Additionally, Ross provides all the tools you need for painting or sculpting.
We also have a tennis program (Ross School Tennis Academy) that is one of the top-ranked teams nationwide.
I feel Ross is truly an international school, with students from 32 different countries. Chinese students make up a significant proportion of the school population. So, if you're worried about not seeing your fellow countrymen here, you really don't need to worry about that, haha.