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HC 63, Box 3040 - Mayer, AZ 86333 USA
telephone: 520-632-7601 fax: 520-632-7605

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History of the School

In 1929, Charles H. Orme, Sr. and Minna Vrang Orme began a personal adventure that has become the history of The Orme School. They left their dairy farm in Phoenix and bought a ranch in the high desert of central Arizona. The Ormes, both graduates of Stanford University, believed in the necessity of a good education. To educate their three children and those of the ranch employees, they opened a one-room school. From those early days, an Orme education has been based on principles that guide the School today. One in particular states: The best education a child can have is one that stresses a solid academic foundation in a family setting where each student is expected to be an important, contributing member of the community. Charles H. Orme Jr., was a product of this education. After his graduation with honors from Stanford University, where he was a member of the 1940 Rose Bowl team, the commitment to his parents' educational values led him back to become Headmaster of Orme in 1945. Under his loving care and visionary guidance, The Orme School gained a national reputation. To accommodate this growth, the physical plant and the academic program expanded to meet the new dynamics of a vastly increased enrollment. In 1962, the School was incorporated as a not-for-profit institution, and a twenty-eight-member Board of Trustees was established. Mr. Orme served as Headmaster until his retirement in 1987. His tenure of forty-two years as the academic leader of The Orme School has ensured that the values of hard work, community contribution, and personal responsibility have become a permanent part of the Orme tradition.

General School Overview

• Region

Phoenix AZ Area

• Program Emphasis

Boarding School

Day School

Small Boarding School

• Grades

6-12

• Grade Divisions

Primary

Secondary

• Religious Affiliation

Nondenominational

• Student Body

Coed

• Dress Code

Neat Informal

• School Setting

Rural

• Campus Size (Acres)

300

• Endowment

$6,000,000

Admission

• E-mail

admissions@ormeschool.org (Request a School Catalog)

• Web Address

http://www.ormeschool.org/

• Director of Admission

Alex Spence

• Application Required

Yes

• Application Fee Amount

$50.00

• Application Deadline(s)

Feb 15

• Financial Aid Deadline(s)

• Financial Aid Awarded

$700,000

• % of Students Receiving Financial Aid

37%

• Admission Tests Accepted

Other (Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT))

SSAT

TOEFL

• Day Student Tuition/Costs

15,610

• Boarding Student Tuition/Costs

30,650

• International Student Tuition/Costs

Student Enrollment

• Total Enrollment

• Boys

• Girls

• % Boys/Girls

• Boarding Students

157

• Day Students

29

• International

Germany

Japan

Korea

Mexico

Other (Students come from 16 countries.)

Taiwan

• United States

Other (Students come from 25 states.)

• Majority of students come from

• % of American Indian or Alaskan Native

2.19

• % of Asian or Pacific Islander

14.75

• % of Black (non-Hispanic)

6.01

• % of Race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

• % of Total International (non-resident alien)

• % of White (non-Hispanic)

75.41

• % of Hispanic

1.64

• % of Multiracial

Academics

• Full Time Faculty

36

• Part Time Faculty

• % of Faculty with Doctorate

• % of Faculty with Masters

44% have received advanced degrees.

• Student/Faculty ratio

6:01

• Average Class Size

12

• Learning Differences Support Offered

• ADD/ADHD Support Offered

• ESL Offered

• Courses Offered

Algebra

American History

American Literature

Anthropology

Biology

Botany

Calculus

Ceramics

Chemistry

Community Service

Computer Programming

Computer Science

Creative Writing

Dance

Drama

Driver Education

Ecology

Economics

English

English Literature

Fine Arts

French

Geography

Geology

Geometry

Grammar

Health

History

Humanities

Journalism

Latin

Mathematics

Music

Photography

Physical Education

Physics

Psychology

Science

Writing

• A.P. Courses Offered

Biology

Calculus

French

US History

College Placement Office

• Average SAT I Scores (Math)

510

• Average SAT I Scores (Verbal)

500

• Dedicated College Placement Office

Yes

• Recent College Matriculations

Arizona State University; ; Colgate University; ; Cornell University; Syracuse University; The University of Arizona; ; Willamette University

• % of Graduates Who Attend College

Athletics & Extra-Curricular Activities

• Boys

baseball

basketball

cross-country

football

soccer

tennis

track and field

• Girls

basketball

cross-country

soccer

softball

tennis

volleyball

• Recreational Sports

other (mixed sports; 4-H;cheer and pom; walking; sand volleyball)

swimming

weight lifting

• Extra-Curricular Activities

Chorus

International Club

Yearbook

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