Community Voices
Fast Facts
310 students in grades 9-12, with approximately 70% day students and 30% boarding students.
Students come from 65 Massachusetts communities, from 16 states, and 15 countries outside of the United States.
Average class size is 12 to 15.
Student to Teacher ratio is 7 to 1.
40% of our teaching faculty and 29% of our students identify as people of color.
40% of our teaching faculty and 29% of our students identify as people of color.
We offer more than 200 courses through our innovative Module System.
80% of our teaching faculty hold advanced degrees. They are published authors, accomplished artists and musicians, and respected scholars in their field of study.
CSW is located on 65 acres of wooded campus, about 12 miles outside of Boston.
Admissions Team
List of 6 members.
CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.