Kent Place School
- Private, All-Girls
- SUMMIT, NJ
All-Girls School
Kent Place School
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Private, All-Girls
- PK, K-12
- SUMMIT, NJ
- Rating 4.11 out of 5 63 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Teachersgrade A+
- College Prepgrade A+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade A+
- Sportsgrade A
About
Applying
Application Deadline
January 2
Application Fee
$75
Interview Required
Yes
Required/Recommended Tests
ISEE, SSAT
Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$46,690
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
19%
Average Financial Aid
$26,372
From Kent Place School
Founded in 1894, Kent Place is New Jersey's only independent, nonsectarian college preparatory day school for girls, enrolling more than 600 students from 80 communities in preschool through grade 12. (The preschool is coed.) The student-faculty ratio is 7:1. Over 80% of faculty hold advanced degrees. Special features include The Ethics Institute; more than 20 advanced placement courses; individualized college counseling; state-of-the-art technology; outstanding options in the fine arts, music, theater, and dance; athletic competition; Honor Code; Global Service Learning; and leadership development.
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Kent Place School Rankings
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Academics
Average Graduation Rate
100%
Average SAT
1400
97 responses
Average ACT
32
95 responses
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The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School
As a first-of-its-kind Institute at the primary and secondary school levels, the Ethics Institute at Kent Place School promotes the process and practice of ethical thinking and ethical decision making to prepare students to be compassionate citizens and the most effective leaders of tomorrow. Courses, electives, clubs, summer programs and Ethics Bowls are among the learning opportunities offered.
Culture & Safety
Poll
83%
of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 12 responsesPoll
75%
of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 12 responsesStudents
Diversity
grade A minus
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
649
85%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 13 responses69%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 13 responses85%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 13 responsesPreschool
Annual Cost
$31,050
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
3 years
Pre-K Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
Schedule Options
- Offers Full WeekYes
- Offers Part WeekNo data available
- Offers Full DayYes
- Offers Part DayYes
Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
National
17:1Poll
75%
of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 12 responsesPoll
75%
of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 12 responsesPoll
67%
of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 12 responsesMap
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Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade A+
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
No data available
89%
of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. 9 responses78%
of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 9 responses89%
of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 9 responses- Cost of Livinggrade C
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Housinggrade C+
Median Household Income
$151,505
National
$69,021Median Rent
$2,033
National
$1,163Median Home Value
$852,300
National
$244,900Kent Place School Reviews
Rating 4.11 out of 5 63 reviews
Academically excellent, great leadership opportunities, and supportive staff.
The school should have much higher rankings given how well it prepares well rounded and intelligent future leaders. In 2007, The Wall Street Journal already listed Kent Place School as one of the world's top 50 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities.
The school has excellent academical cuticulum, strong STEM resources, and abundant student activities. At KPS learning with purpose, leading with ethics, thriving in community, and investing in one another are the priorities. These priorities are rooted in the school's core strengths, enriched by our long history of understanding how high-achieving girls learn best, and deepened by the story that every student brings to our community.
KPS has a long history. Since 1894, KPS has dedicated to empowering girls. The results have been spectacular. KPS has sent students to many top institutions in the world.
The school should have much higher rankings given how well it prepares well rounded and intelligent future leaders. In 2007, The Wall Street Journal already listed Kent Place School as one of the world's top 50 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities.
The school has excellent academical cuticulum, strong STEM resources, and abundant student activities. At KPS learning with purpose, leading with ethics, thriving in community, and investing in one another are the priorities. These priorities are rooted in the school's core strengths, enriched by our long history of understanding how high-achieving girls learn best, and deepened by the story that every student brings to our community.
KPS has a long history. Since 1894, KPS has dedicated to empowering girls. The results have been spectacular. KPS has sent students to many top institutions in the world.
Kent Place is alright. The facilities are modern and great for learning. The teachers and kind and helpful, but maybe you will get a teacher and a class that goes way too fast and the teacher is really strict. One of my teachers marks an assignment late the day of but doesn't let me go to my locker to grab it because I'm rushing to get to class with the 1 minute hall time. The diversity is bad. You may have heard about the blackatkentplace Instagram. It shares experiences that are horrible, but they don't do anything about it except get a black English teacher. The middle school is like a living hell. There is bullying that they do absolutely nothing about, but people make up false accusations and the accused gets in trouble. They also think saying "don't be sad about your body!" or "don't commit!" will stop people. This institution is what makes people unhappy. The plumbing is terrible, they charge 50k for tuition but don't care to use it on plumbing but TVs no one uses instead.
This will be a brutally honest review. There are definitely some strong pros and cons to this school. This is a very academically rigorous school. It's impossible to survive 4 years of this place by just praying for the best. Most of the teachers are super understanding and willing to give extra help if you need it. The food here is leagues above public school food with a wide variety including vegan options. Now for the bad. If you have any kind of learning and/or mental disability, you will find your time here very hard. The only accommodations I've seen is extra time on test and some assignment not having late penalties. The current school counselor (Ms. Smith) is not trained enough to handle more serious mental issues and if you do not have good mental support outside of school, then this place will really wear you down (especially since the workload here is hellish, there are pretty much no breaks). You know the gifted child syndrome. Yea a lot of people are burned out here.