At the core sits an accomplished student body that strives to challenge itself academically. Students come to Rye Country Day School knowing that we take our coursework seriously and strive for success. In this process, teachers and advisors are eager to help along the way, offering excellent classroom teaching, important individual attention, and ongoing academic counseling as students excel in their courses and look ahead to the future.

Complementing this important academic center is a vast array of extra-curricular activities, and all students are encouraged to participate in the arenas that interest them. Sports, drama, music, art, and over forty clubs add to the extra-curricular life each and every day. One of the exciting components of Rye Country Day School is that students do not feel the need to specialize: Physicists sing in the choir, football players have leads in the musical, there is not a separate set of students for each activity, and the community benefits from this overlap of student participation.