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Ranney School is an independent coeducational, college preparatory day school for students from age 3 (Beginners) through twelfth grade located in Tinton Falls, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1960 by educator Russell G. Ranney to help improve students' college board grades.〔(A History of Ranney School ), Ranney School. Accessed October 7, 2007.〕 As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 774 students (plus 46 students in PreK) and 101.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1.〔(Data for Ranney School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 16, 2014.〕 Dr. Lawrence Sykoff, the third headmaster of the school, retired at the end of the 2012-2013 school year, after 20 years of service to the school. Since July 1, 2013, Dr. John W. Griffith has taken the fourth position of the school's headmaster. Ranney School maintains multiple academic departments, rigorous courses, experienced teachers, small class sizes, state-of-the-art facilities, and a plethora of activities and sports. The are home to modern Middle, Upper and Lower school academic complexes, three computer labs, two science labs, a Robotics lab, two libraries, two dining halls, a music wing, a 400-capacity assembly hall and performing arts stage, a tennis courts, a track, two gymnasiums, an indoor 25-meter swimming pool, a 415-capacity outdoor grandstand and press box, training and conditioning facilities and fields for soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softball. The school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.〔(Ranney School ), National Association of Independent Schools. Accessed June 15, 2011.〕〔(School Search ), New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed June 15, 2011.〕 Ranney School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1994, and received the highest rating possible in 2012.〔(Ranney School ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 15, 2011.〕 ==Athletics== Ranney participates in the Shore Conference, which includes Class B Central, Asbury Park, Henry Hudson, and Point Pleasant Beach, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).〔(League Memberships – 2014-2015 ), New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 11, 2015.〕 The school also competes against other New Jersey and New York City area private schools. The school has won more than 30 individual and team championships in a five-year period, including in swim, tennis, basketball, fencing and more. In 2011, the Ranney épée team won the state championship, the school's first state title in any sport.〔Karn, Jeff. ("Ranney, Hunterdon Central, Ramapo win squad fencing titles" ), ''The Star-Ledger'', February 27, 2011. Accessed August 26, 2011. "Ranney won its first state title of any kind when it grabbed the epee crown, Hunterdon Central repeated as foil champion and Ramapo continued a long tradition by winning the sabre title at the NJSIAA/Bollinger Squad Championships on Sunday at North Hunterdon in Annandale."〕 In 2012 and 2013, the Varsity Girls' Tennis team won the NJSIAA Non-Public B South Championship. In its first year in the Shore Conference as a B-Central Division member, 2012-2013, Ranney received the School of the Year and Coach of the Year Awards. Ranney Athletics are present in all divisions, Lower, Middle and Upper School, including twice-weekly swim practice, an after-school RanneyPlus program and a weekend Panther Cubs program for younger students. The school also has a crew team and an equestrian club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ranney School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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