The Baldwin School

The Baldwin School
baldwin school main campus
Location
Map
701 Montgomery Avenue

Bryn Mawr
,
Pennsylvania
19010

United States
Coordinates40°1′23″N 75°18′46″W / 40.02306°N 75.31278°W / 40.02306; -75.31278
Information
Other names
  • Baldwin School
  • Baldwin
TypePrivate schoolAll Girls School
MottoLatin: Disce Verum Laborem
Established1888; 138 years ago (1888)
FounderFlorence Baldwin
CEEB code390480
NCES School ID01197719[3]
Head of schoolLynne Macziewski[4]
Teaching staff78.6 (on an FTE basis)[3]
GradesPK–12
GenderGirls
Enrollment560 (2025)[5]
Student to teacher ratio6:1 [5]
Campus typeSuburban
ColorsBlue and gray   
Athletics conferenceInter-Academic League
MascotWinnie the Bear
NicknameBaldwin Bears
Publication
  • Echoes
  • Florilège
  • El Pimiento
  • The Roman Candle
  • The Baldwin Review
[6]
NewspaperThe Hourglass[6]
Websitewww.baldwinschool.org
Bryn Mawr Hotel
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1890
ArchitectFurness, Evans, & Co.; Frank Furness
Architectural styleRenaissance, French Chateau
NRHP reference No.79002300[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1979
Designated PHMCApril 11, 2000[2]

The Baldwin School (simply referred to as Baldwin School or Baldwin) is a private school for girls in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1888 by Florence Baldwin. It is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS).[7] The school occupies a former nineteenth-century resort hotel that was designed by Victorian architect Frank Furness, a landmark of the Philadelphia Main Line. The Baldwin School is not religiously associated.

History

In 1888, Florence Baldwin founded "Miss Baldwin's School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College" in her mother's house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[8]

"The Residence" (formerly Bryn Mawr Hotel) by Furness, Evans & Company. The second Bryn Mawr Hotel opened May 30, 1891).

The school's building, the second Bryn Mawr Hotel, was designed by Furness, Evans & Company and was built between 1890 and 1891. It is a five-story, L-shaped, stone-and-brick building that was created in a Renaissance Revival / châteauesque style, and features a large semi-circular section at the main entrance, topped by a conical roof and finial. It has a steeply pitched red roof with a variety of dormers, chimneys, towers, finials, and skylights.[9]

Today the school has made many additions to "The Residence," but maintained the general style of the original building. It is now used for dining, art studios, theater performances, housing, the Middle School, and an Early Childhood Center.[10]

A two-story science building opened in 1961; it was enlarged in 1995 to accommodate the increasing number of students. The Upper School inhabits the three-story Schoolhouse, which was built in 1926. It was renovated in 1997.

Renovations completed in 2014 to "The Residence" specifically support the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes.[10] In 2015, a performing arts center was built[11] called The Simpson Center.[10]

The school formally opened a new athletic center in 2008. It has a six-lane swimming pool, gymnasium, three-lane jogging track, four squash courts, a fitness center, five tennis courts, and a practice field.[12]

Student body

Students of color represent 40% of the student body.[13]

Academics

The Baldwin School provides PreK through 12th grade education, with a focus on tailoring learning experiences specifically for girls.[14] It has a history of ranking on various "top ranked" lists such as top-ranked all-girls high school in the Philadelphia area,[15] as well as best K-12 schools in Pennsylvania.[16]

College Matriculation

100% of graduates go on to college,[17] with average SAT scores of 1410[17] and average ACT scores of 31.[17]

Athletics

There are 16 athletic sports and more than 35 teams at Baldwin.[18] The Baldwin School competes in the Inter-Academic League, most commonly known as the Inter-Ac, and is a member of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association.[19]

Interscholastic varsity sports are Basketball, Cross-Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Rowing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, and Volleyball.

Baldwin has tennis, softball, squash, and lacrosse teams.[20]

Squash

Baldwin is best known for its squash program. Each class regularly consists of a couple nationally ranked squash players, many of whom compete internationally. Baldwin's longstanding rival in squash has been Greenwich Academy in Connecticut. In 2015, the upper school team defeated Greenwich in the US Squash Championships at Trinity College. The school's middle school team won the national championship against Greenwich in 2016 and 2018. The upper school team again faced Greenwich in the 2018 national championships, but lost 1–6.[21] However, in 2019, Baldwin was able to defeat Greenwich 5–2 in the national championships. This ended a 3-year streak of Greenwich being the reigning national champions.[22]

Notable alumnae

See also: List of Baldwin School alumnae
See also: Category:The Baldwin School alumni

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Baldwin School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Head of School". The Baldwin School. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Niche was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "Publications". The Baldwin School. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "PAIS Member Schools". www.paispa.org. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "The Baldwin School Archives". Baldwin School. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Hyman Myers (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Bryn Mawr Hotel. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 30, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  10. ^ a b c "Baldwin School -> Philosophy and History". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "The Simpson Center For Performing Arts, The Baldwin School". Voith & Mactavish Architects. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "Athletics Facilities." Bryn Mawr: Baldwin, retrieved online December 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Baldwin School Fast Facts". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  14. ^ Content, Partner (December 1, 2024). "The Face of Developing Talented Girls Into Confident Young Women". Main Line Today. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  15. ^ "2025 Best All-Girls High Schools in the Philadelphia Area". Niche.com. August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  16. ^ "2025 Best Private K-12 Schools in Pennsylvania". Niche.com. August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  17. ^ a b c "Academics at The Baldwin School". August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  18. ^ "Team Pages - The Baldwin School". www.baldwinschool.org. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  19. ^ "Members". Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  20. ^ "Schedule - Baldwin Highlanders (Pittsburgh, PA) Girls Varsity Lacrosse 21-22".
  21. ^ "Greenwich Academy wins another U.S. Team squash title". February 5, 2018.
  22. ^ "The Baldwin School: Team Pages". www.baldwinschool.org. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019.
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