216 Hope Street
Providence, RI
02906
Phone: (401) 421-8100
Email: annadistefano@wheelerschool.org
Website: http://www.wheelerschool.org/
School Information:
Gender: Co-Ed
School Size: 791
Grades: PK-12
Boarding: No
General Information
Description: The Wheeler School is a coeducational independent day school located on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The school serves students from the nursery level through twelfth-grade.
Year Founded: 1889
Religious Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Endowment: $16,600,000
Campus Size: 132 acres
Enrollment
Number of Day Students: 791
Day Grades: PK-12
Enrollment By Grade: Upper School: 326, Middle School: 181, Lower School: 219, Hamilton: 65 Entry into Grade: Number of
Students Admitted:
Upper School: 326 Middle School: 181, Lower School: 219, Hamilton: 65
Sports:
Strength And Conditioning Baseball Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Football And Ice Hockey Golf Lacrosse Rock Climbing Rowing Soccer Softball Squash Tennis Track & Field Weight Training Yoga
Clubs/Activities:
Academic Decathlon Anime Club Athletic Association Bi Biomedical Club Chess Team Club for a Cure Conservative Action Club Debate Team Disciplinary Committee Doctors without Borders Drama Club ECO Economics Club Farmers Market Club Film Club Gay Gyre: The Yearbook Habitat for Humanity Hope Scholarship Fund Junketeering Club Martial Arts Club Math Fellows Math Team Mock Trial Program Model Legislature Model United Nations Mu Alpha Theta Math Club Peer Support Quill: Literary Magazine Rebound for Tomorrow Rowing Club (Crew) SADD STAND Save the Animals Science Fellows Social Committee Speech and Debate Teams Spoke: Student Newspaper Straight Alliance Student Ambassadors (formerly Key Club) Student Government Students Involved in Cultural Awareness Table Tennis Club WELH Radio Station Wheeler Christian Fellowship Wheeler Jewish Federation (CHAI) Wheeler Student Philanthropy Fund Women’s Issues Group Writing Fellows Young Democrats Club
Arts and Media:
Performing arts Visual arts
Tuition
Day School Tuition: $13,530 - $38,560
Financial Assistance: Need-based Financial Aid Budget $2,260,000/year, Percent of students receiving aid (2010) 20.3%, Average need-based scholarship $14,134.00
Admissions
Application Deadline (Day): 1/31
Interview Required: No
SSAT Required: Yes
Application Requirements: Complete the application with $60 application fee, Test score