Miss Porter's School

Miss Porter's School, sometimes simply referred to as Porter's or Farmington, is a private college preparatory school for girls, aged 14-18, located in Farmington, Connecticut. It was founded by education reformer Sarah Porter in 1843, with an eye to educating the elite young women of the Eastern seaboard. Sarah Porter founded Miss Porter's School in 1843. The School, which had 25 students by 1847, grew with the encouragement of a group of Farmin... more

Miss Porter's School, sometimes simply referred to as Porter's or Farmington, is a private college preparatory school for girls, aged 14-18, located in Farmington, Connecticut. It was founded by education reformer Sarah Porter in 1843, with an eye to educating the elite young women of the Eastern seaboard. Sarah Porter founded Miss Porter's School in 1843. The School, which had 25 students by 1847, grew with the encouragement of a group of Farmington fathers, who wanted a superior education for their daughters. Steadily increasing in national reputation and size, the School graduated 62 girls in 1886, many from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Miss Porter was born into an illustrious and learned Farmington family. Her father was the minister of the Congregational Church for 60 years, and one of her brothers, Noah Porter, was the president of Yale University. She received the most advanced education available to a young woman of her era, including tutoring by Yale professors. A... less