Saddle River Day School | |
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Address | |
147 Chestnut Ridge Road Saddle River, NJ 07458 United States |
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Coordinates | 41°01′50″N 74°05′05″W / 41.030607°N 74.084815°WCoordinates: 41°01′50″N 74°05′05″W / 41.030607°N 74.084815°W |
Information | |
Type | Private Day school |
Established | 1957 |
Head of Schools | Eileen Lambert |
Faculty | 43.3 FTEs |
Grades | K–12 |
Enrollment | 302 (as of 2015-16, plus 4 in PreK) |
Student to teacher ratio | 7.0:1 |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) |
Navy blue Red and white |
Athletics | Rebels |
Nickname | Rebels |
Publication | Periscope (Alumni) Parents Guild Newslink |
Newspaper | The Rebel Review |
Yearbook | Retrospect |
Website | School website |
Saddle River Day School is a coeducational, college-preparatory independent day school, located in Saddle River, in Bergen County, New Jersey, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Its student body is drawn from communities in Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Morris County in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York.
The school was founded in 1957, by John C. Alford, and graduated its first senior class in 1960. Saddle River Day School is composed of three divisions: the Lower Division, the Middle Division and the Upper Division. In 1966 it received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which expires in May 2021. The school is also accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Independent Schools.
As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 302 students (plus 4 in PreK) and 43.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.0:1. The school's student body was 78.2% White, 13.9% Asian, 3.6% Black, 3.6% Hispanic and 0.7% two or more races.
The Lower School offers foreign language instruction starting in Kindergarten, which continues as a requirement through 12th grade. The Upper School offers Advanced Placement exams in the following areas: English, United States History, European History, French Literature and/or Language, Latin, Spanish Literature and/or Language, Calculus AB and BC, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.