Shore at a Glance

Location
Beverly, Massachusetts, on a 17-acre campus serving families from 40 different communities and two states

Students
410 boys and girls in grades Pre-K 1 through Grade 9

Faculty

• 54 full-time, 4 part-time, 6 administrators; 60% of Faculty have Master's degrees
• Student/Faculty Ratio: 8:1

Class Sizes

• Pre-K 1: 8 students, 1 homeroom, 2 teachers
• Pre-K 2: 18 students, 1 homeroom, 3 teachers
• Kindergarten: 34 students, 2 homerooms, 2 teachers per room
• Grades 1 & 2: 40 students, 2 homerooms, 2 teachers per room
• Grade 3 & 4: 42 students, 2 homerooms, 1.5 teachers per room
• Grade 5: 48 students, 3 homerooms, 1 teacher per room
• Grades 6-8: 50-55 students, 3-4 groups, full departmentalization
• Grade 9: 20-25 students, 2-3 groups, full departmentalization

Facilities

• All science classes in Pre-K through Grade 9 are taught in science laboratories.
• All of the arts, music, drama, library, and physical education are taught in specialized classrooms or facilities.

Other resources include:

• Library Resource Center
• 5 science laboratories
• Lower and Upper School art studios
• 375-seat Trustey Family Theatre
• Innovation Lab
• iPad carts for each grade level and special subjects for students in Pre-K through Grade 3, student-assigned Chromebooks for Grade 4, student-assigned MacBook Air program for Grades 5-9, and a digital studio iMac lab with Adobe Creative Suite editing tools for all students and faculty
• Classrooms outfitted with integrated a/v systems, including SmartBoards, projectors, Apple TVs, document cameras, and interactive white boards
• 6 playing fields
• 2 playgrounds
• 2 gymnasiums
• Project Adventure ropes course
• Rock climbing wall