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Why RCS

Why Parents Choose RCS

Imagine what your child can achieve when given the space to dream, to do — to dare to be true.
We created an innovative program designed to develop a growth mindset. Our immersive and experiential curriculum deepens learning, and strong student/teacher bonds help students thrive. As a PreKindergarten through Grade 9 school, RCS is uniquely suited to challenge and nurture students through these critical wonder years. 

At RCS, students develop the social, emotional, and intellectual skills young minds need to embrace new ideas, overcome challenges, and confidently problem-solve. Upon graduation, RippKids are uniquely prepared to chart their own paths as independent thinkers, confident communicators, and engaged leaders.

RippKids can go anywhere from here.

Times have changed. Your child needs a school that can keep up.
Independent. Creative. Confident. That’s how RippKids leave Rippowam Cisqua School. It is our mission, and we deliver every time. Our students consistently rise to the top, which is reflected in their high rate of admissions to their first-choice schools, and their ongoing commitment as active, enthusiastic, and supportive alumni.

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  • Where RCS Students Are Accepted for Secondary School

    Our students are evaluated alongside a remarkably talented pool of applicants from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut for independent day schools, and alongside an equally impressive global pool for boarding schools. After visiting schools during the admissions season, students often apply to multiple schools to maximize their options. The list below represents the secondary schools to which our students have gained admission for the 2022-23 school year.
     
    Boarding Schools
    Andover (Phillips Academy Andover) 
    Avon Old Farms School
    Berkshire School*
    Blair Academy*
    Brewster Academy
    Canterbury School*
    Choate Rosemary Hall*
    Deerfield Academy
    Exeter (Phillips Exeter Academy)
    Frederick Gunn School
    Hill School
    Holderness School
    Hotchkiss School*
    Kent School*
    Lawrenceville School
    Loomis Chaffee School*
    Marvelwood School
    Millbrook School*
    Miss Porter’s School*
    Northfield Mount Hermon School*
    Pomfret School
    Portsmouth Abbey School
    Proctor Academy
    Putney School
    Salisbury School
    St. George’s School*
    St. Mark’s School
    St. Paul’s School
    Suffield Academy*
    Tabor Academy*
    Taft School*
    Trinity Pawling School*
    Westminster School*
    Williston Northampton School
     
    Day Schools
    Athens Academy (GA)
    Brunswick School
    Ethical Culture Fieldston School
    Fordham Preparatory School
    Greens Farms Academy
    Greenwich Academy*
    Greenwich Country Day School*
    Hackley School 
    Harvey School*
    Iona Preparatory School
    King School*
    Masters School*
    Rye Country Day School
    Sacred Heart Greenwich*
    School of the Holy Child
    St. Luke’s School*
     
    * Two or more students accepted

  • Where RCS Students Matriculate for Secondary School

    Where students ultimately choose to go is as varied as their individual personalities. Some choose their local public school while others choose to travel across the country to attend special interest schools that help them hone skills like horseback riding, tennis, or skiing. Below is a list of schools where students have matriculated over the past five years.

                                                            Classes of 2018-22

    Boarding Schools                          
    Day Schools
    Avon Old Farms*
    Archbishop Stepinac HS*
    Berkshire School*
    Brunswick*
    Blair Academy*
    Byram Hills High School*
    Choate Rosemary Hall*
    Columbia Grammar and Prep
    Deerfield Academy*
    Dwight School
    Emma Willard School
    Ethical Culture Fieldston School
    Gunnery School* 
    Fairfield College Preparatory School*
    Holderness Academy
    Fordham Preparatory School*
    Hotchkiss School*
    Fox Lane High School* 
    Hill School*
    Greens Farms Academy* 
    Kent School*
    Greenwich Academy*
    Lawrenceville School*
    Greenwich Country Day School*
    Loomis Chaffee School*
    Greenwich High School
    Millbrook School*
    Horace Greeley High School
    Milton Academy*
    Hackley School*
    Miss Porter’s School*
    Harrison High School 
    Northfield Mount Hermon*
    Harvey School*
    Peddie School*
    Horace Mann 
    Phillips Academy Andover*
    Iona Preparatory School*
    Phillips Exeter Academy
    John Jay High School* 
    Pomfret School*
    Kennedy Catholic High School*
    Portsmouth Abbey School
    King School*
    Proctor Academy
    Mahopac High School
    Salisbury School*
    Mamaroneck High School
    St. Andrew’s School
    Masters School*
    St. George’s School*
    North Salem High School 
    St. Mark’s School*
    New Fairfield High School
    St. Paul’s School*
    Ossining High School
    Stoneleigh-Burnham School
    Pleasantville High School
    Suffield Academy*
    Rye Country Day School*
    Taft School*
    Sacred Heart Greenwich*
    Thacher School*
    School of the Holy Child*
    Trinity Pawling School
    St. Luke’s School*
    Walnut Hill School for the Arts
    Westhill High School*
    Westminster School*
    Wilton High School
    Wooster School
    Yorktown High School 
    *indicates two or more students

     

     
  • Where RCS Students Go to College

    The skills students learn at RCS last a lifetime. Alumni often credit their experiences at RCS as a key influencer in choosing a college. As high school seniors applying to college, RCS students have a distinct advantage over some of their peers as they experienced a similarly self-reflective and complex application process when they applied to secondary schools. Moreover, they often refer to their RCS coursework in their college essays and interviews, and they can count on RCS teachers for advice, written recommendations or general support as they continue their education.


    College Matriculation
    RCS Classes of 2014-19

    American University*
    Hamilton College
    University of California Santa Barbara
    American University of Paris
    Hobart and William Smith Colleges
    University of Chicago*
    Amherst College
    Howard University
    University of Colorado Boulder*
    Barnard College*
    Indiana University*
    University of Connecticut
    Bates College*
    Ithaca College
    University of Delaware*
    Bentley University
    Johns Hopkins University
    University of Denver*
    Boston College*
    Juilliard School
    University of Louisville
    Berklee College of Music
    Kenyon College*
    University of Maryland
    Boston University*
    Lafayette College*
    University of Miami*
    Bowdoin College*
    Lehigh University*
    University of Michigan
    Brown University*
    Marist College
    University of Mississippi
    Bucknell University*
    Middlebury College*
    University of Missouri
    Claremont McKenna College
    New York University*
    University of New Hampshire
    Colby College*
    Northeastern University
    University of North Carolina*
    Colgate University*
    Northwestern University*
    University of Notre Dame*
    College of Charleston*
    Penn State University
    University of Oxford
    College of the Holy Cross*
    Pitzer College
    University of Pennsylvania*
    Clemson University
    Princeton University*
    University of Rhode Island
    Colorado College*
    Rhode Island School of Design
    University of Richmond*
    Columbia University*
    Roger Williams University
    University of Southern California*
    Cornell University*
    San Diego State University
    University of St Andrews Scotland*
    Dartmouth College
    Santa Clara University*
    University of Tampa*
    Denison University
    Skidmore College
    University of Texas
    Dickinson College
    Southern Methodist University*
    University of Vermont*
    Dublin Institute of Technology
    St. Lawrence University*
    University of Virginia*
    Duke University*
    Stanford University
    University of Wisconsin*
    Elon University*
    Suffolk University
    Vanderbilt University
    Emerson College
    SUNY Oneonta
    Villanova University*
    Emory University
    SUNY New Paltz
    Wake Forest University*
    Fairfield University
    Syracuse University*
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Fordham University*
    Temple University
    Washington and Lee University*
    George Washington University*
    Trinity College*
    Wheaton College
    Georgetown University*
    Tufts University*
    William & Mary
    Georgia Tech
    Tulane University*
    Williams College
    Gettysburg College*
    Union College*
    Yale University*
    Gordon College
    University of Albany
    *indicates two or more students







Rippowam Cisqua School
439 Cantitoe Street 
Bedford, NY 10506
phone: (914) 244-1250
Rippowam Cisqua School is a PreK-Grade 9 independent day school in Westchester County, New York. RCS offers challenging academics built on innovation, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, wellness, leadership, service learning, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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