24% of students admitted

By Averie Perrin

e school’s acceptance rate hit an all-time low this year, according to data from the Admission O ce. e overall admit rate was 24% in 2023, 11% lower than last year’s admit rate of 33%, not including students admitted from the waitlist.

is year, the school received a record 1,394 applications, the highest number to date. Admission decisions were released March 10, o ering 226 spots to students entering seventh grade, compared to 274 o ered in 2022. 98 spots were o ered to incoming ninth graders, 27 less than the 125 spots o ered in 2022.

In an email, President Rick Commons said over-enrollment last year led to the lower acceptance rate this year.

“It was an extremely competitive year, with an increase in applications of over 10% and nearly a 20% decrease in the number of o ers made, because historically high yields last year had us beginning the year at a higher enrollment than we had planned,” Commons said.

Commons said no applicants were admitted from the waitlist last year.

“We came in above our targets, and we didn’t use the waiting list at all last year,” Commons said.

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