The Foote School was founded in 1916 by Martha Babcock Foote. In its very early days, the school migrated several times, always in the shadow of East Rock, and always encouraged and often housed by devoted parents. The school settled happily into a remodeled stable at 315 St. Ronan St. in 1923. In 1958 the school moved a block northwest to the present 14-acre campus on Loomis Place.

The school occupies 10 modern brick buildings containing classrooms, library, science laboratories, theater, activities center, gymnasium and offices on a nine-acre wooded site close to Yale University. An adjacent five-acre parcel, Highland Heights, acquired in 1972 and developed in the spring of 1980, contains an additional full-sized playing field, Rike Field.

In the fall of 1986 classes began in the new Middle School classroom building on the corner of Highland Street and Loomis Place, and the fall of 1990 saw the opening of a new Lower School classroom building.

In the spring of 1991 the newly expanded Frank M. Perrine Library opened its doors. A new art and music facility, the “black box” Sandine Theater, and addition to the Hosley Gymnasium were completed in fall 2001.

FOOTE TODAY

Head of School: C. Dary Dunham

Grades: Kindergarten through Nine

Enrollment: 475 boys and girls from New Haven and 20 surrounding communities; 29% students of color

Faculty & staff: 120 full and part-time faculty and staff; 45% have advanced degrees

Student:teacher ratio: 6:1

Motto: Laete Cognoscam et Laete Docebo
 "Gladly will I learn and gladly teach."

Tuition for 2007-2008:
Kindergarten - Grade Five   $16,900
Grades Six - Nine   $19,650

Financial Aid: awarded on the basis of need. 20 percent of student body have received more than $1 million in financial aid for 2007-2008

The Curriculum:
Kindergarten - Grade Five
Grades Six - Nine

Co-curriculum
After School Program
Summer Programs

The Campus: 14 acres with 10 classroom buildings, a 45,000 volume library, science laboratories, computer labs, a black box theater, music rooms, art studios, an activities center, a gymnasium, playing fields, a butterfly garden and a wooded area for outdoor education.

Beyond Foote:
Secondary school placement -  2002- 2006
College matriculations  -1996 - 2005        

An early play in the the garden of
Art Teacher Anna Berdan.

Moving up to the new campus in 1958.

Classes are small; the school provides
enrichment and support across
the curriculum.



Manipulatives such as unifix cubes,
geoboards, and cuisenaire rods help the
youngest students acquire math concepts.

The sports program stresses teamwork
and cooperation.