Milton Academy is a private, preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts. The original Milton Academy was founded in 1798 but operations ceased decades later; the institution was re-established in 1884 by John Murray Forbes and other progressive philanthropists. Up until 1980, the school was split into boys and girls schools. Milton's athletic program competes in the Independent School League (ISL) with schools suc...
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Milton Academy is a private, preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts. The original Milton Academy was founded in 1798 but operations ceased decades later; the institution was re-established in 1884 by John Murray Forbes and other progressive philanthropists. Up until 1980, the school was split into boys and girls schools. Milton's athletic program competes in the Independent School League (ISL) with schools such as Milton's historical rival, Noble & Greenough School. Milton's $195 million endowment and 125-acre (0.5 km²) campus serve about 680 upper school students as well as about 125 students in grades 6–8 and 160 in K–5. In late 2007, the Wall Street Journal identified Milton Academy as one of the world's top-50 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities. Famous alumni of Milton include T. S. Eliot, James Taylor, Deval Patrick, Buckminster Fuller,, Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
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