Dalton School
- Private
- NEW YORK, NY
Private School
Dalton School
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Private
- K-12
- NEW YORK, NY
- Rating 4.24 out of 5 80 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade A+
- College Prepgrade A+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade A+
- Sportsgrade B minus
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Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$55,210
Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Received Financial Aid
No data available
Average Financial Aid
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Academics
Average Graduation Rate
No data available
Average SAT
1440
156 responses
Average ACT
33
78 responses
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Culture & Safety
Poll
64%
of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 11 responsesPoll
55%
of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 11 responsesStudents
Diversity
grade A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
1,322
83%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 12 responses83%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 12 responses58%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 12 responsesTeachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
National
17:1Poll
94%
of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 16 responsesPoll
88%
of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 16 responsesPoll
94%
of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 16 responsesMap
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade A+
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
No data available
Boys Athletic Participation
No data available
90%
of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. 10 responses80%
of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 10 responses90%
of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 10 responses- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Housinggrade C minus
Median Household Income
$133,610
National
$62,843Median Rent
$2,419
National
$1,062Median Home Value
$1,381,315
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Dalton School Reviews
Rating 4.24 out of 5 80 reviews
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Been at the school for 11 years and have experienced a lot. The teachers are amazing and really care for students, lab is very helpful too. A couple teachers single you out or pick favorites, But for the most part teachers are amazing. The school is located on the upper east side of manhattan and demands an absurd amount of money, which results in many of the kids being entitled and mean. Dalton has formed a reputation as a school with nice kids but this is not completely true. The school is also very cliquey and many of the cliques are separated by race. Admin is a complete joke. They take minor issues seriously, while when they are faced with big issues such as bullying, they don't take action. In one situation, many kids complained to admin about one kid, not going to get into specifics about them, but what they did was bullying. Admin did not contact the students parents, nor really take any action. Admin is awful. Entitled parents also intimidate admin.
While yes, the academics are incredibly rigorous, and Dalton prepares us well for equally rigorous collegiate study, the methods with which certain students achieve in the high-school are often questionable, often downright immoral. 'Tutors' are rampant, brown-nosing is expected and encouraged, and the strict rules against cheating are often selectively enforced. Often success is directly correlated with socio-economic class, and what tier of donor you are. The fact is though, Dalton is almost certainly the least heinous offender of the aforementioned shady business within the private school circle, and the administration is at least attempting to reform itself. So if you are committed to sending your child to an elite/elitist NYC school, Dalton is probably your best option.
I loved my experience at Dalton. It's an academically rigorous school with a collaborative environment, which are factors that one normally doesn't see paired together in a school. The teachers are amazing and seem to really care about each student's success both in and out of the classroom. Classes are mainly discussion based, thereby allowing everyone to engage in the material in a thoughtful and meaningful way. Dalton has and implements very left winged beliefs and in this way, lacks political diversity. However, they do attempt to engage in meaningful conversations about sensitive topics without imposing these beliefs.