The Elisabeth Morrow School vs. Dwight-englewood School
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Dwight-englewood School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New Jersey for:
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Overview
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.
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.
Grades Offered
NS-8
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1930
1889
Students Body
Total Students
387 students
1053 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
40%
100%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
40
-
Pre-K Students
27
28
Kindergarten Students
38
40
Grade 1 Students
34
35
Grade 2 Students
32
50
Grade 3 Students
31
40
Grade 4 Students
40
40
Grade 5 Students
45
42
Grade 6 Students
25
95
Grade 7 Students
35
100
Grade 8 Students
40
103
Grade 9 Students
-
125
Grade 10 Students
-
125
Grade 11 Students
-
100
Grade 12 Students
-
130
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
77 teachers
126 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
73%
70%
Average Class Size
16
14
Number of AP Classes
n/a
17
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:8
Average ACT score
n/a
30
Classroom Dress Code
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.)
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 9 / rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
n/a
$30,600
Tuition Notes
$34,480-50,980 tuition range for Age Two through Grade Eight
Tuition is less for Pre- School and Elementary
% on Financial Aid
25%
n/a
Average Financial Aid Grant
$17,000
n/a
Acceptance Rate
77%
50%
Admissions Director
Debbie Abitante
Sherronda L Brown
Admissions Associate
Jacqueline Sirgo
Joni Hartsough
Sports
Total Sports Offered
8
15
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
29
40
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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
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