Betts Academy was a well-known private academy in Stamford, Connecticut that operated from 1838 to 1908.

The school was founded in 1838 in North Stamford by James Betts, a Congregational Church deacon originally from Wilton, Connecticut.

[1] Later his son, William J. Betts, became principal of the school, and the Academy was relocated to Strawberry Hill overlooking Long Island Sound in Stamford.

[2][1][3] The school burned in a fire in 1908 and was closed that year.

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