About.
Easton Preparatory Academy is known for being small, structured, and focused. Classwork and assignments are framed around relatively short timelines, with clear, consistent, expectations. The atmosphere is one of adults in charge, teacher directed- child focused. The curriculum is a medley of constantly evolving research and material as well as traditional programs that have always been a part of the Easton experience. The faculty work together to create an interdisciplinary course load that reinforces and builds upon a sequential academic experience.
Easton is known for having a very selective admissions process with only a 30% acceptance rate of students. Easton does not admit students for 11th and 12th grades and very rarely for 10th grade.
Each grade has approximately 30 students, many of whom attend Easton for the full course of study, thirteen years. A financial aid program ensures that the population remains heterogeneous; as with many of its peer NYC schools, however, most of the students have parents who can afford the high tuition. The school is private, functioning under a New York City non-profit statute enacted in the 1940s. Easton is controlled by a Board of Trustees, and the school is administered by a Headmaster.
Easton's Upper School (high school) curriculum consists of English, Math, Science, History, Modern Foreign Languages (Spanish or French), Classics (Latin or Ancient Greek), Music, Visual Art, Drama, Technology, and Physical Education.
The school mascot is the Owl and the school colors are gray and chartreuse. Students are expected to meet a standard of dress that includes pieces purchased from the school catalog.