Riverdale Country School
School Notes Overview:
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 |
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| School Membership(s) |
Institute for Independent Education National Association of Independent Schools |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - 12 | ||
| Year Founded | 1907 | ||
| County | Bronx County, NY | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | 1079 students | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(NY) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 23% | 22% | |
| Students by Grade | |||
| Pre-K - 16 students | |||
| Kind - 60 students | |||
| Grade 1 - 59 students | |||
| Grade 2 - 61 students | |||
| Grade 3 - 57 students | |||
| Grade 4 - 58 students | |||
| Grade 5 - 59 students | |||
| Grade 6 - 78 students | |||
| Grade 7 - 84 students | |||
| Grade 8 - 84 students | |||
| Grade 9 - 124 students | |||
| Grade 10 - 122 students | |||
| Grade 11 - 117 students | |||
| Grade 12 - 100 students | |||
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 185 teachers | ||
This School |
(NY) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:21 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 171 days | 180 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | n/a | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | ||
| Tuition Notes | 2008-09 all-inclusive tuition ranges from $29,400 in Pre-kindergarten to $35,250 in Grades 6-12 | ||
| % on Financial Aid | 20% | ||
| Head of School | Dominic A.A. Randolph | ||
| Admissions Director | Jenna R. King | ||
| Admissions Associate | Sarah M. Lafferty | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 17 | ||
Sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball | ||
| Cross Country | Fencing | ||
| Field Hockey | Football | ||
| Golf | Gymnastics | ||
| Lacrosse | Soccer | ||
| Softball | Swimming | ||
| Tennis | Track and Field | ||
| Volley Ball | Winter Track | ||
| Wrestling | |||
| Extracurricular | |||
| Total Extracurricular Organizations | 16 | ||
Extracurriculars |
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| Amnesty International | Asian-American Alliance (AAA) | ||
| Chess Club | Coalition for the Homeless | ||
| Computer Club | Covenant House | ||
| Environmental Club | HOLA (Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness) | ||
| Literary magazines (various) | Mock Trial | ||
| Model Congress | Riverdale Review school newspaper | ||
| SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) | Student-Faculty Council | ||
| Students of Color Coalition (SCC) | Yearbook | ||
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: 10/06/2009
In the News:
- Flu Outbreak at Riverdale School (FOX 5 New York)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:40:51 pm
A flu outbreak at a local school caused a one day closure and continues to cause a high number of sick calls. - Anna Gay, Thomas Lipkin (New York Times)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 05:34:14 pm
Anna Card Gay and Thomas Gregory Karney Lipkin were married Saturday evening in Manhattan. Rabbi Howard G. Kaplansky officiated at All Souls Unitarian Church. - The Art and the Craft of the Political Game of Renaming City Sites (New York Times)
posted on September 8, 2009 at 01:54:41 am
A subway station for Michael Jackson, perhaps. Or maybe the Grand Central Parkway for Ted Kennedy?. - Sen. Ted Kennedy writes in 'True Compass': I was haunted by Chappaquiddick tragedy (New York Daily News)
posted on September 3, 2009 at 01:01:33 am
Ted Kennedy went to his grave a haunted man for the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in the 1969 Chappaquiddick car crash that many believe shattered Kennedy's presidential dreams. - New York's Love Affair With the Kennedys (NBC New York)
posted on August 26, 2009 at 07:11:05 pm
The brothers from Massachusetts had a special relationship with New York
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (10471) | School Zip (10471) |
(NY) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 23,413 people | 18,975,234 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 53% | 32% |
| Population Average Age | 43 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.1 persons | 2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income | $56,488 | $44,151 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 3.8 rooms | 4.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 52 years old | 58 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 40% / 60% | 41% / 59% |
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