Maclay School

Maclay School is a private school located on about 100 acres (40 ha) of land in Tallahassee, Florida, about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Florida State Capitol.

Not to be confused with Maclay School of Theology.
Maclay School
Address
3737 North Meridian Road

Tallahassee
,
Florida
32312

United States
Coordinates30°31′24″N 84°16′30″W
Information
TypeSegregation Academy
Established1968
NCES School ID00260954[1]
PrincipalJames Milford, Head of School

Charles Beamer, Assistant Head of School, Director of Upper School Barbara Rubio-Gomez, Director of Middle School Bentley Harris, Director of Lower School

Stacey Houston, Director of Pre-School
Faculty131 (on an FTE basis)[2]
GradesPreK –12[2]
Enrollment1002, including 84 Pre-K students[2]
Student to teacher ratio8.8[2]
Color(s)Blue and white
MascotMarauders
Websitewww.maclay.org

aerial view

The school opened in 1968 as a segregation academy founded by a group of white parents in response to the federally mandated racial integration of Leon County Schools.[3]

The school was named in memory of Alfred B. Maclay, Jr., a World War II veteran whose mother was a major benefactor;[4] his father's nearby estate became Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park.[5]

Today Maclay is open to students of all races. In 2017–18, its enrollment was 83% white,[2] while Leon County was 63% white in the 2010 census.

Maclay is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), and the Florida Kindergarten Council.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Maclay School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. Glenda Alice Rabby, The Pain and the Promise: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Tallahassee, Florida, Athens, Ga., University of Georgia Press, 1999, ISBN 082032051X, p. 255.
  4. "History - Maclay School". www.maclay.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. "Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park". Florida State Parks. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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