42 Worcester Business Journal • Book of Lists 2016 www.wbjournal.com
Largest private schools
Ranked by total enrollment, fall 2015
Name Enrollment
Grades/
student body Annual tuition Head of school
Year
founded
1
St. John's High School
378 Main St., Shrewsbury 01545
508-842-8934 • www.stjohnshigh.org
975
9-12
Boys
$13,080 Alex Zequeira * 1898
2
Worcester Academy
81 Providence St., Worcester 01604
508-754-5302 • www.WorcesterAcademy.org
600
6-12, postgraduate
Co-ed
$30,057-$32,521 Ron M. Cino 1834
3
Holy Name Central Catholic Junior/Senior
High School
144 Granite St., Worcester 01604
508-753-6371 • www.holyname.net
570
7-12
Co-ed
$7,650-$8,195 Edward M. Reynolds 1942
4
Whitinsville Christian School
279 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville 01588
508-234-8211 • www.whitinsvillechristian.org
550
Pre-K-12
Co-ed
$5,500-$11,190 Lance Engbers 1928
5
St. Peter-Marian Central Catholic
Junior-Senior High School
781 Grove St., Worcester 01605
508-852-5555 • www.spmguardians.org
486
7-12
Co-ed
$8,350-$9,250 Matthew R. Sturgis 1976
6
Fay School
48 Main St., Southborough 01772
508-490-8201 • www.fayschool.org
475
Pre-K-9
Co-ed
DND Robert Gustavson 1866
6
St. Bernadette School
266 Main St., Northborough 01532
508-351-9905 • www.stb-school.org
475
Pre-K-8
Co-ed
$6,300 Deborah O'Neil 1997
8
Bancroft School
110 Shore Dr., Worcester 01605
508-854-9227 • www.bancroftschool.org
464
Pre-K-12
Co-ed
DND James P. "Trey" Cassidy III 1900
9
Cushing Academy **
39 School St., Ashburnham 01430
978-827-7000 • www.cushing.org
400
9-12, postgraduate
Co-ed
$53,700 (boarding); $38,450 (day) Christopher Torino 1865
10
Lawrence Academy
26 Powderhouse Road, Groton 01450
978-448-6535 • www.lacademy.edu
389
9-12
Co-ed
$58,230 (boarding); $44,800 (day) Dan Scheibe 1792
11
St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School
865 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-791-6496 • www.stpetercentralcatholic.com
366
Pre-K-8
Co-ed
$4,600-$4,900 Margaret Kursonis 1921
12
St. Mark's School
25 Marlboro Road, Southborough 01772
508-786-6000 • www.stmarksschool.org
364
9-12
Co-ed
$55,500 (boarding); $44,200 (day) John Warren 1865
13
South Lancaster Academy-Browning
P.O. Box 1129, South Lancaster 01561
978-368-8544 • www.sla-browning.org
317
Pre-K-12
Co-ed
$3,807-$10,173 Jeffrey Lambert 1882
14
Venerini Academy
27 Edward St., Worcester 01605
508-753-3210 X 7310 • www.veneriniacademy.us
300
Pre-K-8
Co-ed
$4,500-$6,500 David Fredette 1945
15
St. Mary School
16 Summer St., Shrewsbury 01545
508-842-1601 • www.stmarysparish.org/school
265
Pre-K-8
Co-ed
$5,775 (in-parish); $6,175 (out-of-
parish)
Joan T. Barry 1961
16
The Winchendon School
172 Ash St., Winchendon 01475
978-297-1223 • www.winchendon.org
250
9-12, postgraduate
Co-ed
$56,200 (boarding); $31,900 (day) John A. Kerney 1926
17
St. Leo School
120 Main St., Leominster 01453
978-537-1007 • www.st-leoschool.com
236
Pre-K-8
Co-ed
$4,250 Nancy Pierce 1925
18
Holy Family Academy
99 Nichols St. ***, Gardner 01440
978-632-8656 • www.holyfamilyacademyma.org
234
Pre-K-8
Co-ed
$3,850 Stephen Chartier 2014
19
Our Lady of the Angels School
1220 Main St. , Worcester 01603
508-752-5609 • www.ourladyoftheangels.us
222
Pre-K-8
Co-ed
$2,350-$4,700 Doreen Albert 1947
Source: Individual schools, their websites, Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester and the National Center for Education Statistics. Notes: Pre-K tuition varies depending on age, number of children
and daycare hours. Contact the schools for tuition details and available aid programs. DND = Did Not Disclose.
* Succeeded Michael Welch as of July 1, 2016
** Figures are from 2014-2015 academic year.
*** Contact information is for the elementary school. The middle school that covers Grades 5-8 is located at 53 Lynde St., Gardner 01440, 978-632-0950.
- Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
Alex Zequeira (pictured above)
is the new headmaster at St. John's
High School in Shrewsbury,
effective July 1. He joined St. John's
from the Nativity School of
Worcester, where he was founding
president from 2003-2004,
returning to the position in 2011.
Zequeira (pictured above)
graduated from the College of the
Holy Cross in 1994 with a
bachelor's degree in history. He
began his teaching career at
Kingswood-Oxford School in West
Hartford, Conn., teaching
Spanish, drama and journalism;
coaching soccer, basketball and
baseball; and serving as assistant
director of admissions and
eighth-grade class dean.
After his stint as the Nativity
School's first principal, Zequeira
returned to his alma mater, Belen
Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami,
to work as a social studies teacher;
football, basketball and track and
field coach; and executive director
of the alumni association.
He returned to the northeast
to join the Wooster School in
Danbury, Conn. as dean of upper
school, where he taught Spanish,
European and Latin American
history and coached basketball
and softball.
Many Nativity Worcester
graduates move on to St. John's
after graduation, and the two
schools have always had a great
relationship. Zequeira said he is
proud of what the Nativity School
has accomplished under his
leadership, including a three-year
$10.5 million fundraising
campaign.
- Laura Finaldi
Nativity School
president will take
the reins at St.
John's
