Dwight-Englewood School

Dwight-Englewood School
Address
315 East Palisade Avenue

, ,
07631

United States
Coordinates40°53′16″N 73°57′49″W / 40.887641°N 73.963486°W / 40.887641; -73.963486
Information
TypeIndependent Day
MottoPer ardua ad veritatem
(through hard work, we arrive at the truth)
Established1889/1928/1973
NCES School ID00869003
PrincipalKimberly Lalli (Upper)
Jonathan Davis (Middle)
Susan Abramson / Julia Calantone (lower)
Head of schoolPreeti Fibiger (interim)
Faculty125.9 FTEs
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment1,040 (plus 28 in PreK, as of 2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio8.3:1
CampusSuburban, on 45 acres (18 ha)
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
  White
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Team nameBulldogs
PublicationCalliope, Parnassus
NewspaperSpectrum, The Flea
YearbookCarpe Diem
Tuition$59,235 (grades 6–12 for 2024–25)
Websitewww.d-e.org

The Dwight-Englewood School (D-E) is an independent coeducational college-preparatory day school, located in Englewood in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in three functionally separate schools. The Lower School, formerly known as the Bede School, serves students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in Drapkin Hall. The Middle School, which used to be in Umpleby Hall, is now in the new middle school building which was finished in 2019, serves students in 6th through 8th grade. The Upper School serves grades 9 through 12, and it houses its administration in the Leggett building and the Campus Center. Other buildings are the Hajjar STEM Center, Swartley Arts Center, the Imperatore Library and the Modell Sports Complex.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,040 students (plus 28 in PreK) and 125.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1. The school's student body was 49.4% (514) White, 24.4% (254) Asian, 11.5% (120) Black, 9.0% (94) American Indian/ Alaska Native, 5.1% (53) Hispanic and 0.5% (5) Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander.

Dwight-Englewood is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1999.