Storm King School

The Storm King School
Students celebrating a victory at the iconic Bell Tower.
Location
Cornwall on Hudson, NY U.S.
Information
Type	Independent, boarding
Motto	Truth, Respect, Responsibility
Established	1867
Head of School	Jonathan Lamb
Faculty	37
Enrollment	180 total (85% boarding)
Average class size	10 students
Student to teacher ratio	5:1
Campus	Rural, 50 acres
Color(s)	Navy Blue & White
Athletics	19 Interscholastic Sports
Mascot	Cougar
Average SAT scores	1700
Endowment	$2.5 million
Website	www.sks.org

Storm King School (SKS) is a highly selective, independent, coeducational boarding and day school, located one hour away from New York City. One of the oldest boarding schools in New York, The Storm King School was established in 1867. It is a college preparatory school for students in grades 8-12 with enrollment of 180 and 37 faculty that live on or near campus throughout the year.

85% of students are boarding and 15% are day students with 60% male and 40% female. The school enrolls students from 10 states and 26 countries.

The Storm King School is accredited by NYSAIS and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. SKS is a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, and the College Board, among other professional organizations.

An 18-member Board of Trustees governs the school.

Located in Orange County, N.Y. about an hour north of New York City, The Storm King School sits approximately 900 feet above the west bank of the Hudson River, on a spur of Storm King Mountain that offers a commanding view of the Shawangunk Mountains and distant Catskills. The campus adjoins Black Rock Forest nature preserve to the south.

The school lies in the historic Hudson Valley between West Point and Newburgh, boasting sites rich with American history and legend including Washington’s headquarters during the Revolution, Temple Hill, Stony Point, the Iron Chain, the Battle of the Highland Forts, Benedict Arnold, Fulton’s first steamboat and the legends of Washington Irving. Nearby Storm King Art Center is a renowned outdoor sculpture museum that exhibits work by world class sculptors and artists. Among them, is major Viennese sculptor Josef Pillhofer, whose contemporary statuary of the human form with outstretched arms was a gift to The Storm King School in 1964.

The Storm King School is a member of the Black Rock Consortium, which administers the Black Rock Forest, a 3,830-acre wilderness alongside the campus. The School makes maximum use of these natural surroundings for its science, environmental, and recreational programs. The Head of School is a vice president and a member of the Executive Committee of the Consortium, which includes the American Museum of Natural History, Barnard College, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Browning School, City College of New York, Columbia University, Convent of the Sacred Heart, the Dalton School, Friends Seminary, New York Academy of Sciences, New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Newburgh School District, and Teacher's College of Columbia University.