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Cheshire, United States
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Sheriff Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410, USA
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Cheshire Academy is a selective, co-educational college preparatory school located in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. Founded in 1794 as the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut, it was the tenth private school founded in the United States. In 1917, the school was renamed The Roxbury School, and trained young men exclusively for the purpose of attending nearby Yale University. Later known as Cheshire Academy, the school was the first private academic institutions to accept international students dating back to the 1850s, and it is currently the only independent school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the state of Connecticut.The school has students from approximately 38 countries and 42 states, and a total student body of 360 students. Cheshire Academy offers grade 9 through 12 plus a postgraduate year.
