History
In 1801 the school was organized by James and John McClellan, sons of Revolutionary War General Samuel McClellan. The Connecticut Legislature officially chartered the school in 1802.
In 1969 the Woodstock School Committee designated Woodstock Academy as the secondary public school of the town.
In 1977 the Connecticut State Freedom of Information Commission ruled that Woodstock Academy must make its records public. In July 1980 the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that Woodstock Academy is a public agency, because it serves three Connecticut towns in the manner that a public high school would, and therefore it must release all of its financial records under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.
In 1990 the school was planning to end Latin classes due to a lack of interest and the idea that students should study modern languages.
In 2012 the school was trying to recruit students from other regions of the United States and international students.
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