Marlborough School (Los Angeles) Explained

Marlborough School
Address:250 South Rossmore Avenue
Zipcode:90004
Country:United States
Enrollment:533 (2017–18)
Teaching Staff:72.5 (FTE) (2017–18)
Ratio:7.4:1 (2017–18)
Colors:Purple, white, & yellow
Nickname:Mustangs
Head Of School:Jennifer Ciccarelli
Newspaper:The UltraViolet

Marlborough School is an independent college-preparatory secondary school for girls in grades 7 through 12 at 250 South Rossmore Avenue in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Marlborough was founded in 1889 by New England educator Mary Caswell and is the oldest independent girls' school in Southern California.[1] In 2016, Town & Country magazine ranked Marlborough as the "best girls' school in America."[2]

History

Mary S. Caswell, a young teacher from Maine, founded Marlborough in 1889 as "St. Margaret's School for Girls".[3]

One year later, in 1890, the school moved from Pasadena to the city of Los Angeles. On October 1, 1890, the school opened at the corner of 23rd and Scarff Streets in the West Adams district. [4] Occupying the empty Marlborough Hotel, the school adopted the name of its new location and was renamed the "Marlborough School for Girls".

In 1916, Mrs. Caswell purchased land in the newly opened La Brea tract at a cost of $70,000. After 26 years in the West Adams district, the Marlborough School moved to Hancock Park and opened at its current site on the corner of Third Street and Rossmore Avenue.

Caswell led the school until 1924, when Ada Blake (recruited from Louisville Collegiate School) assumed its leadership. Blake expanded the curriculum substantially and the School gained a reputation for providing young women with an uncommonly rigorous education.

By the 1960s, the School was supported by a foundation and an active board of trustees, who hired William Pereira and Associates to design new buildings. The Los Angeles business community actively supported the school in the latter half of the 20th century, with local titans including Robert H. Ahmanson and Charlie Munger donating generously.

In 2014, a sexual misconduct investigation resulted in the imprisonment of a former teacher.[5]

In 2015, Dr. Priscilla Sands was named head of school. Sands came to Marlborough after a career at the Agnes Irwin School and the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, both independent schools in the Philadelphia area. In 2022, Jennifer Ciccarelli became the head of school after serving in the same role at the Columbus School for Girls in Columbus, Ohio.[6]

Academics

The student-to-teacher ratio at Marlborough School is approximately 8:1, lower than the national high school average of 11:1 and the public school average of 16:1.[7] This ratio enables Marlborough to offer over 156 courses. Over 80% of faculty members have more than ten years of teaching experience and almost 90% have advanced degrees. In recent years, the most popular postgraduate destinations for Marlborough women include a mix of elite private and "public ivy" institutions.

Marlborough ranked sixth in the nation among high schools with the highest standardized test scores according to Business Insider in 2014.[8]

Recent guest speakers at Marlborough include Queen Rania of Jordan,[9] former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, historian Edward L. Ayers, Nobel Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee, and producer/actor Mindy Kaling.

Notable alumnae

Notable faculty and staff

Pop culture mentions

Marlborough has been mentioned in the shows Ray Donovan and Red Band Society.[42]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.marlboroughschool.org Marlborough School
  2. News: Dangremond. Sam. Here Are the Top Boys and Girls Schools in America. 4 April 2017. Town & Country. 11 April 2016.
  3. Web site: School History . Marlborough.org . 14 March 2024.
  4. News: Marlborough School . 14 March 2024 . . September 17, 1890.
  5. Web site: Former Marlborough School teacher gets jail time in sexual abuse case. October 22, 2015.
  6. Web site: Marlborough School is in capable hands . . Suzan . Filipek . 2022-12-29.
  7. http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/2829 Marlborough School - Los Angeles, California/CA - Private School Profile
  8. Web site: The 25 US High Schools with the Highest Standardized Test Scores. Business Insider.
  9. News: Queen Rania of Jordan. 4 April 2017. CBS News.
  10. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_10863_1965_0049?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=prf229&_phstart=successSource&pId=30027201
  11. https://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/4182768202?page=48
  12. Private Lives. LIFE. November 1, 1937. 3. 18. 114.
  13. Web site: Carolin Stark Is Dead; Tennis Star in 1930's. New York Times. March 31, 1987.
  14. Keylon, Steven. "The California Landscapes of Katherine Bashford". Eden: Journal of the California Garden and Landscape History Society, vol. 16, no. 4 (Fall 2013).
  15. http://tclf.org/pioneer/katherine-bashford "Katherine Emilie Bashford"
  16. News: O'Connor. Pauline. Starlet Behaving ... Nicely?. 1 May 2018. New York Times. 12 February 2006.
  17. Web site: Remembering Betsy Bloomingdale, Who Reigned Over Los Angeles Society and Influenced a First Lady. Colacello. Bob. Vanity Fair. July 20, 2016. July 21, 2016.
  18. May 5, 2006. A well-drawn career. The Ultra Violet. Marlborough School. 36. 6. May 1, 2018. https://archive.today/20121203103305/https://www.marlboroughschool.org/ftpimages/32/misc/misc_31231.pdf. December 3, 2012. dead.
  19. Web site: Home . jaws.org.
  20. Book: Robertson. Nan. The Girls in the Balcony: Women, Men, and the New York Times. 1992. 9780394584522. registration.
  21. News: Yamato. Jen. 14 August 2012. Hunger Games Hits DVD/Blu: Jacqueline Emerson Talks Foxface, Her Future, And Devo 2.0. Daily Truffle. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501160847/http://thedailytruffle.com/blog/2012/03/hunger-games-premiere-los-angeles/. 1 May 2018.
  22. Web site: Alumnae Profile: Sabaah Folayan '09 Directs Documentary Film, "Whose Streets?". February 13, 2017. Marlborough School. July 12, 2017.
  23. https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=3900#1757 2006 CIF State Cross Country Championships
  24. Myrna Oliver, Philanthropist 'Dolly' Green; Heiress Owned Thoroughbreds, The Los Angeles Times, September 05, 1990
  25. Marc Wanamaker, Early Beverly Hills, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2005, pp. 17-18 https://books.google.com/books?id=gwMyg0wEdDEC&pg=PA17
  26. News: Society News The Chatterer. Los Angeles Herald. 205. 24 April 1910. THE CHATTER LOS ANGELES society as well as the musical world has more than usual Interest in the wonderful success, of Miss Leila Holterhoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Holterhoff of West Adams street.
  27. Web site: Environmental Design Archives: Hooker. University of California Berkeley. 1 May 2018.
  28. Meredith May, Caroline Howard Hume, S.F. philanthropist, dies, San Francisco Gate, October 30, 2008
  29. News: Mutti-Mewse. Austin. Lois January. 20 January 2017. The Guardian. September 3, 2006.
  30. Book: Colacello. Bob. Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House--1911 to 1980. 2004. Grand Central Publishing. 62.
  31. News: Pyun. Jeanie. Insider's Guide to L.A. Private Schools. 1 May 2018. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 August 2017.
  32. News: Levinson. Jessica. Marlborough. 24 September 2020. San Diego Union-Tribune. 12 August 1998.
  33. News: Haithman. Diane. The Reluctant Savior. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925052733/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/oct/19/magazine/tm-disney42/3. dead. 25 September 2016. 17 April 2017. Los Angeles Times. 19 October 2003.
  34. News: Diamond. SJ. Theirs Was a Model Pairing : Peggy Moffitt drew from dance, acting and mime to show the clothes of Rudi Gernreich, the designer of the '60s. Their careers were inextricable. Now, she's back in his creations-- of course.. 1 May 2018. Los Angeles Times. 16 April 1993.
  35. News: Monahan. Terry. Daughter of hoops legend plays with memory of late RB student. 1 May 2018. San Diego Union-Tribune. 29 March 2006.
  36. Book: Rivers. Melissa. The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation. 2016. 90.
  37. News: Oswaks. Molly. Why a Spielberg and a Goldwyn Passed Over Their Dads' Hollywood for Snapchat. 1 May 2018. New York Times. 18 March 2015.
  38. Web site: Magic, mystery and Yale in Bardugo's new book, TV series : Larchmont Chronicle. 2021-09-21. en.
  39. Web site: Deu discusses past with Arcade Fire . Madeline . The Ultra Violet . 13 November 2010. 6 November 2013.
  40. News: Last Grads Will Note 10th Year Since School Closed. Spalding. Deborah. May 16, 1948. The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 2019. 55. Newspapers.com.
  41. Web site: 'Super-coach' led USC tennis team . March 3, 2008 . Los Angeles Times.
  42. News: Marlborough in Entertainment. The Ultraviolet.

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