Canterbury School vs. Greensboro Day School
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School Overview
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Top Rankings
Canterbury School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in North Carolina for:
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Greensboro Day School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in North Carolina for:
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SAT Score
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
Overview
Canterbury School prepares preschool - 8th grade students to be capable problem solvers, creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens, and respected leaders.
Our motto -- To Learn, To Love, To Serve: To Live -- reflects our belief that students learn valuable lessons for living through academics, spiritual nurture, and service to others. Our Episcopal identity provides rigorous academics and a unique inquiry-based approach to learning.
We challenge students' minds and nourish their spirits in a close-knit community where all students are known and loved.
Greensboro Day School is the Triad's premier independent school, where vast opportunities, key moments of choice, and a deeply supportive culture prepare students from age 2 to grade 12 to live into their potential and excel with purpose in college, career, and beyond.
Our community is large enough to offer exceptional opportunities, yet small enough that every child is seen, supported, and valued.
At GDS, learning is purposeful. Students ask big questions, connect their studies to the real world, and grow into thoughtful, caring citizens, guided by community cornerstones of Respect, Kindness, Integrity, and Responsibility.
Nationally recognized, GDS is ranked the #1 Best K12 草榴社区 School, the #1 Best 草榴社区 High School, and the #1 Best College Prep High School in Guilford County by Niche.com.To learn more, visit greensboroday.org.
Grades Offered
NS-8
NS-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1993
1970
Students Body
Total Students
344 students
1023 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
35%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
16
-
Pre-K Students
28
184
Kindergarten Students
32
61
Grade 1 Students
32
63
Grade 2 Students
32
55
Grade 3 Students
32
48
Grade 4 Students
32
57
Grade 5 Students
32
43
Grade 6 Students
36
59
Grade 7 Students
36
76
Grade 8 Students
36
73
Grade 9 Students
-
79
Grade 10 Students
-
76
Grade 11 Students
-
72
Grade 12 Students
-
77
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
48 teachers
110 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
53%
65%
Average Class Size
16
16
Number of AP Classes
n/a
25
Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
9:1
List of Courses Offered
n/a
Average SAT score
n/a
1320
Average ACT score
n/a
27
Matric. DataMatriculation Data
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(1st-4th Khaki or navy on bottom, collared shirts on top, no logos; and 5th-8th solid colored bottoms with collared, no logo shirts)
(1st-4th Khaki or navy on bottom, collared shirts on top, no logos; and 5th-8th solid colored bottoms with collared, no logo shirts)
Casual
(Dress code)
(Dress code)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
n/a
$28,810
Tuition Notes
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14580-28810
% on Financial Aid
30%
27%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$9,600
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Admissions Director
Preston Fogartie
Crissy Anderson
Admissions Associate
Sally King
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
9
13
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
10
19
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Chess ClubLatin Club
Microeconomics ClubSTEM Club
Arts and Music Programs:
Dance ClassesDrama Club
Individual music lessonsMiddle School Spring Musical
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Outdoor Education (climbing wall, ropes course, etc.)Sports skills clinics
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Cum Laude SocietyDiversity Club
GardeningHonor Board
Mandarin ChineseMoot Court
National Honor SocietyOperation Smile
Student CouncilStudent Philanthropy Council
Yearbook
Arts and Music Programs:
ArtBand
ChorusDrama
PianoPottery
StageCraftStrings