Albany Academy for Girls

The Albany Academy for Girls
Albany Female Academy building, c. 1901
Address
140 Academy Rd Albany , New York 12208 United States
Information
Type	Private, College-prep, Day
Established	1814 (1814)
Sister school	The Albany Academy for Boys
Head of school	Christopher J. Lauricella
Grades	P–12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	315
Average class size	15 students
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Campus size	22 acres (89,000 m2)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Athletics	10 interscholastic sports teams
Athletics conference	NEPSAC
Team name	Bears
Affiliation	The Albany Academies NYSAIS
Website	www.albanyacademies.org

Albany Academy for Girls is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls in Albany, New York, United States, enrolling students from preschool (age 3) to grade 12. Founded in 1814 by Ebenezer Foote as the Albany Female Academy, AAG is the oldest independent girls day school in the United States. It is located on the corners of Hackett Boulevard and Academy Road, across the street from its brother school The Albany Academy.

In July 2007, the administrative teams of The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls merged into The Albany Academies. Both schools bring with them deeply treasured values of community, tradition and purpose to the newly formed institution known as The Albany Academies. However, The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls continue to grant their own diplomas.

Collaboration with The Albany Academy

The Board of Trustees announced that The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls would merge into The Albany Academies in July 2007. Single-gender education will continue under the present form in Lower and Middle Schools, while Upper School students may continue to cross-register for coed classes and certain extracurricular activities. On July 1, 2009, the Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Douglas M. North AA'58, President of Alaska Pacific University, to the position of Head of School of The Albany Academies, effective July 2010.

Accreditation and memberships

The Albany Academies are accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and recognized by the Regents of the State of New York. The Albany Academies are a member of the following associations: the College Board, the Cum Laude Society, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Educational Records Bureau, the Capital Region Independent Schools Association, the Association of Boys' Schools, the Secondary Schools Admission Test Board, and the New England Prep School Athletic Association.

Alumnae

Notable alumnae include:

• Anne Lynch Botta, poet, author, teacher, socialite
• Magdalene Isadora La Grange, poet
• Mary Gardiner Horsford, poet
• Mary Blanchard Lynde, philanthropist and social reformer
• Mary Margaretta Fryer Manning, socialite
• Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University alongside her husband Leland Stanford
• Elise Stefanik, politician
• Rev. Caroline Soule, first woman ordained in the UK
• Harriet Mabel Spalding, litterateur, poet

Faculty/administration

• John Chester, second president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• John Ely, U.S. Representative from New York
• Doris Grumbach, novelist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist She died in 2022
• Eben Norton Horsford, chemist and Viking enthusiast
• Caroline B. Mason, educator, the only person in the United States to head two schools simultaneously
• Anne Montgomery, RSCJ, non-violent activist and educator

In media

• In The Official Preppy Handbook, edited by Lisa Birnbach, an Albany Academy for Girls admissions pamphlet is pictured among others in a section titled "Preparing to Prep: Picking the School for You"

External links

• Official website