Founded

Grades

Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.

• Lower School - Pre-K – Grade 5
• Middle School - Grades 6 – 8
• Upper School - Grades 9 – 12

Students

The Wardlaw+Hartridge School has a diverse student body.

• 470 total students
  • Lower School -
  • Middle School -
  • Upper School - 
• Coeducational - 51% girls; 49% boys
• Students come from a -mile radius surrounding the School, representing 65 school districts from NJ
• 75% identify as students of color

Motto

Cognoscere et Conficere - To Learn and to Achieve

Mission & Core Values

The Wardlaw+Hartridge School prepares students to lead and succeed in a world of global interconnection. We provide an educational atmosphere characterized by academic challenge, rigorous inquiry, support for individual excellence, diversity, and a familial sense of community.

The core values of The Wardlaw + Hartridge school community are:

• Integrity –our bedrock value, sine qua non

• Opportunity –Wardlaw + Hartridge develops academic and intellectual excellence in its students through programs that stretch their creative imaginations, develop their athletic and artistic skills, engage their sense of discovery, and develop a social conscience. In the process, students take on leadership roles and learn how to work effectively in teams. 

• Support – Every member of the Wardlaw + Hartridge faculty believes in a personal approach to educating and developing the whole child. Wardlaw + Hartridge educators take the time, care, and interest in each student to call forth his or her best work. 

• Diversity – The diversity of thought, background, and culture at Wardlaw-Hartridge distinguishes us among independent schools, strengthens the global orientation of our curriculum, and enriches the daily experience of every member of the school community, inside and outside the classroom. 

• Community – When faculty members, students, parents, or graduates walk through the doors of Wardlaw + Hartridge, they have entered a home. Our community is distinguished by an ethos of care and mutual respect, and a strong partnership with families.

• Sustainability- Wardlaw + Hartridge prepares students to become citizens whose beliefs and actions will create a more humane and sustainable global society. 

Governance

A 22-member Board of Trustees that includes parents and alumni.