Morristown–Beard School
| The Morristown–Beard School | |
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70 Whippany Road Morristown, New Jersey United States Morristown, NJ, (Morris County) 07960 |
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| Type | Private Independent day school |
| Motto |
Ad Astra per Aspera ("Through hardships to the stars") |
| Established | 1891 |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Headmaster | Peter J. Caldwell |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| • Grade 7 | 53 |
| Average class size | 12-14 |
| Campus size | 22 acres (0.089 km2) |
| Color(s) |
Crimson White Black |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Crimson |
| Accreditation |
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools New Jersey Association of Independent Schools |
| Newspaper | Crimson Sun |
| Yearbook | Salmagundi |
| Head of Upper School | Darren Burns |
| Head of Middle School | Boni Luna |
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Morristown School
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Location in Morris County, New Jersey
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| Location | Jct. of Whippany Road and Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, Morristown, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°48′13″N 74°26′58″W / 40.80361°N 74.44944°WCoordinates: 40°48′13″N 74°26′58″W / 40.80361°N 74.44944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | Boring Brothers, et al.; Collins, John D. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 96000047 |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 1996 |
Morristown–Beard School is a coeducational, independent, college-preparatory day school located in Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Serving students in sixth through twelfth grades, the school has two academic units: an Upper School (9-12) and a Middle School (6-8).
The present-day Morristown–Beard School was formed from the 1971 merger of two single-sex schools: the Beard School for Girls and the Morristown School for Boys. The Commission on Secondary Schools at the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools has accredited the school since 1973.
Peter J. Caldwell has served as Morristown–Beard School's headmaster since 2011.
As of the 2013–14 school year, Morristown–Beard School has an enrollment of 560 students (411 Upper School students and 149 Middle School students). The student body (55% male, 45% female) come from 90 towns in New Jersey.
Ninety-three faculty members teach at Morristown Beard School as of the 2013–14 school year. The school has a faculty–to-student ratio of 1:7 and an average class size of 12 students. Fifty-eight percent of the faculty hold advanced degrees, and fourteen percent hold PhD's.
The Episcopal Church founded Morristown School as St. Bartholomew's School in 1891. Rev. Frank E. Edwards, a graduate of Harvard University (1891), served as the school's first headmaster, and classes took place in Morristown's Normandy Park area. Achieving notoriety, St. Bartholomew's school hosted a speech by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes novels, in 1894.
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