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Founded in 1645, Roxbury Latin is not only the oldest school in continuous existence in North America, it is also the oldest boys’ school on the continent. For all of our 380 years we have offered a program explicitly designed for the students in our care.
Founded in 1645 by Puritan missionary John Eliot, Roxbury Latin bills itself as the oldest boys' school in North America and the oldest school in continuous existence in North America. Roxbury Latin enrolls about 300 boys from the seventh through twelfth grades.
Since 1645, The Roxbury Latin School has offered able and aspiring boys of Greater Boston a distinctive education. A boys’ school by conviction, our goal is to help students develop a life characterized by honesty, respect, and concern for others.
Welcome to Roxbury Latin. Thank you for your interest in The Roxbury Latin School. Each year, we seek to admit boys who will thrive in a challenging, rewarding, and supportive environment that emphasizes character development, academic excellence, and broad extracurricular involvement.
Founded in 1645, Roxbury Latin serves approximately 300 boys, in grades 7 through 12, on 117 acres in the West Roxbury neighborhood of the City of Boston.
Academics at Roxbury Latin. Roxbury Latin fosters the development of academic excellence by means of a demanding curriculum. We seek to instill in our students a capacity for rigorous analysis, disciplined reflection, and lucid expression.
The Roxbury Latin School is a small, independent day school for boys in grades 7-12, located on a spacious 117 acre campus in West Roxbury, MA. Founded by John Eliot in 1645, in the reign of King Charles the First, it is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America.
