Riverdale Country School

5250 Fieldston Road, Bronx, NY, 10471-0104
Tel: (718)549-8810
Grades: PK - 12 | 1142 students
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Riverdale Country School is an independent, college preparatory coed day school enrolling students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. It is located on two spacious, wooded campuses one mile apart in the northwestern corner of New York City known as Riverdale. The country setting within a short distance of the vast cultural and educational resources of one of the world's great cities provides a wide range of learning and enrichment experiences that extend beyond the boundaries of the physical plant.

School Overview:
Riverdale Country School
School Membership(s) Institute for Independent Education
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1907
Student Body
Total Students 1142 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 24% (NY School Avg.: 23%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 196 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Nov. 15
Tuition Notes 20012-13 all-inclusive tuition for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Five is $40,750 and $42,000 for Grades Six through Twelve.
% on Financial Aid 20%
Admissions Director Jenna R. King
Admissions Associate Sarah M. Lafferty
Sports
Total Sports Offered 19 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cross Country Fencing
Field Hockey Football
Golf Gymnastics
Lacrosse Soccer
Softball Squash
Swimming Tennis
Track and Field Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball Winter Track
Wrestling
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 27 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Asian-American Alliance (AAA) BSA (Black Student Alliance)
Creative Writing Culinary Club
Dance Club Debate
Democracy in the Middle East Do Something (community organization)
GLOW (Gay, Lesbian or Whatever) Girls Learn International
HOLA (Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness) Habitat for Humanity
Literary magazines (various) Mock Trial
Model U.N. Mythbusters
Peer Tutoring RSPCA (Riverdale Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
RivTracks Music Club Riverdale Review school newspaper
Robin Hood Spoken Word Club
Student Bloggers Student-Faculty Council
Sustainability Committee Yearbook
Zawadi by Youth Microfinance Club

School Notes:

    • Riverdale Country School aims to cultivate the unique talents of its students and to nurture their intellectual, creative, physical, moral, emotional, and social development.
    • Riverdale is a nonprofit, nondenominational institution that is governed by a 31-member Board of Trustees.
    • Riverdale Country School is the largest independent school campus in New York City, with a total of 27.5 acres: the 19.5-acre Middle and Upper School Hill Campus for Grades 6-12, and the 8-acre Lower School River Campus for Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 5.

    Profile last updated: 09/14/2012

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