Elisabeth Morrow School
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The Elisabeth Morrow School is a private coeducational day school located in Englewood, New Jersey, serving students in preschool through the eighth grade. The school has a total enrollment of 462 students.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1930 by Elisabeth Morrow and Constance Chilton, with an initial enrollment of forty students. Since the mid-1950's the school had expanded, enlarging its campus on the grounds of the Morrow Family estate to serve students from nursery through sixth grade.
In 2004-5, a new middle school was added, so that students can now complete their education through Grade Eight.
Today, nursery through first grade class sizes range from 16 to 18 with two full-time teachers, plus specialists in music, art, science, physical education, computer and foreign language. Second through eighth grade classes range from 15 to 18 with one teacher and increased instruction by the above specialists. The overall ratio of students to teachers is 7:1.
[edit] Campus
The school's 14-acre campus encompasses three classroom buildings, a gymnasium/performing arts center, three playgrounds, and a playing field. Facilities include a second gymnasium, three state-of-the-art science labs, two technology labs, three 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 home to fifth through eighth graders. The Little School, built in Elisabeth Morrow's memory in 1939, is home to first through fourth graders, while nursery and kindergartners learn and play in Chilton House, designed in 1970 especially with the needs of early childhood in mind.
[edit] Admission
Admission to the Elisabeth Morrow School is highly competitive. Students are drawn to the school from 50 nearby towns and represent a wide variety of national, religious, and racial backgrounds. The school welcomes families who consider education a priority, and students who have a high level of enthusiasm for learning and a concern for one another.
The school accepts applications for nursery through sixth grade throughout the year, but it encourages completion of the process during the winter. A completed file will include the application, a parent questionnaire, teacher recommendation, and school transcript as well as a parent interview and student class visit. All candidates for Grades 5 though 8 need to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE).
The school encourages families with limited financial resources to apply for financial assistance.
[edit] Miscellaneous
The Elisabeth Morrow School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
