Hathaway Brown School

Hathaway Brown, commonly referred to as HB, is an all-girls private school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The school serves pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students.^[3]

Hathaway Brown School
Location
19600 North Park Boulevard Shaker Heights, OH Shaker Heights , (Cuyahoga County) , Ohio 44122 United States
Coordinates	41°28′54″N 81°32′30″W
Information
Type	Private, Secular, All-Girls
Motto	Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus (We learn not for school but for life)
Religious affiliation(s)	n/a
Established	1876
Founder	Anne Hathaway Brown
Status	Open
School code	Uniform
Head of school	Fran Bisselle
Grades	Daycare-12
Enrollment	811 (2023-2024) (2021-2022)
Average class size	Prime: 30 Middle: 50 High: 85
Student to teacher ratio	7.4:1
Campus size	16 acres
Campus type	suburban
Color(s)	Brown & gold[1]
Athletics	11 sports
Sports	Basketball, Cross country, Field hockey, Golf, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming and diving, Tennis, Track and field, and Volleyball.
Nickname	HB
Team name	Blazers[1]
Rival	Laurel School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
USNWR ranking	1 best all girls school in Ohio
National ranking	22 best all girls school nationally
Newspaper	Retrospect
Yearbook	Specularia
Tuition	$26,400-$40,000 (K-12)
Website	hb.edu

Hathaway Brown is a member of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, and Cleveland Council of Independent Schools.^{[citation needed]}

History

Founded in 1876, Hathaway Brown began as "afternoon classes for young ladies" at the all-boys private Brooks Military School in downtown Cleveland. Its original name was the Brooks School for Ladies. In 1886, the school was purchased by Anne Hathaway Brown. During her tenure, Brown changed the school's name to “Miss Anne H. Hathaway Brown's School for Girls” and introduced the school motto: non scholae sed vita discimus (“we learn not for school but for life”). At that point, only women were accepted.^{[citation needed]}

The building at 1945 East 97th Street was completed in 1905, and designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Hubbell & Benes. It was later demolished.^[4] The school moved to its current location at 19600 North Park Boulevard in Shaker Heights in 1927. Mary Elizabeth Raymond (1912–38) and Ann Cutter Coburn (1938–68) were notable headmistresses.^{[citation needed]}

The head of the school is Mary Frances Bisselle.^{[citation needed]}

Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Girls Basketball - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013^[5]
• Girls Field Hockey - 2008, 2002^[5]
• Girls Soccer - 2009, 2007, 2004^[5]
• Girls Golf - 2010^[5]
• Girls Tennis -2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Girls Swimming -2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Girls Track & Field - 2025

Other non-sanctioned state championships:

• Girls Tennis -2003, 2004
• Girls Lacrosse-2010, 2012^[6]

Accreditation and membership

• Founding Member, National Coalition of Girls Schools^[7]
• Independent School Association of Central States, State of Ohio^[8]
• Member, National Association of Independent Schools^[9]