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The 1911 Hopkins School body

The Hopkins School is a coeducational private day school located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1660, it is the fifth-oldest educational institution in the United States and the second-oldest secondary school in continuous existence in North America, younger only than the Roxbury Latin School. Hopkins was founded "for the breeding up of hopeful youths" with a part of Edward Hopkins' estate to fulfill John Davenport's wishes to bring a grammar school to New Haven. After more than 250 years within the city, the school moved to its current campus on a hill overlooking New Haven in 1926. Hopkins has been coeducational since merging with Day Prospect Hill in 1972. Hopkins is divided into three separate schools. The Junior school consists of the 7th and 8th grades, known as the Lower class. The high school is divided into the Middle (9th and 10th grade) and Upper (11th and 12th grade) classes. Most new students enter Hopkins in either the 7th or 9th grade. (more...)

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