Huntington-Surrey High School

Huntington-Surrey School
Address
5206 Balcones Drive
Austin, Texas 78731
United States
Coordinates 30°19′5.97″N 97°44′15.28″W / 30.3183250°N 97.7375778°W / 30.3183250; -97.7375778Coordinates: 30°19′5.97″N 97°44′15.28″W / 30.3183250°N 97.7375778°W / 30.3183250; -97.7375778
Information
Type Private
Founded 1973
Founder Judy L. Meuth and Timothy A. Noyes
CEEB code 440309
Head of school Dr. Light German
Staff 15
Grades 9‒12
Gender Coed
Enrollment 76
Average class size 6
Student to teacher ratio 4:1
Education system College Preparatory
Campus size small
Campus type Urban
Athletics none
Mascot Sapling Oak
Accreditation SACS
Yearbook Huntington-Surrey Yearbook
Website http://www.huntingtonsurrey.com/

Huntington-Surrey School is a private non-sectarian college preparatory high school located in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1973 and is located northwest of the University of Texas campus.

The school's goal is to produce young adults who graduate with the tools and the desire to keep learning throughout their lives. Individual attention and a personalized educational experience come from a low student-to-teacher ratios: 8-1 in core classes, 6-1 in math, and 1-1 in the literature program, which is based on the British tutorial method.

The school offers a personal educational experience curriculum with a particular focus on composition and literature, with standard science, history, and math classes also required.[1] Electives, which are offered on Fridays, draw on the various interests and talents of the faculty.

Some remarkable features of the student experience at Huntington-Surrey include the very small class sizes and the school days with built-in help for accomplishing homework assignments, including math homework always done in the presence of a math teacher.[2] The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[3]

Alumni

Notable alumni, in order of the most recent year of attendance (if known), then alphabetically by last name:

  • 2006 - Alexandra Winkelman Zeplain, social entrepreneur for women's and children's issues
  • 2003 - Andrew Cadima, composer
  • 2003 - Thomas Herndon, economist
  • 2000 - Adrienne Dawes, actress and playwright
  • 1994 - Talia Fernòs, mathematician

References

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