The Caedmon School

The Transition to Middle School

A hallmark of our program is the extent to which we prepare our students for middle school and beyond, and the partnerships we form with families, as together we come to know their children over the years.

Benefits of the Fifth Grade Placement Process

The benefits of choosing a Nursery through Fifth grade academic experience at Caedmon are numerous; starting in the Fourth-grade year, families receive continued support from the Head and Associate Head of School in finding a suitable independent or public middle school for their child. Parents also have a better sense of a child’s interests, social intelligence, and learning style, and will be better equipped to find an appropriate ongoing school for him/her at age 10, as opposed to age 2.

Students at Caedmon are given numerous opportunities to assume authentic leadership roles, such as:

  • Through a variety of public speaking opportunities;
  • By serving as mentors to our younger students through our Book Buddies program;
  • By acting as role models and setting a positive example for the lower grades.

Click below to hear from a Caedmon alum about the transition to middle school...

Furthermore, with the support and guidance of teachers, administrators, and peers, our Fifth grade seniors become mindful and reflective as they consider the schools that are most suitable to their needs and wishes, and learn to practice self-advocacy in discussing their unique qualities, goals, and experiences.


Finding a middle school that is best suited for each graduating senior is of utmost importance, and we make it a point to deeply know every child, from their learning style, what projects they gravitate toward, how their friendships blossom, or even what games they like to play. Time and again, parents have come to us to share what a bonding experience it was to share in the placement process with their child. We often hear that,

They came to know their son or daughter on a deeper level, and they marveled at the level of maturity by which their children came to know themselves.


What Middle School Admissions Directors Say About Caedmon Students...

"There are a couple of qualities that I believe the Caedmon alumni that I know have within them. It's about kindness and about character."

What Middle School Admissions Directors Say About Caedmon Students...

"They care about other people. They care about their community. They recognize there’s more to life than just getting good grades and your own personal achievements. They recognize those things are critical, but they also want to do that in a place where they’re encouraged by their peers."

What Middle School Admissions Directors Say About Caedmon Students...

"The Caedmon kids are leaders."

What Middle School Admissions Directors Say About Caedmon Students...

"The kids from Caedmon are well-rounded, academically well-prepared. They are comfortable approaching their teachers and doing that self-advocacy piece."

Caedmon in Middle School

The graduates of the Class of 2016 through 2020 have been accepted to, and enrolled in, the finest Independent and Public Schools in and around NYC. Our accomplished students have wonderful choices, and this list reflects their talents and devotion.

Independent K-12 Schools

  • Avenues: The World School
  • The Berkeley Carroll School
  • The Birch Wathen Lenox School
  • The Brearley School
  • Brooklyn Friends School
  • The Browning School
  • The Calhoun School
  • The Chapin School
  • Collegiate School
  • Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
  • Convent of the Sacred Heart
  • The Dalton School
  • The Dwight School
  • Dwight-Englewood School
  • Ethical Culture/Fieldston School
  • Friends Seminary
  • Hackley School
  • The Hewitt School
  • Horace Mann School
  • The IDEAL School of Manhattan
  • Léman Manhattan Preparatory School
  • Marymount School of New York
  • The Masters School
  • The Nightingale-Bamford School
  • The Packer Collegiate Institute
  • Poly Prep Country Day School
  • Professional Children’s School
  • Riverdale Country School
  • The Rudolf Steiner School
  • Sacred Heart
  • The Spence School
  • Staten Island Academy
  • Trevor Day School
  • The Trinity School
  • United Nations International School
  • York Preparatory School

Independent K-8 Schools

  • The Allen-Stevenson School
  • The Blue School
  • The Buckley School
  • The Cathedral School
  • City and Country School
  • Elisabeth Morrow School
  • Manhattan Country School
  • Saint David’s School
  • Speyer School
  • The Studio School
  • The Town School
  • Village Community School

NYC DOE Public Schools

  • The Anderson School
  • Booker T. Washington Middle School
  • East Side Middle School
  • Robert F. Wagner Middle School
  • Yorkville East Middle School

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