Top Ranked Saddle River Private Schools (2026-27)

Saddle Acres School-Upper Saddle River

Gr: PK-K | 72 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Daycare / Preschool

40 Carlough Road

Saddle River, NJ 07458

(201) 327-0300

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Saddle River Day School

Gr: NS-12 | 347 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 21

147 Chestnut Ridge Road

Saddle River, NJ 07458

(201) 327-4050

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The Upper Saddle River Children's Academy

Gr: PK-K | 127 students

Alternative School

500 E Saddle River Rd

Saddle River, NJ 07458

(201) 995-0001

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Saddle River, NJ Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+200.0% (+2 schools) 10-yr

546

Students

+658.3% (+474 students) 10-yr

$38,750

Avg. Tuition

+6.2% (+$2,250) 9-yr

Avg. Class Size

+7.1% (+1 student) 10-yr

14%

Students of Color

+250.0% (+10.0 pp) 10-yr

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+33.3% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Saddle River)

This State (NJ)

# Schools

3 Schools

1,371 Schools

# Students

546 Students

216,354 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	182	168	179
2024	182	165	172
2023	182	164	174
2022	182	167	185
2021	182	165	180
2020	182	160	171
2019	210	164	175
2018	210	164	172
2017	215	167	180
2016	211	166	178
2015	72	154	167

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% Students of Color

14%

40%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	14%	40%	34%
2024	14%	39%	34%
2023	14%	40%	33%
2022	14%	38%	33%
2021	14%	39%	32%
2020	14%	39%	32%
2019	35%	38%	31%
2018	26%	37%	31%
2017	28%	38%	32%
2016	28%	38%	32%
2015	4%	37%	32%

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0.58

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	0.58	0.63	0.65
2024	0.58	0.64	0.65
2023	0.58	0.65	0.65
2022	0.58	0.65	0.64
2021	0.58	0.65	0.64
2020	0.58	0.65	0.64
2019	0.51	0.65	0.63
2018	0.51	0.65	0.63
2017	0.52	0.64	0.61
2016	0.51	0.65	0.61
2015	0.47	0.65	0.61

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# American Indian Students

22 Students

942 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

n/a

11,318 Students

% Asian Students

n/a

# Hispanic Students

10 Students

15,574 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	2%	8%	9%
2024	2%	7%	9%
2023	2%	7%	9%
2022	2%	7%	8%
2021	2%	8%	9%
2020	2%	8%	9%
2019	2%	8%	8%
2018	2%	8%	8%
2017	2%	8%	8%
2016	2%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

18 Students

14,112 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	3%	6%	7%
2024	3%	7%	7%
2023	3%	7%	8%
2022	3%	8%	7%
2021	3%	8%	7%
2020	3%	8%	8%
2019	4%	9%	7%
2018	4%	9%	7%
2017	4%	9%	7%
2016	4%	9%	7%
2015	2%	9%	8%

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# White Students

290 Students

116,208 Students

% White Students

53%

54%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	53%	53%	52%
2024	53%	53%	52%
2023	53%	51%	52%
2022	53%	52%	54%
2021	53%	52%	54%
2020	53%	52%	54%
2019	67%	52%	56%
2018	67%	52%	56%
2017	66%	53%	58%
2016	67%	53%	58%
2015	33%	51%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

292 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

206 Students

58,673 Students

% of Others Students

38%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	38%	27%	26%
2024	38%	27%	26%
2023	38%	29%	25%
2022	38%	27%	25%
2021	38%	27%	25%
2020	38%	27%	24%
2019	21%	26%	24%
2018	21%	26%	23%
2017	23%	25%	22%
2016	21%	25%	22%
2015	65%	28%	21%

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Academics

# Teachers

66 Teachers

20,263 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	8:1	11:1	11:1
2024	8:1	11:1	11:1
2023	8:1	11:1	11:1
2022	8:1	11:1	11:1
2021	8:1	11:1	11:1
2020	8:1	11:1	12:1
2019	6:1	11:1	12:1
2018	5:1	11:1	12:1
2017	6:1	11:1	12:1
2016	6:1	11:1	12:1
2015	6:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

49%

53%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	49%	54%	55%
2024	49%	53%	54%
2023	49%	54%	54%
2022	49%	54%	54%
2021	49%	53%	54%
2020	49%	52%	54%
2019	49%	53%	53%
2018	49%	53%	53%
2017	42%	52%	53%
2016	42%	50%	52%
2015	14%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	15	14	15
2024	15	14	15
2023	15	14	15
2022	15	14	15
2021	15	14	15
2020	15	14	15
2019	15	14	15
2018	15	14	15
2017	15	14	15
2016	15	14	15
2015	14	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

13 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	13	15	13
2024	13	14	12
2023	13	14	11
2022	13	13	11
2021	13	13	11
2020	13	13	11
2019	13	12	11
2018	13	12	11
2017	13	11	10
2016	13	10	10

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Average SAT score

1262

(Out of 1600)

1260

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	1262	1262	1233
2024	1262	1251	1230
2023	1262	1246	1228
2022	1262	1237	1229
2021	1262	1243	1229
2020	1262	1248	1226
2019	1262	1260	1226
2018	1262	1259	1226
2017	1244	1256	1233
2016	1244	1300	1306

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	28	29	26
2024	28	28	26
2023	28	28	26
2022	28	28	26
2021	28	28	26
2020	28	28	25
2019	28	28	25
2018	28	27	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	27	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$38,750

$18,774

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Tuition Cost Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$38,750	$18,947	$15,012
2024	$38,750	$15,878	$13,254
2023	$38,750	$15,215	$12,626
2022	$38,750	$14,919	$12,187
2021	$38,750	$13,993	$11,800
2020	$38,750	$13,826	$11,512
2019	$38,750	$13,406	$11,293
2018	$38,750	$13,176	$11,017
2017	$36,500	$13,780	$10,708
2016	$36,500	$13,054	$10,356

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Average Summer Program Cost

$550

$850

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$550	$869	$1,152
2024	$550	$917	$1,128
2023	$550	$1,102	$1,156
2022	$550	$1,813	$1,102
2021	$550	$1,709	$1,125
2020	$550	$1,431	$1,217
2019	$550	$1,539	$1,305

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Average % on Financial Aid

26%

27%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	26%	27%	34%
2024	26%	27%	34%
2023	26%	27%	34%
2022	26%	26%	33%
2021	26%	27%	33%
2020	26%	27%	32%
2019	26%	27%	31%
2018	26%	26%	30%
2017	20%	25%	30%
2016	20%	24%	29%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$19,243

$16,021

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$19,243	$16,414	$7,073
2024	$19,243	$16,167	$6,930
2023	$19,243	$8,892	$6,469
2022	$19,243	$8,911	$6,289
2021	$19,243	$8,292	$6,055
2020	$19,243	$8,259	$5,921
2019	$19,243	$8,310	$5,795
2018	$19,243	$8,039	$5,456
2017	$18,249	$7,673	$5,319
2016	$18,249	$7,478	$5,105

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

74%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Saddle River, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	74%	77%	81%
2024	74%	78%	85%
2023	74%	80%	85%
2022	74%	79%	85%
2021	74%	79%	85%
2020	74%	79%	85%
2019	74%	79%	85%
2018	74%	79%	85%
2017	74%	79%	85%
2016	74%	79%	85%
2015	95%	79%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

21 extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

12 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Saddle River, NJ?

The private schools in Saddle River, NJ include Saddle River Day School and Saddle Acres School-Upper Saddle River.

How many private schools are located in Saddle River?

3 private schools are located in Saddle River.

What percentage of students in Saddle River go to private school?

31% of all K-12 students in Saddle River are educated in private schools (compared to the NJ state average of 14%).

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