• Every child has their own path to follow. We help them find it.

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.

Matriculation

By the time students graduate, they can identify, evaluate, and select the school where they will thrive intellectually, creatively, socially, and emotionally. The array of institutions where our students are accepted and where they matriculate reflects the individuality of each child.

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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 2024-25 school year.

    Boarding Schools
    Avon Old Farms
    Berkshire School*
    Blair Academy
    Brewster Academy
    Canterbury School
    Choate Rosemary Hall*
    Frederick Gunn School*
    Hill School
    Hotchkiss School
    Kent School
    Loomis Chaffee School
    Masters School*
    Millbrook School*
    Pomfret School
    Salisbury School
    St. Andrew’s School
    St. George’s School*
    St. Mark’s School
    Suffield Academy
    Tabor Academy
    Taft School
    Trinity Pawling School*
    Westminster School*

    Day Schools
    Archbishop Stepinac High School*
    Brunswick School*
    Ethical Culture Fieldston School
    Greens Farms Academy*
    Greenwich Academy*
    Greenwich Country Day School*
    Hackley School* 
    Harvey School*
    Iona Preparatory School*
    King School*
    Masters School*
    Peak School (CO)
    Rye Country Day School
    Sacred Heart Greenwich
    School of the Holy Child
    St. Luke’s School*
    Vail Mountain School (CO)
     
     
    *Indicates two or more students accepted
    Bold indicates all RCS applicants 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 2021-26

    Boarding Schools
    Avon Old Farms*
    Berkshire School*
    Blair Academy*
    Canterbury School*
    Choate Rosemary Hall*
    Deerfield Academy*
    Episcopal High School
    Frederick Gunn School*
    Hotchkiss School*
    Kent School*
    Lawrenceville School*
    Loomis Chaffee School*
    Millbrook School*
    Miss Porter’s School*
    Phillips Exeter Academy
    Pomfret School*
    St. Andrew’s School
    St. George’s School*
    St. Mark’s School
    St. Paul’s School*
    Salisbury School
    Suffield Academy*
    Tabor Academy
    Taft School*
    Trinity Pawling School
    Westminster School*

    Day Schools
    Athens Academy (GA)
    Brunswick School*
    Carmel High School
    Ethical Culture Fieldston School*
    Fordham Preparatory School*
    Fox Lane High School*
    Greens Farms Academy
    Greenwich Academy*
    Greenwich Country Day School*
    Hackley School*
    Harvey School*
    Hopkins School*
    Iona Preparatory School*
    John Jay High School*
    Kennedy Catholic High School*
    King School*
    La Salle College Prep (CA)
    LREI High School
    Masters School*
    New Canaan High School
    North Salem High School
    Ossining High School
    Peddie School
    Ridgefield High School
    Rye Country Day School*
    Sacred Heart Greenwich*
    St. Luke’s School*
    School of the Holy Child - Rye*
    Sleepy Hollow High School*
    Somers High School
    Summit High School (CO)
    Vail Mountain School (CO)
    Yorktown High School

    *Two or more students attending
     
     

     
  • 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.

    The following is a selection of colleges and universities at which RCS students have matriculated in the last five years.

    American University
    Bates College*
    Boston College*
    Boston University*
    Bowdoin College
    Brown University*
    Bucknell University*
    Carleton University
    Clarkson University
    Clemson University
    Colby College*
    Colgate University*
    College of Charleston*
    Colorado College
    Cornell University*
    Denison University*
    Dickinson College
    Duke University
    Elon University
    Emerson College
    Emory University
    Fairfield University
    Fordham University
    Franklin & Marshall College
    George Washington University
    Georgetown University*
    Georgia Tech*
    Gettysburg College
    Hamilton College*
    Harvard College
    Hobart William Smith*
    Howard University*
    Indiana University*
    Ithaca College
    Lafayette College*
    Lehigh University*
    Loyola Marymount University
    Marquette University
    Middlebury College*
    New York University*
    Northeastern University
    Northwestern University
    Penn State*
    Pitzer College
    Princeton University*
    Providence College
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    Sewanee: The University of the South
    Southern Methodist University*
    St. Andrew's University Scotland*
    Syracuse University*
    Texas Christian University*
    Trinity College
    Tufts University
    Tulane University*
    Union College
    University of Buffalo
    University of California, Berkeley*
    University of Chicago
    University of Colorado, Boulder*
    University of Connecticut*
    University of Delaware*
    University of Denver*
    University of Miami*
    University of Michigan*
    University of Mississippi
    University of New Hampshire
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill*
    University of North Carolina, Charlotte
    University of Notre Dame*
    University of Pennsylvania*
    University of Rhode Island
    University of Richmond*
    University of Southern California*
    University of St Andrews Scotland*
    University of Tampa
    University of Vermont
    University of Virginia*
    University of Wisconsin*
    UWC Atlantic College in Wales
    Vanderbilt University
    Virginia Tech
    Wake Forest University*
    Washington and Lee University
    Washington University*
    Westchester Community College
    Wheaton College
    Williams College
    Yale University


     







Placement Services

Whether your child is considering boarding, public, or day school, a dedicated placement counselor will work with your family to help identify the right school(s) to match your student’s strengths, weaknesses, and areas of interest while complementing the vision, dreams, and plans you have for your child.

Meet the Placement Office

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  • Photo of Ridley Sperling

    Ridley Sperling 

    Director of Secondary School Placement, Co-Director of DEIB
    914-244-1257
  • Photo of Hope Mihailovich

    Hope Mihailovich 

    Front Office Associate, Service Learning Coordinator, Secondary School Placement Associate
    914-244-1250

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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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