John H. Niemeyer was headmaster at the school prior to becoming president of Bank Street College of Education.

The 25-acre (10 ha) campus is composed of a main building housing all divisions, an athletic center known as the Fieldhouse, and The Commons.

A distinctive element of the building is the arts wing with studios for each division including spaces for glassblowing and pottery.

The Commons, opened in 2014,[4] is a 15,000-square-foot structure earning its status as a “living building” because it generates its own energy, heats and cools with renewable nontoxic resources, captures and utilizes water and carbon in its greenhouse, and operates efficiently using students as the “brains” or controls for managing its operations.

The school offers many electives, including podcasting, glassblowing, writer's workshop, drawing and painting, ceramics, Ancient Greek, photography, a training kitchen and many others.

Headed by faculty member Sybil Prince, the hospice program allows students the opportunity to offer palliative care both locally and as far away as Belize and India.

Other important traditions include the Halloween Parade, the Holiday Feast, the Scottish Exchange program, Lower School Pageant, the 2nd grade overnight, and the acorn ceremony.

Most recently, the student body with assistance from the White Key Club, has spearheaded a campaign to begin building houses for Habitat for Humanity.