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Tuxedo Park School

Mountain Farm Rd, Tuxedo Park, NY, 10987-0109 -

School Notes Overview:

The mission of Tuxedo Park School is to teach students to become life-long learners and thoughtful, productive citizens and leaders in their communities, our country and the world. In all aspects of school life we value integrity, independence, co-operation, responsibility, compassion, and respect for others. The school supports and expects excellence in the faculty and in all academic and co-curricular programs, incorporating high academic standards which are both accessible and challenging to motivated students. Our teachers help students appreciate the joy of learning and the satisfaction of meeting significant challenges. The school provides a safe, nurturing educational community that is small enough for each child to be known, to be appreciated, and to have appropriate opportunities to participate and to lead. ...

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School Overview:

	Tuxedo Park School
School Membership(s)	Institute for Independent Education National Association of Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 9
County	Orange County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	225 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	18%	22%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 24 students
	Kind - 16 students
	Grade 1 - 19 students
	Grade 2 - 14 students
	Grade 3 - 19 students
	Grade 4 - 26 students
	Grade 5 - 22 students
	Grade 6 - 22 students
	Grade 7 - 26 students
	Grade 8 - 23 students
	Grade 9 - 14 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	37 teachers
Average Class Size	12
Classroom dress code	Formal
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	169 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	18%
Head of School	James. T. Burger
Admissions Director	Kristen Heard

School Notes:

The mission of Tuxedo Park School is to teach students to become life-long learners and thoughtful, productive citizens and leaders in their communities, our country and the world. In all aspects of school life we value integrity, independence, co-operation, responsibility, compassion, and respect for others. The school supports and expects excellence in the faculty and in all academic and co-curricular programs, incorporating high academic standards which are both accessible and challenging to motivated students. Our teachers help students appreciate the joy of learning and the satisfaction of meeting significant challenges. The school provides a safe, nurturing educational community that is small enough for each child to be known, to be appreciated, and to have appropriate opportunities to participate and to lead.
Profile last updated: 01/07/2008

In the News:

New Tuxedo Park School student council officers (The Photo News)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:38:34 am
Morris Pulver of Highland Mills was recently elected president of the Tuxedo Park School Student Council. Pulver, a freshman, was elected with freshman Christopher Bell of Campbell Hall as vice president, and eighth graders Luke Madronal of Goshen as secretary and Andrew Song of Chester as treasurer.
The greening of the old school (The Photo News)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 06:55:18 am
State-of-art solar system will provide nearly 30 percent of Tuxedo Park School’s energy
Tuxedo Park School science teacher travels to Africa (The Photo News)
posted on September 10, 2009 at 07:17:47 am
Experience of working with Maasai culture was amazing’
The complete (although abridged) works of Shakespeare on stage in Tuxedo Park on Sept. 14 (The Photo News)
posted on September 9, 2009 at 06:57:25 am
TUXEDO - The Tuxedo Performing Arts Group will present the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in a performance of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 4 p.m.
Rockland people in the news (The Journal News)
posted on August 9, 2009 at 06:44:35 am
RAMAPO: Connie Maslik, the kitchen coordinator at the Suffern soup kitchen, presented a Community Service Award to eighth-grade students from the Tuxedo Park School, a private school. The students committed to a yearlong project to provide and deliver meals to the soup kitchen.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (10987)	School Zip (10987)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	3,148 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	54%	32%
Population Average Age	41 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$81,940	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.9 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	47 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	78% / 22%	41% / 59%