The Peck School

247 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 07960-0796
Tel: (973)539-8660
Grades: K - 8 | 336 students
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The Peck School, founded in 1893, is an independent coeducational day school of approximately 330 students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Maintaining a tradition as a "family school" and devoted to excellence in both learning and teaching, Peck seeks to educate the whole child by providing its students with an academically challenging curriculum, a caring and supportive environment, a community that embraces and celebrates a variety of talents, perspectives, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and the development of personal values, including a positive awareness of the self and consideration of others.

School Overview:
The Peck School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten - 8
Year Founded 1893
Student Body
Total Students 336 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 23% (NJ School Avg.: 34%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 45 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 8:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Average Class Size 15 students
Classroom dress code Formal
(uniforms)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 15 / rolling
Admissions Director Erin Gordon Ceder
Admissions Associate Wanda Fiorini
Sports
Total Sports Offered 9 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Field Hockey Ice Hockey
Lacrosse Soccer
Softball Track and Field
Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 13 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Guitar Jam Art Spirit (literary magazine)
Linden (yearbook) Green Team
Plant-It-Vegetable Lower School Help
Golf Volunteerism Group
Student Council ImPeckable News (school newspaper)
Harry Potter Club Drama Club
InDeCoRe Club (Character Develo

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Nearby Schools:

The Peck School
Gr. K-8 | 0 mi. away
Assumption Of The Bvm School
Gr. K-9 | 0.6 mi. away
Kiddie Academy Of Morristown
Gr. K | 0.8 mi. away
Cheder Lubavitch
Gr. K-9 | 0.8 mi. away
The Montessori Children's Academy
Gr. PK-K | 1 mi. away
The Morristown-Beard School
Gr. 6-12 | 1.2 mi. away

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