Moral.
Happy.
Productive.
Our mission to prepare students for moral, happy, productive lives means DA is as committed to developing our students’ moral compass as we are to developing their intellect.
1,227
Students Pre-K to 12
7:1
Student/Faculty Ratio
$2M
Financial Aid Budget
43
Interscholastic Athletic Teams
73%
Full-Time Faculty with
Advanced Degrees
The DA Graduate: Principles, Passion, Purpose.
Jason Lapidus ’15
Division I Student-Athlete
“I cannot remember walking away from a one-on-one conversation with a DA teacher without thinking that, at that moment, they truly cared for me.”
Nick Gallo ’06
NBA Reporter & Producer
“The friendships I made, the teachers I had and the challenges I faced all helped shape me into a person who hopefully approaches my profession with humility, my colleagues with respect and my family with care.”
Sarah Treem '98
Golden Globe-Winning Television Showrunner
"DA was very, very good to me while I was there. They let me do almost anything ... write and direct my own plays, edit the newspaper, sing in the musicals (I can't sing), run for the track team (I can't run) ..."
Samantha Everette '03
Shoe Designer
"I met a lot of people in college that were too intimidated to talk with their professors. ... I feel like the communication skills that I learned at DA afford me the confidence to speak to everybody."