Why Choose SVA?

The benefits of an all-girls school versus a traditional co-ed school are many and have lasting impacts throughout a student’s life and career. Our students are surrounded by role models: every top scholar, team captain and student council leader is a girl.

• Our students receive personalized attention, nurturing, and encouragement.
• Instruction is custom-tailored to students’ needs and abilities.
• We encourage intellectual exploration, free of cultural stereotypes and unhealthy social distractions that can be inherent in coeducational dynamics.
• Girls become more involved in the classroom because they are less concerned about embarrassment or failure.
• Students are more likely to explore traditionally male-dominated areas of academics and extracurricular activities.
• Girls are challenged to put aside gender norms and step into positions of leadership.
• Studies show students who attend all-girls schools score higher on the SAT, are more interested in graduate school, and have higher academic self-confidence .
• Students who attend all-girls schools arrive at college more confident in their math and computer skills and show greater interest in engineering careers, according to studies.
• Graduates of all-girls schools report they are more likely to participate in student clubs or groups in college and are more politically engaged.
• Studies show all-girls schools produce more math and science college majors, more graduates who obtain doctorate degrees, and more graduates who pursue careers in STEM fields.