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Overall
A
Matriculation A
Academics A
Extracurriculars B+
Community A
Reviews B+
Saddle River Day School is a vibrant Kindergarten-Grade 12, co-ed, college-preparatory community filled with bright, motivated young people, instructed by a talented and dedicated faculty. As our mission statement reads, "We inspire each child to achieve personal excellence and to become caring and ethical contributors to society." We also believe that "Everyone Counts," meaning the talents and contributions all members of our community are prized and fostered.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$51050
Enrollment
500
International Students
6%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
85%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:7
AP
20
Average SAT Score
1250
Average ACT Score
32
Class Size
12

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#10 Northwestern University 2
#22 Georgetown University 1
#25 University of Southern California 1
#29 University of Florida 1
#34 University of California: Irvine 2
#34 University of California: San Diego 2
#41 Boston University 1
#44 Northeastern University 2
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1
#51 Villanova University 1
LAC #11 Washington and Lee University 1
#62 George Washington University 1
#62 Syracuse University 1
#67 University of Connecticut 1
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1
#72 Fordham University 1
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1
#72 Southern Methodist University 1
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 2
#89 Howard University 1
#89 University of Delaware 3
#97 University of San Diego 1
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 1
#182 Montclair State University 1
LAC #37 Bucknell University 1
LAC #39 Lafayette College 1
#219 Sacred Heart University 1
#234 Pace University 2
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 1
Marist College 2
Penn State University Park 1
Rollins College 1
Rutgers University 2
The College of New Jersey 1
Union College 1
United States Military Academy 1
University of Maryland: College Park 1
University of Ottawa 1
University of Toronto 1
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2016-2021 2019 2018 2011-2017 Total
All schools 37 157 126 57 115
#3 Stanford University 2 1 3
#3 Harvard College 2 2
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 1 admitted 2
#7 Duke University 1 1 2
#9 Brown University 1 1
#9 Northwestern University 2 3 1 6
#12 Cornell University 4 4
#12 Columbia University 1 1
#15 University of California: Berkeley 2 2 4
#17 Rice University 1 1
#18 Vanderbilt University 2 2
#18 Dartmouth College 1 1
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 1
#21 University of Michigan 1 1 5 7
#22 Georgetown University 1 1 1 3
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 2 1 3 6
#24 Emory University 3 1 admitted 1 5
#24 University of Virginia 1 admitted 1
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 3 4
#28 University of California: San Diego 2 2
#28 University of Southern California 1 1 2
#28 University of Florida 1 1
#33 University of California: Irvine 2 2
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 1 2
#35 New York University 17 1 3 admitted 13 34
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 admitted 2
#39 Boston College 5 2 3 admitted 4 14
#40 University of Washington 1 1 admitted 2
#40 Rutgers University 2 6 10 7 25
#40 Tufts University 2 1 admitted 4 7
#43 Boston University 1 15 2 3 admitted 7 28
#47 Wake Forest University 2 2
#47 University of Rochester 2 1 2 admitted 2 7
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 1
#47 Lehigh University 1 1 1 admitted 1 4
#53 Florida State University 1 1 2
#53 Northeastern University 2 4 2 admitted 1 9
#54 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 1
#58 University of Connecticut 1 2 4 3 admitted 1 11
#58 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 1 admitted 2
#60 Santa Clara University 1 1
#60 Brandeis University 1 admitted 1
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 1
#61 Purdue University 1 1
#67 University of Miami 3 2 3 8
#67 Syracuse University 1 10 5 4 admitted 11 31
#67 Villanova University 1 4 2 7
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 1 admitted 2
#67 George Washington University 1 4 5 5 15
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 4 4
#73 Tulane University 1 1 2
#73 SUNY University at Binghamton 5 5
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 4 9 2 admitted 2 18
#76 University of Delaware 3 4 2 2 admitted 4 15
#76 Stevens Institute of Technology 2 3 1 3 admitted 2 11
#76 Colorado School of Mines 1 1 2
#76 Pepperdine University 1 1
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 1
#86 New Jersey Institute of Technology 3 3
#89 Temple University 2 2
#89 Fordham University 1 6 7 4 admitted 5 23
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 1
#93 Auburn University 1 1 2
#93 Loyola Marymount University 2 1 3
#98 Drexel University 3 4 7 admitted 1 15
#98 University of San Diego 1 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 2 3
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 2 2 4
#105 American University 4 1 1 admitted 3 9
#105 Arizona State University 1 1 2
#105 George Mason University 1 1
#105 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 1
#115 University of New Hampshire 2 2
#115 Howard University 1 1
#115 University of Arizona 1 4 5
#124 James Madison University 2 2
#124 Fairfield University 2 2
#133 University of Vermont 1 1 1 admitted 3
#133 Elon University 2 2
#137 University of Alabama 2 2
#142 Loyola University Chicago 2 admitted 2
#142 Clark University 1 2 1 admitted 4
#151 University of Rhode Island 2 2
#151 Colorado State University 1 1
#163 St. John's University 1 1
#163 Montclair State University 1 1
#170 Quinnipiac University 7 4 11
#185 Hofstra University 3 3
#209 Sacred Heart University 1 1
#216 University of Massachusetts Boston 1 1
#249 Pace University 2 1 1 4
#249 Suffolk University 1 1
#260 Loyola University New Orleans 1 1
#280 DeSales University 1 1
#296 Alvernia University 1 1
#304 Florida Gulf Coast University 1 1
#304 Radford University 1 1
#369 long island university-liu post 1 1
University of California: Santa Cruz 2 1 1 admitted 1 5
Penn State University Park 1 1 3 2 7
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 1 admitted 3 5
University of Maryland: College Park 1 1 2 2 admitted 6
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2016-2021 2019 2018 2011-2017 Total
All schools 7 41 32 16 37
#4 Wellesley College 1 1
#11 Wesleyan University 1 1 1 admitted 2 5
#11 Barnard College 1 4 5
#16 Smith College 1 1
#16 Hamilton College 2 1 admitted 1 4
#21 Haverford College 1 1 1 3
#21 Colgate University 2 1 3
#21 Washington and Lee University 1 1 2
#24 Bates College 2 1 admitted 2 5
#25 University of Richmond 1 1 2
#27 College of the Holy Cross 1 1
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 1 2
#30 Lafayette College 1 1 1 2 admitted 3 8
#30 Bucknell University 1 2 2 3 8
#33 Colorado College 2 2 4
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 1
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 2 3
#38 Union College 2 admitted 3 5
#38 Skidmore College 1 3 3 admitted 2 9
#39 Denison University 1 1
#39 Trinity College 1 admitted 1
#45 Union College 1 1 1 3
#46 Dickinson College 1 2 2 admitted 2 7
#46 Connecticut College 2 admitted 3 5
#63 Gettysburg College 1 1 1 1 4
#63 Agnes Scott College 1 1
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 1 2
#70 Muhlenberg College 7 3 10
#72 Bard College 1 4 1 admitted 1 7
#86 Ursinus College 1 1
#93 Drew University 4 3 7
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 1
#107 Susquehanna University 1 1
#107 Randolph-Macon College 1 1
#121 Hartwick College 1 1 2
#124 Goucher College 1 1
#130 Roanoke College 1 1
#167 Guilford College 1 1
#174 Marymount Manhattan College 1 1
United States Military Academy 1 1
Oberlin College 1 1 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2016-2021 2019 2018 2011-2017 Total
All schools 2 1 0 0 0
#1 University of Toronto 1 1
#3 McGill University 1 1
#8 University of Ottawa 1 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2016-2021 2019 2018 2011-2017 Total
All schools 0 1 0 0 0
#33 University of St. Andrews 1 1

Academics

AP

(20)
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
European History
French Language and Culture
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
European History
French Language and Culture
Spanish Language and Culture
United States History
Biology
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Statistics
Macroeconomics
World History
English Literature and Composition
Spanish Literature and Culture
Human Geography
Psychology
Music Theory
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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Sports

(11)
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Golf
Lacrosse
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Golf
Lacrosse
Rowing
Soccer
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(41)
3M Math Modeling Club
Admissions Ambassadors
Amnesty International
Animal Shelter Club
Art Club
Community Service Club
3M Math Modeling Club
Admissions Ambassadors
Amnesty International
Animal Shelter Club
Art Club
Community Service Club
Cooking Club
Debate Team
Diversity Alliance
Dongeons & Dragons Club
Esports
FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America
Hack Club
Human Rights Club
International/Multicultural Club
ISMS Go Med
Japanese Club
Knitting Club
K Pop Club
Mimesis (literary magazine)
Model UN
Music Appreciation Club
NJ Thespian Society- Drama Club
Operation Smile
Origami Club
Performing Arts Club
Philosophy Club
Photo Club
Rebel Leaders (peer leadership)
Rebel Report (newspaper/news blog)
RebelVision (newscast/production studio/online channel)
Retrospect (yearbook)
RoboRebels Robotics Club
Science Central Journal
Socrates Cafe (philosophy club)
Storytellers of SRDS
Strategic Games Club
Student Council
TEDx Youth
Thespian Society
Transpacific Club
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Arts

(14)
Acting
Band
Choir
Jazz
Music Theory
String
Acting
Band
Choir
Jazz
Music Theory
String
Vocal
Digital Photography
Graphic Design
Photography
Portfolio
Studio Art
Video
Art
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Contact Info

https://www.saddleriverday.org
147 Chestnut Ridge Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458
201-327-4050
glee@saddleriverday.org
New Jersey

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PreK-12
Urban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1957
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 02/01
Interview: Skype, On Campus
Other Accepted Scores: ISEE
Recommended
Boarding
The Stony Brook School United States Flag
4.6
Recommended
Boarding
Elite Preparatory Academy United States Flag
4.8

Frequently Ask Questions about Saddle River Day School

Tell me a bit about Saddle River Day School.
Saddle River Day School is Co-ed private day school located in New Jersey, US. It was founded 1957 , and currently has about 500 students, 6.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.saddleriverday.org.
Does Saddle River Day School have rigorous academic requirements?
Saddle River Day School is offering 20 AP courses.

Saddle River Day School also have 85% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Saddle River Day School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 9.04% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 13.84% go to top 25, and about 0.28% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Saddle River Day School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Saddle River Day School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Saddle River Day School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Saddle River Day School in 2024 is $51,050 which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at glee@saddleriverday.org .
Where is Saddle River Day School located?
Saddle River Day School is located in the State of New Jersey of USA. The closest major city is New York, which is about 19 miles away from school. Most families can choose JFK aireport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Saddle River Day School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Saddle River Day School is among the most popular schools, within top 183 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Saddle River Day School has been favorited by 123 users.
How to start with an application with Saddle River Day School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Saddle River Day School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Saddle River Day School’s official site: https://www.saddleriverday.org or call them at 201-327-4050.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Saddle River Day School?
Yes, here are few: St. Joseph Regional High School, Don Bosco Prep H.S. and Holmstead School.

The closest major city is New York. You can find out more schools near New York here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Saddle River Day School?
The overall rating for Saddle River Day School is A.

The section ratings of Saddle River Day School are:
A for Matriculation
A for Academics
B+ for Extracurriculum
A for Community
B+ for Students and Parents reviews

Nearby City

New York, New York
New York City, often referred to as NYC, is the most populous city in the United States with a 2020 population of 8.8 million. It is the cultural, financial, and entertainment hub of the world, renowned for its iconic landmarks like Times Square, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty. The city is home to global institutions such as the United Nations and Wall Street. Known for its diversity and vibrant arts scene, New York City plays a crucial role in shaping international commerce, politics, and culture.
Population (2022) 8,363,710
Cost of Living Higher than average 146%
Nearby Airport JFK aireport

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