The Kindergarten through 8th grade program is contained in this main school building. These two school buildings are surrounded by playing fields. They also have the use of 165 PCs that are equipped with Windows 95 and wired to the Internet. Despite its geographical spread, RCDS is a close, family community. One of the main reasons parents choose Rumson Country Day is the close working relationship among teachers, parents, and students.
Parents are well-educated, mainly employed in business and professions.
Traditions are strong at RCDS, and, while subjects and teaching methods have experienced many changes during the past 73 years, the basics of the RCDS curriculum have remained substantially the same. RCDS graduates attend a wide variety of secondary schools, and the school has enjoyed a long and successful history of secondary school admission. Traditionally, boarding schools were the destinations of most RCDS graduates, but more families today are choosing local options. The others go to boarding schools all over the East Coast. An RCDS graduate is well-prepared for a demanding secondary school environment, as The Rumson Country Day School offers a traditional, rigorous academic curriculum, enriched with a broad and varied program of music, the visual arts, dramatics, athletics, and community service.