Elisabeth Morrow School

The Elisabeth Morrow School is a private, co-educational, day school in the United States in Englewood, New Jersey, educating children from nursery through eighth grade.

As of the 2022-2023 school year, the school had an enrollment of about 400 students and 95.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4:1.Elisabeth Morrow School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 2, 2020.

The Elisabeth Morrow School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Other memberships include the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent School Admissions Association of Greater New York, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Parents League of New York, Early Steps, the Educational Records Bureau, and the Association of Independent School Admission Professionals.

History

The school was founded in 1930 by Elisabeth Morrow, daughter of Elizabeth Cutter Morrow, and Constance Chilton, with an initial enrollment of forty students. Since the mid-1950s, the school has expanded, enlarging its campus on the grounds of the Morrow Family estate.

In 2004-05, a new middle school was added, so that students can complete their education through the eighth grade.

In 2019-20, the school announced the expansion of its innovative Early Childhood Education Program to include children starting at age 2. There are no other academic programs for two-year-old children offered by independent schools within a commutable distance of Englewood, New Jersey.

Today, the two-year-olds through kindergarten class sizes range from 16 to 18 with two full-time teachers, plus specialists in music, art, science, physical education, computer, and foreign language. First through eighth grade class sizes range from 14 to 18 with one teacher and increased instruction by the above specialists.

Campus

The school's campus encompasses three classroom buildings, two gymnasiums/performing arts center, three playgrounds, playing field, and a running brook. Facilities include three state-of-the-art science labs, technology labs, multiple libraries, two music and two art studios as well as a middle school social space and ceramics studio.

Morrow House, the former Georgian home of the Morrow family, is now used for fifth through eighth graders. The Little School, built in 1939, is home to first through fourth graders, while nursery and kindergarteners are in Chilton House, designed in 1970. Fourth grade was not connected to the Little School until 2005, when the admission rooms were moved.

Notable alumni

* Robert A. Agresta (born 1983), council-president, Englewood Cliffs, NJ; attorney-at-law, venture capitalist
* Hope Davis (born 1964), actress
* Anna Dewdney (1965-2016), author and illustrator of children's books, including ''Llama Llama Red Pajama''.
* Patrick Ewing Jr. (born 1984), professional basketball player
* Danny Forster, producer, television host, and architect
* Karen O, lead singer for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
* Larry Kudlow (born 1947), Director of the United States National Economic Council.Kampeas, Ron
"Larry Kudlow: 5 things to know about the bar mitzvah boy turned pro-Israel Catholic"
''The Jewish Standard'' ,March 22, 2018. Accessed September 2, 2020. "Not a lot stuck from his Jewish upbringing in Englewood, where he went first to Elisabeth Morrow and then to Dwight-Englewood."
* Eric Maskin (born 1950), economist; Nobel laureate
* Lara Setrakian, reporter
* Mira Sorvino (born 1967), actress

References

External links

School websiteData for the Elisabeth Morrow School
National Center for Education Statistics

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Schools in Bergen County, New Jersey
Englewood, New Jersey
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
Private elementary schools in New Jersey
Private middle schools in New Jersey