Brewster students outperform students in a traditional technology program by over 50 percent. 2 Female students in the SDM outperform male students in a traditional program by 30 percent. 3 Preparing students for college may be best expressed by the extent to which they return after their first year. Brewster graduates recorded over 95 percent retention from their freshman to sophomore year . The national average ranges from 62-70 percent.
Students vote with their feet.
Healthy school communities have students who want to come back year after year. Our student retention rate is 91 percent, a figure that is 8 percent above The Association of Boarding School Benchmark for High Retention Schools. We have consistently documented an average of ten percentile place gains in achievement on standardized tests in controlled comparisons of student performance. We are a school that seeks a diverse population in a selective manner. We are fortunate to be able to select students across the ability spectrum who we believe will take full advantage of the Brewster experience.