McGehee at a Glance

List of 8 items.

• Campus & History

  • Founded 1912 as an independent college-preparatory school for girls
  • 10 Buildings, 6 Historic Homes
  • Honor Code since 1921, led by Student Government
  • Newest addition is Mathilde Hall, 2318 St. Charles Avenue, home to our premier early childhood program, Little Gate.

• Student Body

  • All girls
  • PK-12
  • Non-denominational
  • Approximately 500 students
  • Student:Faculty Ratio 8:1 overall
  • Student diversity 18-20%, over 25 cultures represented

• Faculty

  • 122 full time faculty members
  • 21 part time faculty members
  • 65 faculty members with advanced degrees

• Academics

  • 100% graduates attend college
  • STEAM – Science, technology, engineering, arts and math, PK-12
  • Honors and/or AP courses offered in every discipline
  • Foreign Language PK-12, Latin 5&6
  • Nationally recognized Service Learning curriculum
  • Mock Trial, regional champions
  • Mentorship Program senior year

• Athletics

  • 82% of Middle School girls and 70% of Upper School girls participate in at least one sport
  • Volleyball State Champions 2015 and 2008
  • Long Jump State Champion 2016
  • Click here to see a list of all athletic accolades
  • In the 2017-18 school year every team qualified for State playoffs

• College Acceptances

  • 87.5% of 2018 graduates were accepted into first choice college
  • 100% of 2018 graduates were accepted into one or more of their top three colleges

• Alumnae & Development

  • 2,340 living alumnae
  • 40% alumnae participation in Annual Giving
  • 94% parent participation in Annual Giving
  • 100% faculty participation in Annual Giving
  • $684,052 total donations to Annual Giving
  • 400 members of the Edna Heft Society (donors who have given 10 or more years consecutively)
  • 106 members of the Society of 1912 (donors who have included McGehee in their estate plans)

• Affiliations

  • National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 
  • Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) 
  • National Coalition of Girls’ School (NCGS) 
  • Online School for Girls (OSG) charter member