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Rippowam Cisqua School

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439 Cantitoe St PO Box 488
Bedford, NY 10506

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Tel: (914)244-1204

RCS is a co-educational, independent country day school, which offers small classes and a dynamic program of academics, arts, and athletics.
Our focus is on critical thinking, personal excellence, and individual development.
Since 1917, RCS has provided an unparalleled educational experience for children in Grades PreK through Nine.
Teacher-student interaction is at the heart of the RCS educational program.
Our faculty encourages our students to believe in themselves, think independently, and explore their talents to the fullest, thus fostering a lifelong love of learning. Recent graduates of RCS have gone on to matriculate at some of the finest secondary schools-- Andover, Brunswick, Choate, Exeter, Greenwich Academy, Hackley, and Rye Country Day; college and university matriculations include Brown, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, and Stanford.
The Lower Campus, PreK through Grade Four, is located in Mount Kisco, NY and the Upper Campus, Grades Five through Nine, is located in Bedford, NY.

School Membership(s)School Assoc.	Institute for Independent Education National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten-9
Year Founded	1917

Total Classroom Teachers	101 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	5:1 National avg.: 13:1
Classroom Dress Code	Casual (uniform for boys and girls)

RCS is a co-educational, independent country day school, which offers small classes and a dynamic program of academics, arts, and athletics. Our focus is on critical thinking, personal excellence, and individual development. Since 1917, RCS has provided an unparalleled educational experience for children in Grades PreK through Nine. Teacher-student interaction is at the heart of the RCS educational program. Our faculty encourages our students to believe in themselves, think independently, and explore their talents to the fullest, thus fostering a lifelong love of learning. Recent graduates of RCS have gone on to matriculate at some of the finest secondary schools-- Andover, Brunswick, Choate, Exeter, Greenwich Academy, Hackley, and Rye Country Day; college and university matriculations include Brown, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, and Stanford. The Lower Campus, PreK through Grade Four, is located in Mount Kisco, NY and the Upper Campus, Grades Five through Nine, is located in Bedford, NY.