FacTS AND FIgures
Here's how the numbers and data add up to an exemplary threes to eighth grade education for your child!
Our Campus
Facilities: 14-acre wooded campus includes nature trails, community gardens and athletic field, plus:
- 3 Libraries
- 3 Playgrounds
- 3 Science Labs
- 2 Art Studios
- 2 Technology Makerspaces
- Lower School Innovation Center
Bus transportation available for students who live in the Bronx, the Upper West Side and Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Safety: All buildings are equipped with fire detection systems, carbon monoxide detectors, updated security systems, door access control systems, video monitoring and a visitor management system. Each entry point in academic buildings have receptionists who identify all visitors to the school.
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Before & After Care
Before School: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - start of school
Child Care (early childhood and lower school): Monday-Friday, end of school until 6:00 p.m.
Library Hours (middle school): Monday-Friday, end of school until 6:00 p.m.
Enrichment classes: available after school for Kindergarten to Fifth Grade.
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School Hours by Grade
Threes or Fours
Monday-Friday, 8:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 3:15 (depending on options)
Kindergarten
Monday-Friday, 8:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
First & Second Grade
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Third & Fourth Grade
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Fifth & Sixth Grade
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Seventh & Eighth Grade
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Tuesday & Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (includes sports practices)
Early morning care is available starting at 7:30 a.m.
Childcare for all ages is available daily until 6 p.m.
Diversity
Geographic Diversity: students from 51 different towns in New Jersey and New York.
Language Diversity: More than 20 languages spoken in addition to English.
Students of Color: 56%
Community Building
- All-School Buddy System
- Service projects in lower and middle school
- G Day for passion projects and service work
- School traditions including International Food Festival and Field Day
Uniquely Structured for Student Success
- Chilton House - Threes through Kindergarten
- Little School - First through Fourth Grade
- Morrow House - Fifth through Eighth Grade
Chilton House - Threes through Kindergarten
Chilton House
Threes
- 12 students per class on average
- Two teachers in each classroom
- Students change classes for music, physical education, gardening and library. These subjects are taught by specialists.
Fours
- 16 students per class on average
- Two teachers in each classroom
- Students change classes for music, physical education, gardening and library. These subjects, in addition to Spanish which is taught in the classroom, are taught by specialists.
Kindergarten
- 16 students per class on average
- Two teachers in each classroom
- Students change classes for music, physical education, gardening, science, technology and library. These subjects, in addition to Spanish which is taught in the classroom, are taught by specialists.
Little School - First through Fourth Grade
Little School
First to Fourth Grade
- 16 students meet in homeroom daily.
- The program is differentiated and therefore, students have several teachers throughout the week for various subjects.
- Students change classes for music, physical education, art, science, technology and library. These subjects are taught by specialists. Spanish is taught in the classroom by a Spanish teacher.
Morrow House - Fifth through Eighth Grade
Morrow School
Fifth Grade Through Eighth Grade
The students in grades five through eight are in learning groups that average 16 per class. The program is departmentalized starting in sixth grade and therefore, students have several teachers throughout the week for various subjects. Students meet in advisory groups of fewer than 10 students daily.
Accreditations & Memberships
NJAIS (New Jersey Association of Independent Schools) • NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) • ISAAGNY (Independent School Admissions Association of Greater New York) • CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) • ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) • Parents League of New York • Educational Records Bureau • AISAP (Association of Independent School Admission Professionals) • Enrollment Management Association
Admissions
For more information regarding Admissions or to schedule your tour of The Elisabeth Morrow School, please contact:
Kathleen Visconti
Director of Enrollment Management
Debra Abitante
Associate Director of Admissions
Laura Khutorsky
Associate Director of Admissions
Nyafa McCloggan
Enrollment Management Coordinator
admissions@elisabethmorrow.org
201.568.5566 x7212