Ross School

18 Goodfriend Drive, East Hampton, NY, 11937-0119
Ross School is a co-educational boarding and day school located on two beautiful campuses in East Hampton and Bridgehampton, about 2 hours east of New York City. The School offers a global, integrated curriculum with engaging courses in science, arts, humanities, and wellness, while offering opportunities for independent study, competitive athletics, extracurricular activities, and travel. The New Innovation Lab @Ross is an academy for advanced high school students who are passionate about science, mathematics, engineering, media, and technology. The Ross School Tennis Academy offers student-athletes an unusual and dynamic program that combines an engaging, global curriculum with the highest level of competitive tennis training available. Ross School serves over 500 students in pre-nursery through grade 12, PG, and attracts a world class faculty.

School Overview:

Ross School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12
Year Founded 1991
Student Body
Total Students n/a
Student Body Type Co-ed
Academics and Faculty
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 66%
Average Class Size 15 students
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Casual
(Navy shirt and khaki pants)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 31 / rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $34,350
Tuition Notes Grades 6–8 (Day Students): $32,550; Grades 9–PG (Day Students): $34,350; Boarding Students (7–PG): $50,650
% on Financial Aid 45%
Admissions Director Don Smith
Admissions Associate Kristin Eberstadt
Sports
Total Sports Offered 13 sports
Sports
Archery Baseball
Basketball Cheering
Crew Cross Country
Golf Sailing
Soccer Softball
Tennis Track and Field
Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 8 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Environmental Gardening
Model United Nations Robotics
Student Newspaper Surfing
Wellness Yearbook

School Notes:

  • Our mission is to change the way education meets the future; to foster interdisciplinary, integrated thinking and innovative leadership; to engage fully in the global community; and to facilitate lifelong learning. Ross School prepares children for meaningful lives and active participation in the global community at a time of monumental, rapid-paced change. We aim to help students understand their needs and responsibilities in this place and time, relative to the past, in order to prepare for and embrace the future.

    We are dedicated to providing the best possible education for our own students while exchanging information about integrated curriculum development, teaching strategies, and school organization with other schools all over the world. We are part of a growing network of students, teachers, school leaders, and mentors of all ages and backgrounds, at locations around the globe, working and learning together.

  • Profile last updated: 09/27/2012

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