Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia)

Collegiate School is a preparatory school for boys and girls located in Richmond, Virginia. The student body of Collegiate comprises about 1,600 total students from Junior Kindergarten through 12th Grade. The Lower School and Upper School are coeducational and the Middle School is coordinated with boys and girls in separate classes.

Collegiate School
Address
103 North Mooreland Road

,
23229

Coordinates37°34′41.8″N 77°35′13.6″W
Information
TypePrivate, preparatory
MottoParat. Ditat. Durat.
Established1915 (1915)
Head of schoolPenny B. Evins
Faculty218
GradesJK–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,600
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green and Gold   
SongHail Collegiate
MascotThe Collegiate Cougar
AccreditationsSouthern Association of Independent Schools, Virginia Association of Independent Schools
PublicationThe Flame (Creative Arts)
NewspaperThe Match
YearbookThe Torch
Endowment$63,785,000 (as of June 30, 2018)
Tuition$16,730-$27,500
Websitewww.collegiate-va.org

History

Collegiate was founded in 1915, By Helen Baker as the Collegiate School for Girls, a college preparatory school located in downtown Richmond. In addition to this campus in town, Collegiate opened the Collegiate Country Day School, off Mooreland and River Roads, in 1953 Collegiate's Town School and the Country Day School merged on Mooreland Road in 1960. Today Collegiate still remains on the Mooreland Road campus and has purchased over 155 acres (0.63 km2) in Goochland County. Collegiate had already developed 60 of these acres for athletic purposes.

Notable alumni

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