NYC Firm Schools such as The Riverdale Country School focus keenly on their diverse student body and a history of academic excellence. Riverdale Country School has an extensive program of extracurricular activities and clubs that coincide with their aim to cultivate the unique talents of their students. Riverdale focuses on nurturing students’ intellectual, creative, physical, moral, emotional, and social development. Riverdale offers a full range of interscholastic sports such as baseball, basketball, fencing, field hockey, football, volleyball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, golf, cross-country running, wrestling, tennis on outdoor courts on both campuses, and swimming in a six-lane, 25-meter swimming pool.
Riverdale is a nonprofit, nondenominational private school that is governed by a 31-member Board of Trustees. It is the largest independent school campus in New York City, with a total of 27.5 acres. Of those, 19.5-acres encompass the Middle and Upper School Hill Campus for Grades 6-12, and the remaining 8-acres is utilized for the Lower School River Campus for Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 5.
The Riverdale Country School is located in Bronx, NY and is a member of the NAIS and the Institute for Independent Education. It is a nonsectarian, co-educational and accepts students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Riverdale Country School has a student body of around 1100 and the student teacher ratio is about 1:6. The school’s calendar is 171 days vs. the 180 in public schools.
Riverdale Country School is an independent, college preparatory coed day school enrolling students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. It is located on two spacious, wooded campuses one mile apart in the northwestern corner of New York City known as Riverdale.
The Riverdale Country School is a wonderful addition to NYC Firm Schools.
Riverdale has my vote. With two children attending the lower school, one close to moving to middle school and the other in the early years – as a family we are extremely happy and blessed with the rigor and nuture provided by curriculum and staff; the beautiful and sustainable campuses; focus on diversity through community development; and profound leadership with our head of school. Go Falcons!