Roxbury Latin School

Roxbury Latin School
Address
101 Saint Theresa Avenue West Roxbury , Massachusetts 02132 United States
Coordinates	42°16′32″N 71°9′27″W / 42.27556°N 71.15750°W / 42.27556; -71.15750
Information
Type	Private, boys, day, college-prep
Motto	Mortui Vivos Docent (The dead teach the living)
Established	1645; 379 years ago (1645)
Sister school	Winsor School
Headmaster	Kerry P. Brennan
Faculty	50
Grades	7–12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	(approx.) 300
Average class size	12
Student to teacher ratio	6:1
Campus size	120 acres (49 ha)
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Jewel red, white, sable black
Athletics	10 sports 32 teams
Athletics conference	ISL
Mascot	Fox
Rivals	Noble and Greenough School Belmont Hill School
Tuition	$39,250 (2023-24)
Website	www.roxburylatin.org

The Roxbury Latin School (informally known as RL) is a private, college-preparatory all-boys day school located in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1645 by Puritan missionary John Eliot, Roxbury Latin bills itself as the oldest boys' school in North America and the oldest school in continuous existence in North America.

Roxbury Latin enrolls about 300 boys from the seventh through twelfth grades. Its $171 million endowment (as of June 2022) allows it to admit students on a need-blind basis and to provide financial aid that meets 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need. 38% of students are on financial aid. In addition, the school has a policy of charging frontline tuition that is "about 65% of that of other Boston-area independent schools." Tuition for the 2023-24 academic year is $39,250.

Sam Schaffer, the current head of the Upper School at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., will become Roxbury Latin's 12th Head of School when Kerry Brennan retires in June 2024.