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Headmaster	Dr. Steven A. Loy
School type	Private Day School
School motto	Severa res est verum gaudium (Hard work is true joy)
Religious affiliation	None
Founded	1766
Location	Somerset, NJ
Campus size	35 acres (142,000 m²)
Enrollment	712
Student/teacher ratio	6:1
Average Verbal SAT score	623
Average Math SAT score	641
Sports Teams	15

Rutgers Preparatory School (also known as Rutgers Prep or RPS) is a private, co-educational day school located in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, New Jersey. Established in 1766, Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest independent school in the state of New Jersey and the sixteenth-oldest in the United States.

Academics

Rutgers Preparatory School offers three levels of education, starting with a Primary School serving Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten, a Lower School from grades one through four, a Middle School offering grades five to eight, and an Upper School offering traditional secondary level education from grades nine to twelve. Students are required to complete twenty course credits in order to graduate, accumulating a minimum of five credits per year, and are to take courses based in a traditional liberal arts curriculum that spans across several academic departments (English, History, Mathematics, Science, World Language, Art, Computers, Music, and Drama).

Each student in the Upper School is required to perform ten hours of community service during each academic year as a condition of advancing to the next grade level and for graduation. This community service obligation may be fulfilled either through volunteer work (without remuneration) with a non-profit organization or charity, or by providing a service that in some way benefits the school community (tutoring, etc.).

Rutgers Preparatory School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and was recognized in 1992 as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education^[1]. Rutgers Preparatory School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.

History

Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest independent preparatory school in the state of New Jersey, founded as the Queen's College Grammar School, it was established on November 10, 1766, under the same charter that founded Queen's College (later Rutgers University). Instruction began on August 15, 1768, under its first master, Caleb Cooper, who was affiliated with the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). After 1825, it was known as the Rutgers College Grammar School. It was first established in New Brunswick, New Jersey, from 1829 until 1957 housed on the corner of College Avenue and Somerset Street, in a building that today is known as Alexander Johnston Hall, and is the second-oldest surviving building on the Rutgers University campus. From 1809 to 1829, Rutgers Prep shared Old Queens, the oldest building at Rutgers University (1809), with the young Queens College (after 1825 Rutgers College) and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Before then, instruction was carried on in various taverns and boarding houses in the New Brunswick area.

During the Progressive Era, Rutgers Preparatory School was among the first schools in the nation to institute a curriculum involving the laboratory sciences, extracurricular activities, student publications and community service. In 1952, Rutgers Prep first admitted women, eliminated the football team, and ended its boarding program, focusing on being a day school to which students commuted. In 1956, faced with the prospect of Rutgers becoming the state University, the university's Board of Trustees decided to divest itself of the preparatory school, which became fully independent in 1957, relocating to its current location on the Wells Estate (purchased from the Colgate-Palmolive Company) in nearby Somerset, New Jersey.

Notable alumni

William H. S. Demarest (1879) — Minister, President, Rutgers College (1906-1924), New Brunswick Theological Seminary (1924-1934)
Joyce Kilmer (1904) — poet, soldier
Keshia Knight Pulliam (1997) — actress
Phillip Kosnett (1978) — diplomat, United States Department of State

References

^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006

External links

[1] Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006

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 ==History==
-Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest [[Private school|independent]] [[University preparatory school|preparatory school]] in the state of [[New Jersey]], founded as the Queen's College Grammar School, it was established on [[November 10]], [[1766]], under the same charter that founded Queen's College (later [[Rutgers University]]).  Instruction began on [[August 15]], [[1768]], under its first master, Caleb Cooper, who was affiliated with the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]).  It was first established in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], from 1829 until 1957 housed on the corner of College Avenue and Somerset Street, in a building that today is known as Alexander Johnston Hall, and is the second-oldest surviving building on the Rutgers University campus.
+Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest [[Private school|independent]] [[University preparatory school|preparatory school]] in the state of [[New Jersey]], founded as the Queen's College Grammar School, it was established on [[November 10]], [[1766]], under the same charter that founded Queen's College (later [[Rutgers University]]).  Instruction began on [[August 15]], [[1768]], under its first master, Caleb Cooper, who was affiliated with the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]).  After 1825, it was known as the Rutgers College Grammar School. It was first established in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], from 1829 until 1957 housed on the corner of College Avenue and Somerset Street, in a building that today is known as Alexander Johnston Hall, and is the second-oldest surviving building on the Rutgers University campus. From 1809 to 1829, Rutgers Prep shared [[Old Queens]], the oldest building at Rutgers University (1809), with the young Queens College (after 1825 Rutgers College) and the [[New Brunswick Theological Seminary]]. Before then, instruction was carried on in various taverns and boarding houses in the New Brunswick area.
 During the [[Progressive Era]], Rutgers Preparatory School was among the first schools in the nation to institute a [[curriculum]] involving the laboratory sciences, extracurricular activities, student publications and [[community service]]. In 1952, Rutgers Prep first admitted women, eliminated the [[football]] team, and ended its [[boarding school|boarding program]], focusing on being a [[day school]] to which students commuted.  In 1956, faced with the prospect of [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] becoming the [[State university|state University]], the university's Board of Trustees decided to divest itself of the preparatory school, which became fully independent in [[1957]], relocating to its current location on the Wells Estate (purchased from the [[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]) in nearby [[Somerset, New Jersey]].