The Lawrenceville School
Overview
Through House and Harkness Lawrenceville challenges a diverse community of promising young people to leave lives of learning integrity and high purpose. Our mission is to inspire the best in each to seek the best for all.
Academics
Summary: A Lawrenceville education builds on a tradition of intellectual and civic engagement and prepares students to be responsible leaders in the 21st century. Ever since James Cameron Mackenzie championed the house system in the 1890s and Edward Harkness and Allan Heely implemented discussion based, Harkness teaching in the 1930s, a Lawrenceville education has been marked by close faculty-student interactions and deep intellectual engagement. Lawrenceville faculty members are expert in their disciplines and committed to teaching well. They work closely with students to help them discover and develop their intellectual passions and think critically and creatively about the world around them and about the challenges and opportunities before them.
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Student/Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Average Class Size: 12
Summer Programs: Offered
Full Time Teachers: 110
Number of AP Courses Offered: 0
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 68.0%
Number of IB Courses Offered: 0