The Foundation for a Meaningful Life
Kindergarten - Grade 9 in Southborough, MA
About

Fast Facts

Founded in 1866, Fay is the first junior boarding school in the United States.

Divisions

Primary School

Kindergarten - Grade 2

Lower School

Grades 3-6

Upper School

Grades 7-9

Enrollment

Total Enrollment

475 students

Boarding Students

150 (grades 7-9) from over 20 countries and across the U.S.

Day Students

325 from 52 surrounding towns

Campus

  • Located in Southborough, MA, 25 miles west of Boston
  • 30-acre main campus and 36-acre athletic campus
  • 10 fields, 8 tennis courts, 4 basketball courts, 2 outdoor heated pools, and outdoor high and low ropes courses
  • 2 fitness centers, indoor turf facility, and indoor rock climbing wall
  • 7,000 square-foot Center for Creativity and Design
  • 2 libraries with over 18,000 books
  • 7 dorms for boarding students

Faculty

6:1

Student/teacher ratio 

76%

Faculty with advanced degrees

38

Faculty and Staff living on campus

Secondary School Placement

3

Secondary school counselors

100+

Secondary schools that send admission reps to Fay each year

Athletics

20

sports, with 57 different teams

10

intramural options for grades 5-9


 

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48 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
main number 508-490-8250
admission 508-490-8201