Ross School (East Hampton, New York)

Ross School
Address
Map
18 Goodfriend Drive

East Hampton
,
Suffolk County
,
New York
11937

United States
Coordinates40°58′10″N 72°14′26″W / 40.969408°N 72.2406°W / 40.969408; -72.2406
Information
School typePrivate Boarding, Day
MottoKnow Thyself in Order to Serve[1]
EstablishedUpper School, 1991
Lower School, 2006[1]
FounderCourtney Sale Ross
Steven J. Ross
Head of Upper SchoolMark Frankel
Head of Lower SchoolBryan Rosenberg
FacultyUpper School:
55 full-time, 10 part-time
Lower School:
20 full-time, 9 part-time[1]
GradesUpper School: Grades 7–12
Lower School, Pre-Nursery–Grade 6
GenderCo-ed
Number of pupilsUpper School: 344
Lower School: 139
Color(s)Navy  
AthleticsGrades 9–12: Baseball (Boys)
Basketball (Boys and Girls)
Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
Golf (Co-ed)
Sailing (Co-ed)
Soccer (Boys)
Softball (Girls)
Tennis (Boys and Girls)
Track and Field (Boys and Girls)
Volleyball (Girls)
Grades 7–8: Baseball (Boys)
Basketball (Boys and Girls)
Soccer (Boys and Girls)
Volleyball (Girls)
Team nameRavens
AccreditationMiddle States Association, Middle States Association International Credential, Absolute Charter from New York State, Green Schools Alliance[1]
YearbookEmerging Voices
TuitionBoarding: (Grade 6-Post Graduate): $76,870 (Domestic); $79,030 (International); $71,870 (5-day)

Day: (Grade 5-Post Graduate): $44,110;

(Kindergarten): $36,390
AffiliationIndependent Day (Grades Pre-Nursery–12, and Boarding School (Grades 6–12)
Websiteross.org

Ross School is a private Nursery-Grade12 school located on two campuses on Long Island, New York, United States—a 63 acre Upper School campus for Grades 6-12 in the Town of East Hampton, and a Lower School campus for N-Grade 5 in the Town of Bridgehampton.[2] Named after her late husband Steven J. Ross, the school was founded in 1991 by Courtney Sale Ross as a girls-only day school for their daughter Nicole and several of her friends.[3][4] The original pre-nursery program was discontinued in September 2020.[5] Ross School transitioned to a co-ed boarding school in 2002[6] after its founder discontinued private funding. Students in grades 7-12 may board five days per week or full-time. The school has supplemented its budget by catering breakfast and lunch from its café to the Bridgehampton School and offering culinary arts and landscaping classes to East Hampton High School students.[7]

A majority of the student body is international, with the highest-represented nations including Brazil, China, Japan, and Mexico.[8] Head of School Tom Sturtevant is an educational leader and administrator with four decades of experience in schools from New York to Beijing. He served as Head of School at Northfield Mount Hermon for eight years, as Executive Director and School Head of Hyde Leadership Charter School (now LION Academy), one of New York City’s largest charter schools, was involved in the development of a startup school in China and has held additional roles in education throughout the Northeastern US and abroad.

In 2020, in a suit that was subsequently dismissed by State Supreme Court Justice William J. Condon, former Ross School student Hayden Soloviev and his father Stefan Soloviev filed a $10 million lawsuit against the school alleging that the student was subject to bullying, harassment, and threats by Ross School faculty.[9][10] In the dismissal, Justice Condon ruled the plaintiff “had not shown that any of these allegations hold any weight to create a cause of action on this matter."

  1. ^ a b c d "Quick Facts". Ross School. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ross School". admissionsquest. admissionsquest. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Septimus, Matthew. "Students of Truth". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ Eaton, Phoebe. "The Continuing Education of Mrs. Ross". New York Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ Garrison, Virginia (21 January 2020). "Ross School To End Programs For Youngest Students". East Hampton Press. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Ross School Profile – Edge Consulting | School Placement, TOEFL Test Prep, English Training, Business English". Edge Consulting. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  7. ^ Tilghman, Nancy (15 February 2004). "Ross School's Cutbacks Set Off Shock Waves". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ Fairbanks, Amanda. "The World Comes to Ross School". The East Hampton Star. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Former Student Sues Ross School | the East Hampton Star".
  10. ^ "Students at Hamptons' Ross School served booze on class trip, told to keep quiet: Suit". 24 March 2021.