Derby Academy, the oldest coeducational school in the United States, was founded in 1784. A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The school enrolls 320 students in grades pre-K through 8 and has a student faculty ratio of 6:1. The campus consists of 27 acres (11 ha) of playing fields and academic buildings along the Broad Cove in Hingham, Massachusetts. Hingham is a town in Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U Students enjoy a variety of extracurricular activities, arts and sports. As of 2007, the Derby Academy endowment was $5. 3 million. Derby Academy is located near route 3A in Hingham.
Derby Academy was founded in 1784 by Madame Sarah Derby and is the oldest coeducational institution in the United States. Under Madam Derby young women learned English, French and needlework, while their male counterparts studied mathematics, geography, Greek and Latin. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In 1818 the original structure was replaced with what is now called Old Derby Academy, located on Main St. in Hingham, MA. The school moved to its current location on Burditt Ave. in the 1960s.