Discover Scattergood Friends School
Imagine finding inspiration and joy in the process of learning. Imagine having agency in learning and being motivated and empowered to ask powerful questions and explore new interests. Imagine being connected to and valued by your teachers and classmates. Imagine a school where students are encouraged to share their unique strengths and talents with the community and are celebrated for being their authentic selves. This is Scattergood. Welcome.
MIDDLE SCHOOL (grades 6-8): Day/commuter program only.
HIGH SCHOOL (grades 9-12): Day, 5-Day & Boarding options.
Student Demographics
- 41
total student body
- 57%
financial aid received
- 9
average class size
- 71%
high school students who board
- 10%
students who are quaker
- 10%
international students
Academics
Scattergood offers a college-preparatory course load with progressive classes, experiential, hands-on learning and more individualized and self-reflective assessment. Students also learn practical life skills through work on the farm, on campus, and through projects courses that explore the fine and practical arts.
Find Your Focus
Scattergood is introducing an exciting expansion of its current offerings in the areas of Peace & Social Transformation, Sustainable Agriculture, and Arts & Craftsmanship. Students may elect to focus their Scattergood experience around one of these areas, deepening their understanding of a topic they are passionate about. Students in the focus program will concentrate a portion of their elective classes, trips, and junior/senior paper topics on their focus of choice.
College Placement
Acceptance into a four-year accredited college or university is a graduation requirement at Scattergood. Recent Scattergood graduates have matriculated to
Reed College, Mills College, Macalester College, Oberlin College, Bard College Berlin, Wake Forest University, Howard University, Earlham College, Cornell College, Syracuse University, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Wisconsin, and others.
Location & Campus
Scattergood is located in rural West Branch, Iowa, in the greater Iowa City area. The school’s campus consists of a 27 acre main campus, 26 acres of restored prairie, and a farm. The Scattergood Farm includes 8 acres of certified organic vegetable gardens, a high tunnel (greenhouse), and pastures. Livestock include cows, Katahdin heritage breed sheep, pigs, chickens, and turkeys.
Being centrally located in the Midwest, Scattergood is within a few hours from incredible cities like Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Madison.
Faculty & Staff
Scattergood’s faculty and staff is composed of individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines. They each use their unique skill sets to serve as resources for the community in such areas as nutrition and health, the arts, peace and nonviolence, human rights, stewardship of the Earth, and Friends’ heritage. About 65% of Scattergood’s faculty & staff live on campus with their families and most serve as advisors to a small group of students.
Accreditation
Scattergood is accredited by Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and is a member of the Friends Council on Education (FCE) and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). Scattergood is recognized as an independently accredited school by the State of Iowa Department of Education.
