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Dedham Country Day School

  • A
    Overall Grade
  • Private
  • PK, K-8
  • Dedham, MA
  • 7 reviews
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    A
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Academics
      A-
    2. Diversity
      A-
    3. Teachers
      A
    About Dedham Country Day School...
    Address
    90 Sandy Valley Road
    Dedham, MA 02026
    Telephone
    (781) 329-0850
    Website
    dedhamcountryday.org

    Applying

    Application Deadline
    January 15
    Application Fee
    $50
    Interview Required
    Yes
    Required/Recommended Tests
    SSAT

    Tuition

    Yearly Tuition
    $43,250
    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
    29%
    Average Financial Aid
    $22,500
    From Dedham Country Day School

    At DCD, we believe that balance matters—in learning and life. We combine academic challenge with support; pedagogical tradition with innovation. Strong scholastics combined with outstanding arts and athletics create a program that is balanced and whole. Here, a premium is placed on both academic and emotional intelligence. Children learn who they are as diverse individuals and how to be part of something bigger. Acceptance is a given, and children find encouragement in every connection they make. It’s a community that nurtures, nudges, and gives. That’s how we grow “whole” children—and, ultimately, adults who will thrive with the intellectual and emotional capacity to contribute to their world and enjoy meaningful lives. Visit us, and you’ll get a sense of how our students learn to think creatively and critically. You’ll witness active learning with children tackling hands-on projects, collaborating, taking risks, solving problems—and, most of all, enjoying their experience.


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    School Details

    Grades
    PK, K-8
    Students
    291
    Student-Teacher Ratio
    6:1
    National
    17:1
    Full-Time Teachers
    46
    Part-Time Teachers
    5

    Students

    Students
    291
    Gender
    • Female
      48%
    • Male
      52%
    Student Diversity
    • White
      74.2%
    • African American
      8.9%
    • Multiracial
      8.9%
    • Asian
      6.2%
    • Hispanic
      1.7%
    • International
      0%
    • Native American
      0%
    • Pacific Islander
      0%
    • Unknown
      0%

    Preschool

    Annual Cost
    $25,850
    Cost is for the most complete schedule offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
    Starting Age
    4
    Pre-K Student-Teacher Ratio
    7:1
    Website
    dedhamcountryday.myschoolapp.com/page/programs/academics/primary-school--prek-k?siteid=758
    Schedule Options
    • Offers Full Week
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    • Offers Part Week
      —
    • Offers Full Day
      Yes
    • Offers Part Day
      Yes
      Living in the Area
      B+
      Overall Niche Grade
      How are grades calculated?
      1. Cost of Living
        C-
      2. Good for Families
        A-
      3. Housing
        C+
      Median Household Income
      $89,514
      National
      $55,322
      Median Rent
      $1,546
      National
      $949
      Median Home Value
      $416,500
      National
      $184,700

      Dedham Country Day School Reviews

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      My son has thoroughly enjoyed his experience at DCD. The teachers are caring and engaged. I can text with the teachers during the day, and my son is able to stay late doing a variety of activities (Spanish, Chess Club, piano lessons, dance) as I finish work. He is only 6 and does yoga at school! If you looking for a school that invests in the whole child, with a lot of individual attention, you should look into Dedham Country Day School.
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      I have been a parent at DCD for four years, now to two children, and I couldn't be happier. Although my kids are each very unique from each other, the school is still the perfect fit for each. The balance that is advertised--in art, athletics and academics-- is indeed true. Most of all, I love the community feeling and the goal that undersides all of the thoughtful pedagogy--that the fullest potential of a child is not only measured in admittance rates to the next school, but raising fulfilled 30 year-old community members who will lead happy lives and lives that give to others around them. The school feels inclusive to all regardless of town or SES background, etc. DCD is a hidden gem of a family school!
      DCD has been an extension of our family. When we returned from living overseas we were eager to find the right “fit” for our children. At DCD the school motto, “Learming Is A Way Of Life”, is lived daily through the perfectly balanced academics, arts and athletic programs. DCD is a school where every child feels “heard” thanks to the tight knit community, small class sizes and stellar faculty. The students here are bright, curious, challenged and, most importantly, happy!