City: Osterville, MA

Category: Education

Telephone: (508) 428-5400

Address: 50 Osterville–West Barnstable Rd.

Description: Incorporated in 1976, this private school has an enrollment of about 400 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Students come from as far away as Wellfleet and Duxbury. The student/teacher ratio is 8 to 1, and the average class size is 15 students. Athletics, the arts, foreign languages, advanced placement courses, and computer science for all grades are areas of emphasis. The school, which includes a student activity center with a gymnasium, has a strong financial-aid program.