Wardlaw-Hartridge School
| The Wardlaw-Hartridge School | |
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| Location | |
| Edison, NJ | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Day |
| Motto |
Cognoscere et conficere To learn and to achieve |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian |
| Established | 1882 |
| CEEB code | 311230 |
| Head of School | Andrew Webster |
| Faculty | 57.1 |
| Enrollment | 431 (plus 40 in Pre-K) (2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.5 |
| Campus | 36 acres (150,000 m2) |
| Color(s) |
Green and Gold |
| Athletics | 15 varsity sports |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference |
| Team name | Rams |
| Average SAT scores | Middle 50%: Critical Reading: 580-700; Math: 600-700 |
| Website | School website |
The Wardlaw-Hartridge School (commonly referred to as Wardlaw or W-H) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in Edison, New Jersey, United States, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is divided into three administrative divisions: the Lower School, the Middle School, and the Upper School.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 431 students (plus 40 in pre-K) and 57.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.5.
The Wardlaw-Hartridge School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
In 1882, the precursor to the Wardlaw School, The Leal School for Boys, headed by Mr. Wardlaw, serving boys from first grade to senior year of high school, was founded in Plainfield, New Jersey. In 1916, Charles Digby "Pop" Wardlaw moved from teacher to Head and purchased the school, and changed its name to The Wardlaw School. In 1959, the school was purchased from 'Pop' Wardlaw and renamed The Wardlaw Country Day School. The campus on Central Avenue was expanded with a new classroom wing and auditorium. In the late 1960s, the Wardlaw school moved to a campus off Inman Avenue in the bordering town of Edison.
The Misses Scribner and Newton's School for Girls was founded in 1884 in Plainfield near the Wardlaw School. The school name was changed to The Hartridge School when, in 1903, Miss Hartridge became the school's owner.
For many years, the Hartridge School and the Wardlaw School were closely affiliated. Each school would invite students from the other school to dances, and the two schools shared a drama department (out of necessity, as boys and girls were both needed to fill roles in school plays and musicals.)
The Wardlaw School and the Hartridge School merged into one coeducational school, the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, in 1976. The former Hartridge campus became the Oakwood campus for the K - 7 Lower School, while the former Wardlaw Country Day Upper School campus became the home to the Upper school for grades 8 - 12.
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