SADDLE RIVER DAY SCHOOL 2015 - 2016 PROFILE COmmunItY 147 Chestnut Ridge Road ………………................................................................................................................................ Saddle River, New Jersey (201) 327-4050 Saddle River Day School, located in the hills of Saddle River, New Jersey, was founded in 1957 as www.saddleriverday.org an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school and resides thirty miles northwest of New York City. Our student body of 320+ boys and girls is drawn from 64 communities in Bergen, Essex and Passaic Counties in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York. Saddle River Day Administration School is composed of three divisions: the Lower Division (Grades Pre K-4), the Middle Division Eileen Lambert (Grades 5-8) and the Upper Division (Grades 9-12). Saddle River Day School is accredited by the Head of School Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Gretchen Lee We also hold memberships with Cum Laude Society, Latin, French and Spanish National Honor Director of Admissions Societies, National Association for College Admissions Counseling, and the Association of College and Financial Assistance Admissions Counselors in Independent Schools. Stacey Giordano Dean of Faculty MISSIOn AnD PHILOSOpHY ………………………………………………………………………………….......................…. Doug McLane Dean of the Upper We inspire each child to achieve personal and academic excellence and to become a caring and Division ethical contributor to society. Josh Deitch The Core Values of Saddle River Day School Dean of the Middle 1. Everyone Counts: At Saddle River Day School, all children and adults matter; their talents and Division contributions are prized. Dorothy Fayerweather 2. Love of Learning: Saddle River Day School engenders a life-long love of learning in our Dean of the Lower students with a caring and committed faculty, staff and administration. Division 3. Intellectual Risk Taking: Intellectual risk taking is encouraged and celebrated through a Seth Marx nurturing, intimate environment that ensures the physical and emotional security of each child. Director of Development Andrew Greene EnROLLmEnt Dean of Students …………………………………………………………………….....................………………... Danny Brown Lower School Enrollment: 72 Athletic Director Middle School Enrollment: 75 Karen Ferretti Director of Upper School Enrollment: 177 Class of 2016: 40 Seniors College Counseling FACuLtY …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Saddle River Day School employs 75 full-time faculty and staff members, 60% hold advanced degrees. SADDLE RIVER DAY SCHOOL Nurture Challenge GRADuAtIOn REquIREmEntS ADVAnCED pLACEmEnt ………………......................................................................... ………………......................................................................... To graduate, a student must have completed a minimum of: In May 2015, 66 students in grades 10-12 took a total of 139 four years of English, three years of mathematics, three years Advanced Placement Exams in 13 subject areas. Students must of laboratory science, three years of history/social science, level three in a world language, and one year of visual and/or in order to be place in an AP course. All students taking an AP performing arts. In accordance with New Jersey State law, all students must take four years of physical education. in: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Advanced Placement courses are offered according to demand Language, English Literature, Art History, European History, in major disciplines and may not be offered every year. French Language, Latin, Physics C, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, US Government and Politics, and US History. English: th th Required 9 - 12 grade % of Total AP Students with Scores 3+ Mathematics: 100 3-year requirement 94 89 90 85 86 82 80 75 75 75 74 73 World Languages: 70 Level III requirement 60 61 61 61 61 60 Science: 50 3-lab science requirement 40 (Biology & Chemistry must be 2 of the 3) 30 % of Total AP Students AP % of Total Social Science: 20 th th Required 9 - 11 grade 10 0 Arts: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1 credit Miscellaneous: Health Education in Grade Ten, Driver’s Saddle River Day School (311348) New Jersey Global Education for those students of eligible age and Physical Education. SAt SubjECt tEStS mEAnS 2012-2015 ………………………………………………………………. SAT Subject Tests Biology ……………….655 Chemistry …………….702 English Lit …………... 656 French ……………….. 650 Math 1.……………….640 Math 2 ………………..702 Physics ………………. 664 Spanish ……………….630 US History …………... 656 2015 - 2016 PROFILE Challenge Achieve SADDLE RIVER DAY SCHOOL mAtRICuLAtIOn CLASSES 2011-2015 ………………............................................................................................................................................................................... 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