Rutgers Preparatory School

Rutgers Preparatory School
Address
Map
1345 Easton Avenue

Somerset
,
Somerset County
,
New Jersey
08873

United States
Coordinates40°31′30″N 74°29′47″W / 40.525135°N 74.49627°W / 40.525135; -74.49627
Information
TypeIndependent, Day
MottoSevera res est verum gaudium[1]
(Hard work is true joy[1])
Established1766; 258 years ago (1766)
NCES School ID00868724[5]
PresidentErnest Renda[6]
Upper School PrincipalJoe Chodl[2]
Middle School PrincipalRobert Marotto[2]
Lower School PrincipalNamita Tolia[3]
Head of schoolSteven Loy[4]
Faculty84.3 FTEs[5]
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment647 (plus 28 in PreK, as of 2021–22)[5]
Average class size19
Student to teacher ratio7.7:1[5]
Campus41 acres (0.17 km2)
Color(s)  Maroon and
  white[8]
Athletics21 interscholastic sports
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference
MascotArgonaut
Team nameArgonauts[8]
AccreditationNew Jersey Independent Schools Athletic Association
National rankingK-12: #58, Private High Schools: #123, College Prep Private High Schools: #190, High School Diversity: #240, High School STEAM/STEM: #268 High School Athletes: #957.[9] Data according to Niche at www.niche.com/k12/rutgers-preparatory-school-somerset-nj/rankings/
PublicationExcelsior (literary magazine)[1]
NewspaperThe Argo[1]
YearbookYe Dial
Endowment$43.5 million[citation needed]
Budget$22,000,000[citation needed]
Tuition$48,815 (2024–25 for grades 9-12)[7]
Websitewww.rutgersprep.org

Rutgers Preparatory School (also known as Rutgers Prep or RPS) is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school established in 1766. The school educates students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located on a 41-acre (0.17 km2) campus along the banks of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Established in 1766, Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest independent school in the state of New Jersey and the 16th-oldest in the country.

The school has a frequently cited student honor code, and requires its high school students to complete ten hours of community service each school year in order to advance to the next grade level. The vast majority of students take Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and the academic environment at the school is highly competitive. Rutgers Preparatory School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.[10]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 647 students (plus 28 in PreK) and 84.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1. The school's student body was 40.6% (263) Asian, 31.8% (206) White, 19.6% (127) Black, 4.0% (26) two or more races, 3.4% (263) Hispanic and 0.5% (3) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.[5] Tuition for the 2024–25 school year for grades 9-12 was set at $48,815.[7] The school does not publicly release endowment figures, however IRS filings indicate close to $60 million in investable assets alone.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d Upper School, Rutgers Preparatory School. Accessed January 18, 2023. "Students in the Upper School understand the RPS motto: Severa res est verum gaudium—'Hard work is true joy.'" For publication details, under "Departments", click on the pulldown labeled "Humanities - English".
  2. ^ a b Meet our Faculty, Rutgers Preparatory School. Accessed July 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Introducing Lower School Principal Namita Tolia, Rutgers Preparatory School. Accessed June 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Welcome From Head of School, Rutgers Preparatory School. Accessed July 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e School data for Rutgers Preparatory School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Board of Trustees, Rutgers Preparatory School. Accessed July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Tuition and Affordability, Rutgers Preparatory School. Accessed July 3, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ [1], Niche. Accessed December 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Rutgeres Preparatory School, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed February 2, 2017.