The Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School (K-5) campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, and a Middle and Upper School campus in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater Township. The school was founded in 1861 by Dr. John F. Pingry. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1998.

Pingry's headmaster is Nathaniel E. Conard. The school has an endowment of more than $60.5 million.

Pingry’s 200 full-time faculty have 13 doctorates and half have master’s degrees, with an average tenure at Pingry of 13 years. The school also has a student-initiated Honor Code, which dates back to 1925, and requires its students to complete ten hours of community service each school year.

Student body
The school currently enrolls 1,062 students; 257 at Short Hills and 806 at Martinsville; 270 in the Middle School and 536 in the Upper School. Students come from 100 area communities in twelve counties and over ninety municipalities in New Jersey.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,027 students and 177.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.8:1.

History
Pingry was founded by Reverend John Francis Pingry, a Presbyterian minister, in Elizabeth, New Jerseyin 1861 to provide both scholastic training and moral education for boys. Although Dr. Pingry gave talks on Proverbs and used the Bible for instructional purposes, the school has never been affiliated with any church or denomination. After more than 90 years at its original site, Pingry School moved a few blocks away to the edge of Hillside, New Jersey in 1953.

Early in 1970s two important changes occurred: Pingry began the transition to a coeducational school. The first female students, who graduated in 1976, were succeeded by other young women who today represent half the student body.

Secondly, Pingry grew again by merging with the Short Hills Country Day School to become a school with grades from Kindergarten through grade 12. Today over 250 children attend the Pingry Short Hills Campus.

In 1983, the School moved to Martinsville, a rural area in the Watchung and Somerset Hills. The campuses are approximately 25 minutes apart, and both are located near the New York metropolitan area, which continues to provide many outside resources to supplement the classroom. The old campus in Hillside is now a campus of nearby Kean University.

Since Dr. Pingry's day, there have been 15 headmasters. Currently, Nathaniel E. Conard holds the post, his appointment effective July 1, 2005.

Pingry's motto is Maxima reverentia pueris debetur, a Latin phrase literally meaning "the greatest respect is owed to the boys." Since becoming co-educational, the school has modified the motto's translation to "the greatest respect is due to the students." Dr. John Pingry's personal motto, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7), hangs as a sign in the C.B. Newton Library located at the Martinsville Campus.

Athletics 
The school offers 33 varsity teams, with a total of over 70 teams covering seventh to 12th grade. Many of the school’s athletes have been recognized as athletic scholars, and many have gone on to play for college teams. In addition, the school's facilities include 2 full court gymnasiums, a 25 meter indoor pool, a state of the art weight and aerobics room with full-time trainers, athletic training room with full-time staff, full locker rooms for women, men and visiting teams, The Miller Bugliari '52 World Cup Field (which has hosted World Cup practices for the '94 Italian National team and the '02 United States National team) for soccer and baseball, Parsons Field ( which offers stadium seating, a press-box and a scoreboard with a sound system) for football, lacrosse and track and field events, 212 acres (0.86 km2) total that allow for a cross-country course, 12 tennis courts, and numerous practice fields including the John Babbitt '07 Memorial Field.

Pingry competes in the Skyland Conference which is composed of eighteen public and parochial high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in west central New Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.Pingry is also a member of the New Jersey Independent School Athletic Association.

Pingry's soccer program is renowned for its consistency and ability to attract top players, partly due to alumnus Coach Miller Bugliari's reputation and current standing as the winningest boys soccer coach in the nation. In 2007 the Men's team climbed to fifth nationally. The 2006 team won the Parochial A State title by beating Christian Brothers Academy, as well as Don Bosco Prep, Delbarton, and Seton Hall Prepalong the way. These four teams accounted for each of the previous four years' playoff losses. The girls soccer team won the 2001 Parochial North A state sectional championship with a 1-0 win vs. Immaculate Heart Academy.

In 2006, the boy's lacrosse team won the Somerset County Championship, the school's third title in four years, by defeating Ridge High School. The team compiled a 17-3 record (best in school history), winning the Waterman Conference title as well as the Non-Public state title against Morristown-Beard School by a score of 6-5. In the Tournament of Champions, they avenged their regular season overtime loss toHunterdon Central Regional High School by a score of 8-6, but lost to Mountain Lakes High School in the semi-finals. Mountain Lakes went on to lose to the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Delbarton School, who accounted for Pingry's season opening loss. Following the tournament, Pingry was ranked No. 4 overall by The Star-Ledger, head coach Mike Webster was named Coach of the Year by the same periodical, four members were named to the All-State team and eight members were named to the All-Conference team.

The 2003 field hockey team won the Group I state championship with a 2-1 win over New Egypt High School in the tournament's final match.The 2004 team repeated as Group I champion, defeating New Egypt High School in the tournament final. In the 2005 and 2006 school years, the Pingry school Men's Cross Country team won the Conference Championship as well as the Non Public B state championship. Pingry Girl's Ski Team won the state championships in 2007 and in 2008 after taking second in 2006. Also, both Boy's and Girl's Track and Field won the state championships in 2007. In 2011, the girls' lacrosse team beat Haddonfield by 3 goals (16-13) to take the NJSIAA Group 1 South Jersey state title. They went on to lose by one to Glen Ridge in the NJSIAA Group 1 State Final (8-7).

The Pingry Middle School squash team won the 2013 Middle School Nationals, after reaching their previous best of sixth place overall in 2012. Pingry won their first two rounds by scores of 5-0 vs. Bala Cynwyd / Welsh Valley and Greenwich Country Day School. In the semifinals, Pingry knocked off second-seeded The Haverford School A team by a score of 3-2. In the finals, the team played Brunswick School, the top-ranked middle school team in the country and defending champion. After winning the first two matches, the team held on to win the championship by a 3-2 margin.

Facilities 
Pingry has recently added a new middle school building to the Martinsville Campus. In early 2007, Forms I and II (grades 7 and 8) moved into the new building. Grade 6 was moved from the Short Hills campus to this new facility at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. The building's most notable feature is its specially designed large common area, which is used by the community as an assembly area and by the students as a place to gather informally. This new building shares the cafeteria, the library, the arts wing, the tech lab, and the athletic facilities with the upper school.

The Pingry school's Martinsville campus used to have a modern-looking turquoise and pink architecture. The turquoise bricks that used to compose the school's central clock tower were originally supposed to be navy blue, but by the time the incorrectly colored paint arrived it was too late to make a change. The main building was designed by the architecture firm Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. The building has now completed construction, which involved removing the tiles from the clock tower and replacing them with the type of stones used in the making of the new middle school building mentioned previously. This construction project also involved the repair of the roof.
There are places for refreshments and snacks in the main building. The cafeteria is open almost the entire day. The bookstore, on the lower level, also sells snack food. In addition, students can purchase items such as binders, pens, or even shirts if needed during the day. The Bookstore is open from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. There is a vending machine, which is always open, located next to the Technology Lab on the lower floor.

Sports facilities include the Bristol Gymnasium (competition space), the Hyde & Watson Gymnasium (general purpose), the Beinecke Pool (swimming), a fitness facility (weight room and cardio studio), a multi-sport turf field, tennis courts, an eight-lane track, a football field, a cross country running trail, two baseball diamonds, and numerous fields used for soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse.

Student publications
The Pingry Record - School Newspaper
Vital Signs - Current Events Magazine
The Bluebook - School yearbook
Polyglot - Foreign language magazine
The Broken Wreckord - Parody newspaper
Calliope - A collection showcasing the writing and artistic ability of Pingry School students
The Catalyst - Online science magazine
Liquid Membrain - a handmade, handcopied, handfolded, handstapled handedout zine of art and words

Accreditation 
The Pingry School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education. The Pingry School is a member of theNational Association for College Admission Counseling.

Notable alumni 
Michael Chertoff (born 1953), Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security (2005–2009 )
William A. Conway (1910–2006), former CEO of Garden State National Bank (note: Conway missed his last year at Pingry due to illness).

Robert C. Crane (1920–1962), newspaper publisher who was elected to the New Jersey Senate shortly before his death.

Mark Donohue (1937–75, class of 1955), race car driver, winner of the 1972 Indianapolis 500 and the 1973 Can-Am Championship
Steve Elmendorf, deputy campaign manager for Presidential candidate John Kerry, and longtime campaign aide to Richard Gephardt.

Adam Gardner (born 1973, class of 1991), guitarist for the rock band Guster.
Howard Georgi (born 1947), emeritus professor of physics at Harvard University.

Adam Goldstein (born 1988), computer book author.

Miguel Gutierrez (Class of 1989), Choreographer 
William Halsey, Jr. (1882–1959), Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy.
Amos Hostetter, Jr. (born 1937, class of 1954), former CEO and founder of MediaOne, billionaire on Forbes Magazine list.

Joseph Irenas, Federal Judge, (born 1940, Class of 1958)
Jamie Johnson (born 1979), clothing designer of Black Sweater, documentary film maker, whose documentaries film Born Rich and The One
Percent appeared on HBO.

Thomas Kean, Jr. (born 1968), New Jersey State Senator and 2006 United States Senate candidate
Wayne Kasserman (class of 1994), actor.

Dan Kellner (born 1976), Olympic foil fencer.

Micah Kellner (class of 1997), Member of the New York State Assembly.

James C. Kellogg III (1915–1980, class of 1933), former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

N. Gregory Mankiw (born 1958), former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and Harvard Professor of Economics.

Dean Mathey, class of 1908, investor who made millions for Princeton University.

Thomas N. McCarter (1867–1955), Attorney General of New Jersey from 1902–1903, founder and president of PSE&G Corporation, developer ofPenn Station in Newark, and original benefactor of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton.

Robert H. McCarter (1859–1941), Attorney General of New Jersey from 1903–1908 and well-known New Jersey lawyer, eventually heading the law firm McCarter & English.

Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor.

Arthur N. Pierson (1867–1957), politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate.
Frederick Reiken, novelist.

Ronald C. Rice (born 1968, class of 1986), Newark City Councilman / Candidate for Congress 10th District.

Robert A. Schriesheim (born 1960, class of 1978), businessman and public company corporate board director.

Dani Shapiro (born 1962), novelist.

Fred Small (born 1952), musician, songwriter who transferred out before graduation.

Todd Solondz (born 1959), filmmaker.

Charles August Sulzer (1879–1919), delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Alaska Territory.

Richard Tregaskis (1916–73), war correspondent and author of Guadalcanal Diary, the source for the 1943 film of the same name starring William Bendix, Richard Conte, and Anthony Quinn.

Jen Trynin, musician.

Gillian Vigman (born 1972), actress.

James A. Yorke (born 1941), chaos theory scholar.