Saddle River Day School
Private school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saddle River Day School is a coeducational, college-preparatory independent day school, located in Saddle River, in Bergen County, New Jersey, serving students in Pre-K3 through twelfth grade.[6][7] Its student body is drawn from communities in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York.
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147 Chestnut Ridge Road , , 07458 United States | |
Coordinates | 41.030607°N 74.084815°W / 41.030607; -74.084815 |
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Type | Private Day school |
Established | 1957 |
NCES School ID | 00868768[1] |
Head of school | Jalaj Desai[2] |
Faculty | 43.3 FTEs[1] |
Grades | K–12 |
Enrollment | 302 (plus 4 in PreK, as of 2017–18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 7:1[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy blue Red and white[3] |
Athletics | Rebels[3] |
Nickname | Rebels |
Publication | Periscope (Alumni) Parents Guild Newslink |
Newspaper | The Rebel Report[4] |
Yearbook | Retrospect[4] |
Tuition | $44,500 (9-11), $45,500 (12) for 2022-23[5] |
Website | www |
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 July 2027.[8] The school is also accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[9] and the National Association of Independent Schools.
As of the 2017–18 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 7:1. The school's student body was 78.1% (236) White, 13.9% (42) Asian, 3.6% (11) Black, 3.6% (11) Hispanic and 0.7% (2) two or more races.[1]