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Riverdale Country School |
| School Level |
Elementary and Secondary school
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| School
Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) State or regional independent school association |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Prekindergarten - 12 |
| Year
Founded |
1907 |
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County |
Bronx County, NY |
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| Total
Students |
1080 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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School |
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NY )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
20% |
23% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Pre-K - 16 students | | Kind - 58 students | | Grade 1 - 61 students | | Grade 2 - 62 students | | Grade 3 - 57 students | | Grade 4 - 59 students | | Grade 5 - 60 students | | Grade 6 - 79 students | | Grade 7 - 80 students | | Grade 8 - 92 students | | Grade 9 - 127 students | | Grade 10 - 123 students | | Grade 11 - 100 students | | Grade 12 - 106 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
185 teachers |
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School |
(
NY )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:6 |
1:8 *Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
171 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
n/a |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Dec. 7 |
| Tuition Notes |
2007-08 all-inclusive tuition ranges from $27,600 in Pre-kindergarten to $33,100 in Grades 6-12
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| %
on Financial Aid |
20% |
| Headmaster |
Dominic A.A. Randolph |
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| Total
Sports Offered |
17 |
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Sports |
| Baseball | Basketball | | Cross Country | Fencing | | Field Hockey | Football | | Golf | Gymnastics | | Lacrosse | Soccer | | Softball | Swimming | | Tennis | Track and Field | | Volley Ball | Winter Track | | Wrestling | |
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| Total Extracurricular
Organizations |
16 |
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Extracurriculars |
| Yearbook | Students of Color Coalition (SCC) | | Student-Faculty Council | SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) | | Riverdale Review school newspaper | Model Congress | | Mock Trial | Literary magazines (various) | | HOLA (Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness) | Environmental Club | | Covenant House | Computer Club | | Coalition for the Homeless | Chess Club | | Asian-American Alliance (AAA) | Amnesty International |
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- 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: 01/11/2008
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| About This
Zip Code (
10471 ) |
| School
Zip (
10471 ) |
(
NY ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
23,413 people |
18,975,234 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
53% |
32% |
| Population Average
Age |
43 years old |
35.9 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.1 persons |
2.5 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$56,488 |
$44,900 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
3.8 rooms |
4.5 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
51 years old |
58 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (10471)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
40% / 60% |
42% / 58% |
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