Ravenscroft School

Ravenscroft School is a coed independent school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school enrolls students between kindergarten and twelve grade, and serves 1,200 students. The school has three divisions: Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School.

For the preparatory school in Somerset, England, see Ravenscroft School (Somerset). For the school in Asheville, North Carolina on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, see Ravenscroft School (Asheville, North Carolina).
Ravenscroft School
Ravenscroft Tower
Location
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7409 Falls of Neuse Road

Raleigh
,
North Carolina
27615

United States
Coordinates35°53′3″N 78°37′48″W
Information
TypePrivate
Founded1862 (1862)
CEEB code343233
Head of schoolDoreen C. Kelly
Staff240 staff
Faculty146 faculties
GradesK–12
Number of students1,225 students
Campus134 acres of land
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green and gold
        
AthleticsNCISAA
NicknameRavens
AccreditationSACS, SAIS
AffiliationsNAIS, NCAIS, JRPO
Websitewww.ravenscroft.org
View of the Lower School library.

History

Ravenscroft is named for John Stark Ravenscroft, the first Episcopal bishop of North Carolina and first rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. The idea of a parish school for Christ Episcopal Church was born when Josiah Ogden Watson bequeathed $5,000 to the church to employ a teacher for a new parish school in 1852. His silent bequest became known in 1862, and the church began the process of opening a new school – Ravenscroft School. Founded in 1862, Ravenscroft continued under the auspices of Christ Episcopal Church until 1966 when it became non-sectarian. Housed in locations such as Raleigh's Christ Church, St. Saviour's Chapel and on Tucker Street, Ravenscroft moved to its current location in 1969 with plans to expand to include a high school. At the same time, in 1969, Ravenscroft graduated the last 8th grade class from the Tucker Street. In 1971, the dedication of the Middle School and Upper School took place and, in 1973, Ravenscroft School graduated its first class of seniors.

School characteristics
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Ravenscroft is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school enrolling 1,207 students, pre-K through grade 12. The Lower School currently enrolls 444 students; the Middle School enrolls 304 students; the Upper School enrolls 459 students. Ravenscroft employs over 240 faculty and staff.

Academics

In 2011, 237 students wrote 485 AP exams with 91 percent of the scores being a "3" or better. The Class of 2011, with 102 students, achieved an SAT average of 1277 (Critical Reading and Math) or 1924 (Critical Reading, Math, and Writing).

Elementary School / Lower School

The elementary school (referred to as the Lower School) has approximately 400 students ranging in grades from prekindergarten to 5th grade.

Middle School

The Middle School at Ravenscroft serves approximately 300 students in grades 6th through 8th.

The Middle School operates on an 8 day cycle, during which each course meets 6 times with a long session.

High School / Upper School

The high school (referred to as the Upper School) has over 450 students and offers an extensive range of required and elective courses. The offerings include 33 Honors courses, and 24 AP courses for which college credit may be earned. In 2015, 227 students took 490 AP exams. 72% of the exams scored a 4 or a 5 and 89% earned a 3, 4 or 5. The Upper School operates on an 8 day cycle, during which each course meets 6 times. Each student has a study hall built into their schedule.

Fine arts

Arts education includes Band, Choir, Drama, Strings, Visual Arts, Photography, Lower School Ensembles and Group Violin, as well as private lessons made available to students of all ages. Facilities include the 454-seat theatre and a 180-seat "black-box" young people's theatre, as well as numerous studios and practice rooms.

Athletics
Ravenscroft School football field and track

Ravenscroft's Athletic department offers 25 sports (boys and girls), and fields 53 teams in those sports at the Middle School, junior varsity and varsity levels. More than 80 percent of Ravenscroft students in grades 7–12 participate in school-sponsored athletics. The school mascot is a Raven named Edgar, after Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven.

Facilities include: Aquatic Center with 6 lanes and upper deck viewing, 4 gyms, fitness and weight training facility, 3 lighted stadiums, 6 lighted tennis courts, 8-lane rubberized track, 2 wrestling rooms.

Ravenscroft is a member of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) and competes in the 4A division.[1]

NCISAA Championships

2016 NCISAA Girls' Swimming State Champions (4th time in a row)

2016 NCISAA Boys Lacrosse State Champions

2015 NCISAA Football State Champions

2012 NCISAA Boys Basketball State Champions

2013 NCISAA Girls Lacrosse State Champions

Notable alumni
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References
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  2. Nathan Angus Baskerville | Baskerville & Baskerville, PLLC. Retrieved Aug 1, 2020.
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  4. Bloom, Marc. (Jun 19, 2013). Frazier's Brilliant High School Career Ends With A Triple. Runner's World. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.
  5. Anton Gill, Ravenscroft School, Shooting Guard - 247Sports.
  6. Antwan Harris Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved Apr 21, 2020.
  7. Maupin, Armistead (2017). Logical Family: A Memoir. London, U.K.: Penguin. p. 17. ISBN 9780857523518. Since I was born in Washington, D.C., while Daddy was skippering a minesweeper in the Pacific, some of the kids at Ravenscroft School said that made me a Yankee.
  8. "Soccer Standout Emmanuel Petrov '19 Receives Two National Honors". www.ravenscroft.org. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  9. "Fall 2018 High School All-America Teams announced (Boys)". SoccerWire. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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  11. "Emmanuel Petrov - Official Website". emmanuelpetrovsoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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