Millbrook School

Millbrook School
Location
Stanford , New York United States
Coordinates	41°51′20″N73°37′16″W / 41.85556°N 73.62111°W / 41.85556; -73.62111
Information
Type	Private, Boarding & Day
Motto	Non Sibi Sed Cunctis Not for oneself, but for all
Established	1931
Headmaster	Jonathan Downs '98
Faculty	100
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	310 students
Average class size	11 students
Student to teacher ratio	4.1:1
Campus	Rural, 800 acres (3 km2)
Houses	9 boarding houses - Abbott Hall, Burton Hall, Case Hall, Clark Hall, Farmhouse, Guest House, Harris Hall, Koenigsberger Hall, Prum Hall
Colors	Navy Blue & Grey
Athletics	14 interscholastic sports
Athletics conference	NEPSAC
Mascot	Mustang
Accreditation	NYSAIS
Yearbook	The Tamarack
Website	www.millbrook.org

Millbrook School is a private, coeducational preparatory boarding school in Stanford, New York, United States.

History

Millbrook School was founded in 1931 by Edward Pulling. ^[1] Pulling was a graduate of both Princeton University and Cambridge University, and he taught at Groton School and Avon Old Farms as well as private schools in the United Kingdom. ^[2] While at Avon, Pulling began to think of creating his own school. After searching for suitable grounds to house the school, Pulling and his wife decided on the Stephenson farm five miles (8 km) outside Millbrook in nearby Stanford, New York. ^[3]

Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo

Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo is the only zoo in the United States inside a high school. The founder of the zoo was Frank Trevor, the first biology teacher at the school who started in 1936 and founded the zoo with his students. The zoo houses 170 exotic and indigenous animals representing 70 different species, 10 of them endangered. It is accredited by the AZA, the Associations of Zoos and Aquariums. Millbrook students are involved with care of the wildlife. ^[4] A curriculum called Zoo community service encourages students to engage in animal husbandry, diet preparation, and veterinary medicine. The zoo was renamed as the Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo in June 2025 to honor Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, a conservation biologist who graduated from Millbrook in 1959 and credited the zoo with influencing his career path and mission to help protect biodiversity. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Serena Altschul, journalist ^[5]
• Francisco L. Borges, Connecticut State Treasurer ^[6]
• William F. Buckley, Jr., author and editor ^[7]
• Schuyler Chapin, commissioner of cultural affairs for New York City ^[8]
• Frederic C. Hamilton, businessman ^[9]
• John Dawson, musician ^[10]
• Alistair Horne, author, class 1943 ^[11]
• Del Water Gap (Samuel Holden Jaffe), musician ^[12]
• Robert Wood Johnson IV, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom ^[13]
• Nicholas Kazan, writer, producer, and director ^[14]
• David Guy Levy, producer ^[15]
• Thomas Lovejoy, conservation biologist, former director of the World Wildlife Fund, class of 1959 ^[16]
• Josh Newman, California state senator ^[17]
• Christopher Ross, sculptor, designer and collector ^[18]
• Whit Stillman, writer and director ^[19]
• Rachel Uchitel, nightclub manager, class of 1992 ^[20]
• Rufus Wainwright, musician ^[21]

References

1. "Edward Pulling Community Service Award". Millbrook School. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
2. "School History". Millbrook School.
3. Sargent, Porter (1941). A Hand Book Of Private Schools For American Boys And Girls An Annual Survey. p. 250.
4. "Millbrook School: Trevor Zoo". Millbrook School.
5. "Power Punk: Serena Altschul". The New York Observer . December 15, 2003.
6. "Commencement Address by Francisco L. Borges '70, May 29, 2016". Millbrook School. May 29, 2016.
7. "A Sad Farewell to Alumnus, William F. Buckley, Jr. '43". February 27, 2008.
8. Wakin, Daniel J. (March 8, 2009). "Schuyler Chapin, Champion of Arts in New York, Dies at 86". The New York Times .
9. "Mourning the loss of alumnus, friend, and benefactor, Fred Hamilton '45". October 3, 2016.
10. "Alumnus John "Marmaduke" Dawson '63, 1945-2009". July 29, 2009.
11. "Alistair Horne, historian whose books influenced guerrillas and presidents, dies at 91 - The Washington Post". The Washington Post .
12. "Millbrook School". Millbrook School– via Issuu.
13. Wilson, Duff (November 11, 2004). "Behind the Jets, a Private Man Pushes His Dream". The New York Times.
14. "Annual Report/Magazine, Fall 2012 by Millbrook School - Issuu".
15. "Gonyea~Levy wedding … | Rio Blanco Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado". September 12, 2017.
16. "Thomas Lovejoy '59: The Earth is Crying Out for Help". December 8, 2009.
17. "Official Website". Senator Josh Newman. May 9, 2024.
18. The Tamarack (Millbrook School Yearbook), 1945 edition, page 32.
19. "Millbrook's Racquet Club Reception in NYC". November 18, 2007.
20. "Rachel Uchitel Bio, Age, Family, Tiger Wood's Mistress, Husband, Net Worth - Fact Files". January 19, 2021.
21. "Rufus Wainwright '91 is Coming to Town". December 7, 2009.

External links

• Official website