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The Calhoun School

PrivateNew York, NYPK-12Nonsectarian

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Key Facts

Last verified: 5/25/2026

$60.5K/yr

Tuition

720

Students

7:1

Student-Teacher

PK-12

Grades

English, French, Spanish, Mandarin

Languages

Location

Map of The Calhoun School — New York, New York County, NY

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New York, New York County, NY. Approximate area — the exact campus location isn’t verified yet.

About

The Calhoun School is a coeducational PK-12 progressive independent day school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, founded in 1896 as the Jacobi School. The Lower School occupies a building on West 74th Street; the Middle and Upper School is on West 81st Street, in a building with a notable curved 'green' roof. Calhoun's curriculum emphasizes project-based learning, social justice, and the arts, with no class rank or letter grades in lower divisions. The all-inclusive tuition covers materials, lunch, field trips, and required overnight trips. Calhoun has been a leader in progressive K-12 pedagogy in NYC for over a century.

Admission

Test Required: No
Interview: Required
Essay: Required
Recommendation Letters: 2
Deadline: Fri Jan 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Rolling Admissions: No

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Calhoun AdmissionsData from: 2025-26 · Collected: 5/25/2026
Deep enrich iter5Data from: 2025-26 · Collected: 5/27/2026
Collected: 6/3/2026