Dwight-englewood School vs. The Elisabeth Morrow School
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Dwight-englewood School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New Jersey for:
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The Elisabeth Morrow School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New Jersey for:
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Overview
Dwight-Englewood School offers a seamless educational experience from preschool through grade 12 and gives students the highest quality preparation for college and university work while fostering independent thinking; the ability to solve problems; and the skills, tolerance, and integrity it takes to thrive in our multifaceted world.
The Elisabeth Morrow School is a co-educational country day school for students age two through grade eight.
Since 1930, EMS has graduated independent and critical thinkers through a comprehensive art, academic, athletic, music and social education.
Located on fourteen acres in Englewood, New Jersey, EMS offers nature trails, working gardens, three playgrounds and outdoor classroom patio spaces.
Campus is just 5 miles north of the George Washington Bridge and bus service is aviaible from NYC.
Grades Offered
PK-12
NS-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1889
1930
Students Body
Total Students
1053 students
387 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
100%
40%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
-
40
Pre-K Students
28
27
Kindergarten Students
40
38
Grade 1 Students
35
34
Grade 2 Students
50
32
Grade 3 Students
40
31
Grade 4 Students
40
40
Grade 5 Students
42
45
Grade 6 Students
95
25
Grade 7 Students
100
35
Grade 8 Students
103
40
Grade 9 Students
125
-
Grade 10 Students
125
-
Grade 11 Students
100
-
Grade 12 Students
130
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
126 teachers
77 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
70%
73%
Average Class Size
14
16
Number of AP Classes
17
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:8
1:5
Average ACT score
30
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Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
( Students may decide on a daily basis whether to follow the Standard Dress Code or the casual EMS Team Dress Code, alternating as desired.)
( Students may decide on a daily basis whether to follow the Standard Dress Code or the casual EMS Team Dress Code, alternating as desired.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 9 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$30,600
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Tuition Notes
Tuition is less for Pre- School and Elementary
$34,480-50,980 tuition range for Age Two through Grade Eight
% on Financial Aid
n/a
25%
Average Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$17,000
Acceptance Rate
50%
77%
Admissions Director
Sherronda L Brown
Debbie Abitante
Admissions Associate
Joni Hartsough
Jacqueline Sirgo
Sports
Total Sports Offered
15
8
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
40
29
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
A Capella Group, Action Against Homelessness, AIDS Awareness, Amnesty International, Autism Awareness Club, Bergen County Math League, Calliope (Literary Magazine), Chamber Music, Chemistry Olympics, Community Outreach, Cultural Diversity Club, D-E Against Destructive Decisions, D-E Animal Rights, D-E Fight Against Cancer, Dance Club, Drama Club, Environmental Action Club, Fencing Club, Festival of Student Written One-Act Plays, Film Festival, Financial Club, Gay-Straight Student Alliance, Helping Hands Peer Tutoring, Helping Out People Everywhere, Jazz Rock, Juggling Club, Michael Andrew Glowski Intramural Competition, Parnassus Language Magazine, Peer Group Meetings, Photography Magazine, Poster Club, Quartet, Robotics Club, Spectrum (Upper School Newspaper), Stage Crew, Student Government, Tour Guides / Admissions Ambassadors, Upper School Fall Play, Winter Musical, Yearbook
Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Coding Club, Community Service, Drawing and Painting, EMS Voices Choral Ensemble, Game Design, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Leadership Symposium, MathCounts, Model UN, Orchestra, Photography, Pilates, Printmaking, Robotics Club, Rock Band, Stage Band, Student Ambassador Program, Superchamber Orchestra, Technology Club, Theater Program, Website Design, Write Around the Clock, Writing club, yearbook, Yoga